Reference

Leviticus 22:7

And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.
5

Or whosoever toucheth any creeping thing, whereby he may be made unclean, or a man of whom he may take uncleanness, whatsoever uncleanness he hath;

6

The soul which hath touched any such shall be unclean until even, and shall not eat of the holy things, unless he wash his flesh with water.

7

And when the sun is down, he shall be clean, and shall afterward eat of the holy things; because it is his food.

8

That which dieth of itself, or is torn with beasts, he shall not eat to defile himself therewith: I am the Lord.

9

They shall therefore keep mine ordinance, lest they bear sin for it, and die therefore, if they profane it: I the Lord do sanctify them.

Why This Verse Was Tagged

Levitical Dietary Law
Semantic Discovery
80% relevance

This verse was identified through meaning similarity — its content is mathematically close to known verses in this theme, even without sharing the same vocabulary.

Counter-Arguments

The strongest case that this verse does not belong in this theme.

Symbolic / Spiritual Interpretation

The verse describes a physical state of ritual impurity ("unclean") and a physical action ("when the sun is down, he shall be clean") that allows for eating physical "holy things," with no explicit or implied language suggesting a symbolic or spiritual meaning for "clean" or "unclean."

Pre-Law Clean/Unclean Distinction

This verse is found within the book of Leviticus, which is part of the Mosaic Law given at Sinai, thereby indicating that the clean/unclean distinction it describes is *part* of the Law, not something that existed before it.

Levitical Dietary Law

This verse primarily addresses a purification ritual and the subsequent ability to eat holy things, rather than explicitly codifying specific dietary restrictions or a system of clean/unclean animals.