Leviticus 11:36 (GNV)

Passage

Yet the fountaines and welles where there is plentie of water shalbe cleane: but that which toucheth their carkeises shalbe vncleane.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:34 Al meate also that shalbe eaten, if any such water come vpon it, shalbe vncleane: and all drinke that shalbe drunke in al such vessels shalbe vncleane.

Leviticus 11:35 And euery thing that their carkeis fall vpon, shalbe vncleane: the fornais or the pot shalbe broken: for they are vncleane, and shalbe vncleane vnto you.

Leviticus 11:36 Yet the fountaines and welles where there is plentie of water shalbe cleane: but that which toucheth their carkeises shalbe vncleane.

Leviticus 11:37 And if there fal of their dead carkeis vpon any seede, which vseth to be sowe, it shalbe cleane.

Leviticus 11:38 But if any water be powred vpon ye seede, and there fal of their dead carkeis thereon, it shall be vncleane vnto you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "fountaines", "welles", "where", "plentie", "water", "shalbe", "cleane", and "toucheth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "fountaines" and "welles", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And euery thing that their carkeis fall..." into verse 37's "And if there fal of their dead...", so "fountaines" and "welles" belong inside that flow. In Leviticus context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "fountaines" and "welles" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.