third book of the Pentateuch, c. 1400, from Late Latin Leviticus (liber), literally "book of the Levites," from Greek to Leuitikon biblion, from Leuites, from Hebrew Lewi. Properly the part of the Pentateuch dealing with the function of the priests who were of the tribe of Levi (a portion of the tribe acted as assistants to the priests in the temple-worship). The Hebrew title is Torath Kohanim, literally "the law of the priests." Related: Levite; Levitical.
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1. The book of Leviticus, in the Bible, tells us about religious law.
圣经中的《利未记》向我们讲了有关宗教的法律.
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2. Nine times these words are repeated in Leviticus.
在利未记里这些话反复述说了有九次之多.
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3. Leviticus 18:22 - No man is to have sexual relations with another man; God hates that.
