Leviticus 11:15 (KJV)

Passage

Every raven after his kind;

Nearby Context

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

Leviticus 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;

Leviticus 11:15 Every raven after his kind;

Leviticus 11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

Leviticus 11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 14's "And the vulture and the kite after..." into verse 16's "And the owl and the night hawk...", so "raven" and "after" 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 "raven" and "after" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.