Exodus 2:1
And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi,
Young's Literal Translation
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 cometh to pass in Israel's dwelling in that land, that Reuben goeth, and lieth with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heareth.
Exodus 6:20And Amram taketh Jochebed his aunt to himself for a wife, and she beareth to him Aaron and Moses: and the years of the life of Amram [are] a hundred and thirty and seven years.
1 Kings 11:17and Hadad fleeth, he and certain Edomites, of the servants of his father, with him, to go in to Egypt, and Hadad [is] a little youth,
1 Chronicles 23:12Sons of Kohath [are] Amram, Izhar, Hebron, 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 →