Exodus 2:1
ESV
Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman.
NIV
Now a man of the tribe of Levi married a Levite woman,
NASB
Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.
CSB
Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman.
NLT
About this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
KJV
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
NKJV
And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.
What does Exodus 2:1 mean?
Moses' parents were both Levites, descendants of Levi the son of Jacob. Jacob was the son of Isaac the son of Abraham, the man God promised to bless with a people who would become a nation (Genesis 12:1–3).Moses' parents are named in Exodus 6:20 as Amram and Jochebed. Moses was not their only child or oldest child, though this passage only focuses on Moses. Moses' older sister, Miriam (Exodus 15:20), stays nearby to make sure the baby is safe (Exodus 2:4). Exodus 4:14 introduces Moses' older brother, Aaron.
