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Exodus 2:1
Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
Exodus 2:1 · Bible in Basic English
Exodus 2:1 in other translations
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,
A man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as his wife.
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In context
1 Now a man of the house of Levi took as his wife a daughter of Levi.
2 And she became with child and gave birth to a Son; and when she saw that he was a beautiful child, she kept him secretly for three months.
3 And when she was no longer able to keep him secret, she made him a basket out of the stems of water-plants, pasting sticky earth over it to keep the water out; and placing the baby in it she put it among the plants by the edge of the Nile.
4 And his sister took her place at a distance to see what would become of him.
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