Leviticus 11:14 (LSB)

Passage

and the kite and the falcon in its kind,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:12 Whatever in the water does not have fins and scales is detestable to you.

Leviticus 11:13 ‘These, moreover, you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten; they are detestable: the eagle and the vulture and the buzzard,

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

Leviticus 11:15 every raven in its kind,

Leviticus 11:16 and the ostrich and the owl and the gull and the hawk in its kind,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "kite", "falcon", 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 "These moreover you shall detest among the..." into verse 15's "every raven in 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.