And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.
Parallel translations
- WEB A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
- KJV And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
- BSB Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,
- NASB Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.
- NLT About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
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Quick answer
A man and woman of the tribe of Levi marry, the unnamed parents of Moses. From this ordinary Levite union the deliverer will come.
Overview
Amid Pharaoh's death decree, an everyday marriage quietly becomes the means of God's rescue plan. That both parents are Levites is significant, since Levi will become the priestly tribe and Moses will serve as mediator between God and Israel. God's great deliverance begins not with kings but with a faithful, obscure family trusting Him under persecution.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 4
- Num 26:59The name of Amram’s wife was Jochebed, the daughter of Levi, who was born to Levi in Egypt. She bore to Amram Aaron and Moses, and Miriam their sister.
- Exod 6:16–20These are the names of the sons of Levi according to their generations: Gershon, and Kohath, and Merari; and the years of the life of Levi were one hundred thirty-seven years.
- 1 Chr 23:12–14The sons of Kohath: Amram, Izhar, Hebron, and Uzziel, four.
- 1 Chr 6:1–3The sons of Levi: Gershon, Kohath, and Merari.
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