Leviticus 11:8 (KJV)

Passage

Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he is unclean unto you.

Leviticus 11:7 And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he is unclean to you.

Leviticus 11:8 Of their flesh shall ye not eat, and their carcase shall ye not touch; they are unclean to you.

Leviticus 11:9 These shall ye eat of all that are in the waters: whatsoever hath fins and scales in the waters, in the seas, and in the rivers, them shall ye eat.

Leviticus 11:10 And all that have not fins and scales in the seas, and in the rivers, of all that move in the waters, and of any living thing which is in the waters, they shall be an abomination unto you:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "flesh", "shall", "carcase", "touch", and "unclean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "flesh" and "shall", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 7's "And the swine though he divide the..." into verse 9's "These shall ye eat of all that...", so "flesh" and "shall" 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 "flesh" and "shall" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.