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.
圣經(jīng)中的《利未記》向我們講了有關(guān)宗教的法律.
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2. Nine times these words are repeated in Leviticus.
在利未記里這些話反復(fù)述說了有九次之多.
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3. Leviticus 18:22 - No man is to have sexual relations with another man; God hates that.