Removing cultural aspects from the Bible is also somewhat of a slippery-slope. The ancient Jews maintained a strongly patriarchal society in which women and children had few rights. Now Israel had twelve sons from which came the twelve tribes of Israel, one of which was Levi. When God set up His kingdom in the Promised Land, the Tribe of Levi was set aside to tend the duties of the Temple. Levites were the priests and the Book of Leviticus described the duties and responsibilities of these priests.
Dots represent minor words, such as a, an, the, etc.
Often unexpressed in English. Note the terms imply sexual relations between men as with a man and a woman, but in what context we're not sure. Some scholars point out that the words can also be used as in reclining, but most discard that interpretation. Key to the puzzle is the Hebrew word tow'ebah for which the preferred translation is either idol or idolatry. God was very clear on idol worship.