Leviticus 11:41 (KJV)

Passage

And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:39 And if any beast, of which ye may eat, die; he that toucheth the carcase thereof shall be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:40 And he that eateth of the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even: he also that beareth the carcase of it shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the even.

Leviticus 11:41 And every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth shall be an abomination; it shall not be eaten.

Leviticus 11:42 Whatsoever goeth upon the belly, and whatsoever goeth upon all four, or whatsoever hath more feet among all creeping things that creep upon the earth, them ye shall not eat; for they are an abomination.

Leviticus 11:43 Ye shall not make yourselves abominable with any creeping thing that creepeth, neither shall ye make yourselves unclean with them, that ye should be defiled thereby.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "creeping", "creepeth", "upon", "earth", "shall", "abomination", and "eaten". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "creeping" and "creepeth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 40's "And he that eateth of the carcase..." into verse 42's "Whatsoever goeth upon the belly and whatsoever...", so "creeping" and "creepeth" 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 "creeping" and "creepeth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.