Leviticus 11:25 (YLT)

Passage

and anyone who is lifting up <FI>aught<Fi> of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: --

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:23 and every teeming thing which is flying, which hath four feet--an abomination it <FI>is<Fi> to you.

Leviticus 11:24 `And by these ye are made unclean, any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean till the evening;

Leviticus 11:25 and anyone who is lifting up <FI>aught<Fi> of their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening: --

Leviticus 11:26 even every beast which is dividing the hoof, and is not cloven-footed, and the cud is not bringing up--unclean they <FI>are<Fi> to you; any one who is coming against them is unclean.

Leviticus 11:27 `And any one going on its paws, among all the beasts which are going on four--unclean they <FI>are<Fi> to you; any one who is coming against their carcase is unclean until the evening;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "anyone", "lifting", "aught", "carcase", "doth", "wash", "garments", and "hath". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "anyone" and "lifting", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "And by these ye are made unclean..." into verse 26's "even every beast which is dividing the...", so "anyone" and "lifting" 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 "anyone" and "lifting" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.