Leviticus 11:46 (KJV)

Passage

This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:44 For I am the LORD your God: ye shall therefore sanctify yourselves, and ye shall be holy; for I am holy: neither shall ye defile yourselves with any manner of creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.

Leviticus 11:45 For I am the LORD that bringeth you up out of the land of Egypt, to be your God: ye shall therefore be holy, for I am holy.

Leviticus 11:46 This is the law of the beasts, and of the fowl, and of every living creature that moveth in the waters, and of every creature that creepeth upon the earth:

Leviticus 11:47 To make a difference between the unclean and the clean, and between the beast that may be eaten and the beast that may not be eaten.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "beasts", "fowl", "living", "creature", "moveth", "waters", and "creepeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "beasts" and "fowl", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 45's "For I am the LORD that bringeth..." into verse 47's "To make a difference between the unclean...", so "beasts" and "fowl" 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 "beasts" and "fowl" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.