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Berean Standard Bible

“Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,”

Exodus 2:1

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Study note

After Pharaoh's order to throw Hebrew baby boys into the Nile, a man of the house of Levi marries a Levite woman. The chapter begins quietly, with two ordinary people, and leads to the birth of Moses.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,

World English Bible (WEB)

A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.

King James Version (KJV)

And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

UN varón de la familia de Leví fué, y tomó por mujer una hija de Leví:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Por esa época, un hombre de la tribu de Leví se casó con una mujer de su misma tribu.

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