Exodus 2:1
And there went an ish of the Bais Levi, and took to wife a bat Levi.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
In Context
Cross References
Genesis 35:22And it came to pass, when Yisroel dwelt in that land, that Reuven went and lay with Bilhah pilegesh aviv and Yisroel heard it. Now the Bnei Ya'akov were Sheneym Asar (Twelve);
Exodus 6:20And Amram took him Yocheved his fatherʼs sister to wife; and she bore him Aharon and Moshe: and the years of the life of Amram were a hundred and thirty and seven shanah.
1 Kings 11:17That Hadad fled, he and anashim Adomiyyim (certain men of Edom) of his fatherʼs avadim with him, to go into Mitzrayim; Hadad being yet a na'ar katan (small child).
1 Chronicles 23:12The Bnei Kehat; Amram, Yitzhar, Chevron, and Uzziel, four.
Matthew Henry on Exodus 2:1
This chapter begins the story of Moses, that man of renown, famed for his intimate acquaintance with Heaven and his eminent usefulness on earth, and the most remarkable type of Christ, as a prophet, saviour, lawgiver, and mediator, in all the Old Testament. The Jews have a book among them of the life of Moses, which tells a great many stories concerning him, which we have reason to think are mere fictions; what he has recorded concerning himself is what we may rely upon, for we know that his record is true; and it… Read the whole commentary →