Leviticus 11:33 (YLT)

Passage

and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which <FI>any<Fi> one of them falleth, all that <FI>is<Fi> in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:31 these <FI>are<Fi> the unclean to you among all which are teeming; any one who is coming against them in their death is unclean till the evening.

Leviticus 11:32 `And anything on which any one of them falleth, in their death, is unclean, of any vessel of wood or garment or skin or sack, any vessel in which work is done is brought into water, and hath been unclean till the evening, then it hath been clean;

Leviticus 11:33 and any earthen vessel, into the midst of which <FI>any<Fi> one of them falleth, all that <FI>is<Fi> in its midst is unclean, and it ye do break.

Leviticus 11:34 `Of all the food which is eaten, that on which cometh <FI>such<Fi> water, is unclean, and all drink which is drunk in any <FI>such<Fi> vessel is unclean;

Leviticus 11:35 and anything on which <FI>any<Fi> of their carcase falleth is unclean (oven or double pots), it is broken down, unclean they <FI>are<Fi> , yea, unclean they are to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "earthen", "vessel", "midst", "falleth", "unclean", and "break". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "earthen" and "vessel", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "And anything on which any one of..." into verse 34's "Of all the food which is eaten...", so "earthen" and "vessel" 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 "earthen" and "vessel" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.