Leviticus 11:2 (YLT)

Passage

`Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This <FI>is<Fi> the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which <FI>are<Fi> on the earth:

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:1 And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto Aaron, saying unto them,

Leviticus 11:2 `Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This <FI>is<Fi> the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which <FI>are<Fi> on the earth:

Leviticus 11:3 any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do eat.

Leviticus 11:4 `Only, this ye do not eat--of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof--the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof not dividing--it <FI>is<Fi> unclean to you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "speak", "sons", "israel", "saying", "beast", "beasts", and "earth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "speak" and "sons", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 1's "And Jehovah speaketh unto Moses and unto..." into verse 3's "any dividing a hoof and cleaving the...", so "speak" and "sons" 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 "speak" and "sons" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.