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Levite

  1. le wi pa/ 

    Biblical: a member of the tribe of Levi: le wi pa yo seb/  the Levite Joseph (Acts 4:36), le wi'i bla brgyud/  the Levitical priesthood (Heb. 7:11), le wi pa'i bla ma'i brgyud/  the Levitical priesthood (Heb. 7:11 SV).

  2. mchod g.yog pa/ 

    [lit. offering + servant]

    Biblical: one who serves in the temple; a Levite: bla ma dang mchod g.yog pa/  priests and Levites (John 1:19), mchod g.yog cig sa cha der bslebs pas/  when a Levite arrived (Luke 10:32).