Leviticus 11:38 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 11:39 `And when any of the beasts which are to you for food dieth, he who is coming against its carcase is unclean till the evening;

Leviticus 11:40 and he who is eating of its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening; and he who is lifting up its carcase doth wash his garments, and hath been unclean till the evening.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "water", "seed", "carcase", "hath", "fallen", and "it--unclean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "water" and "seed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "and when FI any Fi of their..." into verse 39's "And when any of the beasts which...", so "water" and "seed" 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 "water" and "seed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.