Leviticus 11:36 (YLT)

Passage

`Only--a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 11:36 `Only--a fountain or pit, a collection of water, is clean, but that which is coming against their carcase is unclean;

Leviticus 11:37 and when <FI>any<Fi> of their carcase falleth on any sown seed which is sown--it <FI>is<Fi> clean;

Leviticus 11:38 and when water is put on the seed, and <FI>any<Fi> of its carcase hath fallen on it--unclean it <FI>is<Fi> to you.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only--a", "fountain", "collection", "water", "clean", "coming", "against", and "carcase". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only--a" and "fountain", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "and anything on which FI any Fi..." into verse 37's "and when FI any Fi of their...", so "only--a" and "fountain" 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 "only--a" and "fountain" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.