Leviticus 11:16 (KJV)

Passage

And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk after his kind,

Nearby Context

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,

Leviticus 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 15's "Every raven after his kind..." into verse 17's "And the little owl and the cormorant...", so "night" and "hawk" 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 "night" and "hawk" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.