Leviticus 11:18 (LSB)

Passage

and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture,

Nearby Context

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

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

Leviticus 11:18 and the white owl and the pelican and the carrion vulture,

Leviticus 11:19 and the stork, the heron in its kinds, and the hoopoe, and the bat.

Leviticus 11:20 ‘All the swarming things that fly and that walk on all fours are detestable to you.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 17's "and the little owl and the cormorant..." into verse 19's "and the stork the heron in its...", so "white" and "pelican" 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 "white" and "pelican" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.