Leviticus 11:14 (YLT)

Passage

and the vulture, and the kite after its kind,

Nearby Context

Leviticus 11:12 `Any one that hath not fins and scales in the waters--an abomination it <FI>is<Fi> to you.

Leviticus 11:13 `And these ye do abominate of the fowl; they are not eaten, an abomination they <FI>are<Fi> : the eagle, and the ossifrage, and the ospray,

Leviticus 11:14 and the vulture, and the kite after its kind,

Leviticus 11:15 every raven after its kind,

Leviticus 11:16 and the owl, and the night-hawk, and the cuckoo, and the hawk after its kind,

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "And these ye do abominate of the..." into verse 15's "every raven after its kind...", so "vulture" and "kite" 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 "vulture" and "kite" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.