Leviticus 11:14 (ASV)

Passage

and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:12 Whatsoever hath no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination unto you.

Leviticus 11:13 And these ye shall have in abomination among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the gier-eagle, and the ospray,

Leviticus 11:14 and the kite, and the falcon after its kind,

Leviticus 11:15 every raven after its kind,

Leviticus 11:16 and the ostrich, and the night-hawk, and the seamew, and the hawk after its kind,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kite", "falcon", "after", and "kind". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "kite" and "falcon", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And these ye shall have in abomination..." into verse 15's "every raven after its kind...", so "kite" and "falcon" 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 "kite" and "falcon" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.