Leviticus 11:26 (LSB)

Passage

Concerning all the animals which divide the hoof but do not make a split hoof or which do not chew cud, they are unclean to you: whoever touches them becomes unclean.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:24 ‘By these, moreover, you will be made unclean: whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:25 and whoever picks up any of their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening.

Leviticus 11:26 Concerning all the animals which divide the hoof but do not make a split hoof or which do not chew cud, they are unclean to you: whoever touches them becomes unclean.

Leviticus 11:27 Also whatever walks on its paws, among all the creatures that walk on all fours, are unclean to you; whoever touches their carcasses becomes unclean until evening,

Leviticus 11:28 and the one who picks up their carcasses shall wash his clothes and be unclean until evening; they are unclean to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "concerning", "animals", "divide", "hoof", "make", "split", and "chew". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "concerning" and "animals", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "and whoever picks up any of their..." into verse 27's "Also whatever walks on its paws among...", so "concerning" and "animals" 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 "concerning" and "animals" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.