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href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/exodus/2.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/exodus/2.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/exodus/2.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/exodus/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took <i>to wife</i> a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/exodus/2.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And a man of the house of Levi went and took <i>as wife</i> a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/exodus/2.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/exodus/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/exodus/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And a man from the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi <i>as a wife</i>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/exodus/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Now a man of the house of Levi [the priestly tribe] went and took as his wife a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/exodus/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/exodus/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/exodus/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/exodus/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />A man from the Levi tribe married a woman from the same tribe, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/exodus/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/exodus/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A man from Levi's family married a Levite woman.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/exodus/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />During this time a man from the tribe of Levi married a woman of his own tribe, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/exodus/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />A man of the family of Levi married the daughter of a descendant of Levi. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/exodus/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/exodus/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/exodus/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/exodus/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there went a man of the house of Levi, and married a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/exodus/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/exodus/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there goes a man of the house of Levi, and he takes the daughter of Levi,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/exodus/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/exodus/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And a man from the house of Levi will go and take a daughter of Levi.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/exodus/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />After this there went a man of the house of Levi; and took a wife of his own kindred. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/exodus/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />After these things, a man from the house of Levi went out, and he took a wife from his own stock.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/exodus/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/exodus/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/exodus/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />AND there went a man from the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of the house of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/exodus/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And a man went on who was of the house of Levi, and he took a daughter of Levi.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/exodus/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/exodus/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And there was a certain man of the tribe of Levi, who took to wife one of the daughters of Levi.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/exodus/2-1.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kVae3PiKqhs?start=161" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/exodus/2.htm">The Birth of Moses</a></span><br> <span class="reftext">1</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: way·yê·leḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">Now a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: mib·bêṯ (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">of the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3878.htm" title="3878: lê·wî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him. From lavah; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.">of Levi</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: way·yiq·qaḥ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">married</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">a</a> <a href="/hebrew/1323.htm" title="1323: baṯ- (N-fsc) -- Daughter. From banah; a daughter.">daughter</a> <a href="/hebrew/3878.htm" title="3878: lê·wî (N-proper-ms) -- A son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him. From lavah; attached; Levi, a son of Jacob.">of Levi,</a> </span><span class="reftext">2</span>and she conceived and gave birth to a son. When she saw that he was a beautiful child, she hid him for three months.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-23.htm">Hebrews 11:23</a></span><br />By faith Moses’ parents hid him for three months after his birth, because they saw that he was a beautiful child, and they were unafraid of the king’s edict.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-20.htm">Acts 7:20</a></span><br />At that time Moses was born, and he was beautiful in the sight of God. For three months he was nurtured in his father’s house.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Numbers 26:59</a></span><br />and Amram’s wife was named Jochebed. She was also a daughter of Levi, born to Levi in Egypt. To Amram she bore Aaron, Moses, and their sister Miriam.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/6-20.htm">Exodus 6:20</a></span><br />And Amram married his father’s sister Jochebed, and she bore him Aaron and Moses. Amram lived 137 years.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/2-13.htm">Matthew 2:13-15</a></span><br />When the Magi had gone, an angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph in a dream. “Get up!” he said. “Take the Child and His mother and flee to Egypt. Stay there until I tell you, for Herod is going to search for the Child to kill Him.” / So he got up, took the Child and His mother by night, and withdrew to Egypt, / where he stayed until the death of Herod. This fulfilled what the Lord had spoken through the prophet: “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-22.htm">Acts 7:22</a></span><br />So Moses was educated in all the wisdom of the Egyptians and was powerful in speech and action.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/11-24.htm">Hebrews 11:24-26</a></span><br />By faith Moses, when he was grown, refused to be called the son of Pharaoh’s daughter. / He chose to suffer oppression with God’s people rather than to experience the fleeting enjoyment of sin. / He valued disgrace for Christ above the treasures of Egypt, for he was looking ahead to his reward.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/genesis/46-11.htm">Genesis 46:11</a></span><br />The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/6-1.htm">1 Chronicles 6:1-3</a></span><br />The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari. / The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel. / The children of Amram: Aaron, Moses, and Miriam. The sons of Aaron: Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/23-12.htm">1 Chronicles 23:12-13</a></span><br />The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel—four in all. / The sons of Amram: Aaron and Moses. Aaron and his descendants were set apart forever to consecrate the most holy things, to burn incense before the LORD, to minister before Him, and to pronounce blessings in His name forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/33-8.htm">Deuteronomy 33:8-11</a></span><br />Concerning Levi he said: “Give Your Thummim to Levi and Your Urim to Your godly one, whom You tested at Massah and contested at the waters of Meribah. / He said of his father and mother, ‘I do not consider them.’ He disregarded his brothers and did not know his own sons, for he kept Your word and maintained Your covenant. / He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/77-20.htm">Psalm 77:20</a></span><br />You led Your people like a flock by the hand of Moses and Aaron.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/105-26.htm">Psalm 105:26</a></span><br />He sent Moses His servant, and Aaron, whom He had chosen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/63-11.htm">Isaiah 63:11-12</a></span><br />Then His people remembered the days of old, the days of Moses. Where is He who brought them through the sea with the shepherds of His flock? Where is the One who set His Holy Spirit among them, / who sent His glorious arm to lead them by the right hand of Moses, who divided the waters before them to gain for Himself everlasting renown,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/1-5.htm">Jeremiah 1:5</a></span><br />“Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I set you apart and appointed you as a prophet to the nations.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.</p><p class="hdg">A.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/exodus/6-16.htm">Exodus 6:16-20</a></b></br> And these <i>are</i> the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations; Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari: and the years of the life of Levi <i>were</i> an hundred thirty and seven years… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/numbers/26-59.htm">Numbers 26:59</a></b></br> And the name of Amram's wife <i>was</i> Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, whom <i>her mother</i> bare to Levi in Egypt: and she bare unto Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/6-1.htm">1 Chronicles 6:1-3</a></b></br> The sons of Levi; Gershon, Kohath, and Merari… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/exodus/1-22.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/genesis/50-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/1-2.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/genesis/38-2.htm">Married</a> <a href="/genesis/49-31.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">Daughter</a> <a href="/exodus/3-22.htm">House</a> <a href="/exodus/6-16.htm">Levi</a> <a href="/exodus/6-20.htm">Married</a> <a href="/exodus/4-20.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Exodus 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-1.htm">Moses is born, and placed in a basket in the reeds of Nile.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-5.htm">He is found, and brought up by Pharaoh's daughter;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">7. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-7.htm">who employs his mother to nurse him.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-11.htm">He kills an Egyptian.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">13. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-13.htm">He reproves a Hebrew.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-15.htm">He flees into Midian, and marries Zipporah.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">22. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-22.htm">Gershom is born.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">23. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/exodus/2-23.htm">God respects the Israelites' cry.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/exodus/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/exodus/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>Now a man of the house of Levi</b><br>The tribe of Levi was one of the twelve tribes of Israel, descended from Levi, the third son of Jacob and Leah. The Levites were later set apart for religious duties and service in the Tabernacle, and eventually the Temple. This lineage is significant as it establishes Moses' priestly heritage, foreshadowing his role as a mediator between God and the Israelites. The Levites did not receive a territorial inheritance like the other tribes, emphasizing their unique role in Israelite society. This connection to the tribe of Levi also prefigures the priesthood of Christ, who serves as the ultimate High Priest.<p><b>married a Levite woman</b><br>Marriage within the same tribe was common in ancient Israel, often to preserve tribal identity and inheritance. The Levite woman here is Jochebed, who is later named in <a href="/exodus/6-20.htm">Exodus 6:20</a>. This union highlights the continuity of the Levitical line and the preservation of God's chosen people. The marriage of two Levites underscores the importance of maintaining religious and cultural identity, which is a recurring theme in the Old Testament. This also points to the sanctity of marriage and family as foundational to God's covenant community.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_man_of_the_house_of_levi.htm">The Man of the House of Levi</a></b><br>This refers to Amram, who is later identified as the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. He is a member of the tribe of Levi, which is significant as the Levites were later set apart for priestly duties.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_daughter_of_levi.htm">The Daughter of Levi</a></b><br>This is Jochebed, Amram's wife and the mother of Moses. Her lineage as a Levite is important, as it connects Moses to the priestly tribe.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_tribe_of_levi.htm">The Tribe of Levi</a></b><br>One of the twelve tribes of Israel, the Levites were later chosen by God to serve as priests and caretakers of the Tabernacle. This tribal identity plays a crucial role in the account of the Israelites.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/m/marriage.htm">Marriage</a></b><br>The union of Amram and Jochebed is significant as it sets the stage for the birth of Moses, a central figure in the deliverance of Israel from Egypt.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_context_of_oppression.htm">The Context of Oppression</a></b><br>This event occurs during a time of severe oppression for the Israelites in Egypt, setting the stage for God's deliverance through Moses.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_heritage.htm">The Importance of Godly Heritage</a></b><br>The union of Amram and Jochebed, both Levites, underscores the significance of a godly heritage and its impact on future generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/f/faith_in_adversity.htm">Faith in Adversity</a></b><br>Despite the oppressive circumstances, the marriage and family life of Amram and Jochebed demonstrate faith and trust in God's plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereign_plan.htm">God's Sovereign Plan</a></b><br>The birth of Moses to a Levite family was part of God's sovereign plan to deliver Israel, showing that God works through families and lineages.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_family_in_god's_work.htm">The Role of Family in God's Work</a></b><br>This passage highlights the importance of family in God's redemptive work, encouraging believers to value and nurture their family relationships.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_exodus_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Exodus 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_moses_a_historical_figure.htm">Was Moses a historical figure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_was_miriam_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Miriam in the Bible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_is_the_name_of_moses'_mother.htm">What is the name of Moses' mother?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_micah_2_with_divine_mercy.htm">How do we reconcile the severity of God's threats in Micah 2 against claims of divine mercy elsewhere in the Bible?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/exodus/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>II.<p>THE BIRTH, EDUCATION, AND EARLY LIFE OF MOSES.</span><p>(1) <span class= "bld">There went.</span>--Comp. <a href="/genesis/35-22.htm" title="And it came to pass, when Israel dwelled in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine: and Israel heard it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:">Genesis 35:22</a>; <a href="/hosea/1-3.htm" title="So he went and took Gomer the daughter of Diblaim; which conceived, and bore him a son.">Hosea 1:3</a>. The expression is idiomatic, and has no special force.<p><span class= "bld">A man of the house of Levi.</span>--Note the extreme simplicity of this announcement; and compare it with the elaborate legends wherewith Oriental religions commonly surrounded the birth of those who were considered their founders, as Thoth, Zoroaster, Orpheus. Even the name of the man is here omitted as unimportant. It is difficult to conceive any one but Moses making such an omission.<p><span class= "bld">A daughter of Levi</span>--i.e., a woman of the same tribe as himself, a descendant of Levi--not a daughter in the literal sense, which the chronology makes impossible.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/exodus/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verses 1-10.</span> - THE BIRTH, ESCAPE, AND EDUCATION OF MOSES. Some years before the Pharaoh issued his edict for the general destruction of the Hebrew male children, Amram of the tribe of Levi, had married Jochebed, his kinswoman (<a href="/exodus/6-20.htm">Exodus 6:20</a>). They had already had two children - Miriam, a daughter, born probably soon after the marriage, and Aaron, a son, born some twelve years later. Soon after the issue of the edict, Jochebed gave birth to her third child, a son, who therefore came under its terms. Knowing as she did what fate was in store for him, if his existence became known to the Egyptians, she "hid him three months." Then, despairing of being able to keep him concealed much longer, she devised the plan related in vers. 3-4, which proved successful. <span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 1.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">There went a man</span>. The Hebrew language is deficient in tenses, and cannot mark <span class="accented">pluperfect</span> time. The meaning is, that "a man of the house of Levi <span class="accented">had</span> gone, some time before, and taken to wife a daughter of Levi." Miriam must have been fourteen or fifteen at the time of the exposure of Moses. <span class="cmt_word">By a daughter of Levi</span>, we must not understand an actual daughter, which is irreconcilable with the chronology, but one of Levi's descendants - "a wife of the daughters of Levi," as the LXX. translates. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/exodus/2-1.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Now a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֖ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the house</span><br /><span class="heb">מִבֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(mib·bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Levi</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵוִ֑י</span> <span class="translit">(lê·wî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3878.htm">Strong's 3878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him</span><br /><br /><span class="word">married</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּקַּ֖ח</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiq·qaḥ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> </span><span class="str2">To take</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a Levite</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵוִֽי׃</span> <span class="translit">(lê·wî)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3878.htm">Strong's 3878: </a> </span><span class="str2">Levi -- a son of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him</span><br /><br /><span class="word">woman,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּת־</span> <span class="translit">(baṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1323.htm">Strong's 1323: </a> </span><span class="str2">A daughter</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/exodus/2-1.htm">Exodus 2:1 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/exodus/2-1.htm">OT Law: Exodus 2:1 A man of the house of Levi (Exo. 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