Leviticus 11:26 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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;

Leviticus 11:28 and he who is lifting up their carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean until the evening--unclean they <FI>are<Fi> to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "even", "beast", "dividing", "hoof", "cloven-footed", "bringing", "up--unclean", and "coming". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "even" and "beast", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "and anyone who is lifting up FI..." into verse 27's "And any one going on its paws...", so "even" and "beast" 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 "even" and "beast" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.