Leviticus 11:4 (YLT)

Passage

`Only, this ye do not eat--of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof--the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof not dividing--it <FI>is<Fi> unclean to you;

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:2 `Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying, This <FI>is<Fi> the beast which ye do eat out of all the beasts which <FI>are<Fi> on the earth:

Leviticus 11:3 any dividing a hoof, and cleaving the cleft of the hoofs, bringing up the cud, among the beasts, it ye do eat.

Leviticus 11:4 `Only, this ye do not eat--of those bringing up the cud, and of those dividing the hoof--the camel, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof not dividing--it <FI>is<Fi> unclean to you;

Leviticus 11:5 and the rabbit, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof it divideth not--unclean it <FI>is<Fi> to you;

Leviticus 11:6 and the hare, though it is bringing up the cud, yet the hoof hath not divided--unclean it <FI>is<Fi> to you;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "only", "eat--of", "bringing", "dividing", "hoof--the", "camel", and "though". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "only" and "eat--of", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 3's "any dividing a hoof and cleaving the..." into verse 5's "and the rabbit though it is bringing...", so "only" and "eat--of" 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" and "eat--of" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.