Leviticus 11:36 (LSB)

Passage

Nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:34 Any of the food which may be eaten, on which water comes, shall become unclean, and any liquid which may be drunk in every vessel shall become unclean.

Leviticus 11:35 Everything, moreover, on which part of their carcass may fall becomes unclean; an oven or a stove shall be smashed; they are unclean and shall continue as unclean to you.

Leviticus 11:36 Nevertheless a spring or a cistern collecting water shall be clean, though the one who touches their carcass shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:37 And if a part of their carcass falls on any seed for sowing which is to be sown, it is clean.

Leviticus 11:38 Though if water is put on the seed and a part of their carcass falls on it, it is unclean to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nevertheless", "spring", "cistern", "collecting", "water", "shall", "clean", and "though". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nevertheless" and "spring", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "Everything moreover on which part of their..." into verse 37's "And if a part of their carcass...", so "nevertheless" and "spring" 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 "nevertheless" and "spring" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.