Leviticus 11:40 (YLT)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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.

Leviticus 11:41 `And every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth is an abomination, it is not eaten;

Leviticus 11:42 any thing going on the belly, and any going on four, unto every multiplier of feet, to every teeming thing which is teeming on the earth--ye do not eat them, for they <FI>are<Fi> an abomination;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "eating", "carcase", "doth", "wash", "garments", "hath", "been", and "unclean". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "eating" and "carcase", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "And when any of the beasts which..." into verse 41's "And every teeming thing which is teeming...", so "eating" and "carcase" 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 "eating" and "carcase" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.