Exodus 2:1 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And there goeth a man of the house of Levi, and he taketh the daughter of Levi,
English ASV
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
English Amplified
NOW [Amram] a man of the house of Levi [the priestly tribe] went and took as his wife [Jochebed] a daughter of Levi. [Exod. 6:18, 20; Num. 26:59.]
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
NOW [Amram] a man of the house of Levi [the priestly tribe] went and took as his wife [Jochebed] a daughter of Levi. [Exod. 6:18, 20; Num. 26:59.]
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Now a man of the house of Levi married a daughter of Levi,
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And a man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi.
English EASY 2024
At this time, there was an Israelite man who belonged to the family of Levi. He married a woman who was also a descendant of Levi.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
There was a man from the family of Levi who decided to marry a woman from the tribe of Levi.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
Now a man from the house of Levi went and took as his wife a Levite woman.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
During this time a man from the tribe of Levi married a woman of his own tribe,
English God's Word - GW 1995
A man from Levi's family married a Levite woman.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
Now a man from the family of Levi married a Levite woman.
English KJV 1611
And there went a man of the house of Levi, and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
English LSB
And a man from the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi as a wife.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
Now a man of the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a daughter of Levi.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
Now a certain man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
A man from the household of Levi married a woman who was a descendant of Levi.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
A man and a woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
English NIV
Now a man of the house of Levi married a Levite woman,
English NKJ 1982
And a man of the house of Levi went and took as wife a daughter of Levi.
English NLT
During this time, a man and woman from the tribe of Levi got married.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
Now a man from the house of Levi went and married a Levite woman.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
Now a man from the house of Levi went and took to wife a daughter of Levi.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
There were at this time a Hebrew fellow and girl of the tribe of Levi who married and had a family,
English Tyndale 1537
And there went a man of the house of Levi and took a daughter of Levi.