Leviticus 11:19 (YLT)

Passage

and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Nearby Context

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,

Leviticus 11:19 and the stork, the heron after its kind, and the lapwing, and the bat.

Leviticus 11:20 `Every teeming creature which is flying, which is going on four--an abomination it <FI>is<Fi> to you.

Leviticus 11:21 `Only--this ye do eat of any teeming thing which is flying, which is going on four, which hath legs above its feet, to move with them on the earth;

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "and the swan and the pelican and..." into verse 20's "Every teeming creature which is flying which...", so "stork" and "heron" 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 "stork" and "heron" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.