Leviticus 11:27 (WEB)

Passage

Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:25 Whoever carries any part of their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 11:26 “‘Every animal which parts the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, nor chews the cud, is unclean to you. Everyone who touches them shall be unclean.

Leviticus 11:27 Whatever goes on its paws, among all animals that go on all fours, they are unclean to you. Whoever touches their carcass shall be unclean until the evening.

Leviticus 11:28 He who carries their carcass shall wash his clothes, and be unclean until the evening. They are unclean to you.

Leviticus 11:29 “‘These are they which are unclean to you among the creeping things that creep on the earth: the weasel, the rat, any kind of great lizard,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whatever", "goes", "paws", "animals", "fours", "unclean", "whoever", and "touches". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whatever" and "goes", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Every animal which parts the hoof and..." into verse 28's "He who carries their carcass shall wash...", so "whatever" and "goes" 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 "whatever" and "goes" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.