Leviticus 11:13 (WEB)

Passage

“‘These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:11 and you shall detest them. You shall not eat of their meat, and you shall detest their carcasses.

Leviticus 11:12 Whatever has no fins nor scales in the waters, that is an abomination to you.

Leviticus 11:13 “‘These you shall detest among the birds; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and the vulture, and the black vulture,

Leviticus 11:14 and the red kite, any kind of black kite,

Leviticus 11:15 any kind of raven,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "detest", "birds", "eaten", "abomination", "eagle", and "vulture". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "detest", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "Whatever has no fins nor scales in..." into verse 14's "and the red kite any kind of...", so "shall" and "detest" 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 "shall" and "detest" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.