Exodus 2:1 Go deeper

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

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וַיֵּ֥לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 1

אִ֖ישׁ'isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 2

מִבֵּ֣יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004M

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: household

Used 664 times. Also: Genesis 7:1, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:15, Genesis 12:17, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 15:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004M; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 3

לֵוִ֑יle.ViLevi

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Levi

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 4

וַיִּקַּ֖חvai.yi.Kachand he took

Lemma: לָקַח (la.qach) · Strong's: H3947I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to take: marry

Used 64 times. Also: Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:2, Genesis 11:29, Genesis 19:14, Genesis 24:67, Genesis 25:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3947I; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 5

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 6

בַּת\־bat-[the] daughter of

Lemma: בַּת (bat) · Strong's: H1323G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: daughter

Used 539 times. Also: Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:13, Genesis 5:16, Genesis 5:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1323G; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 7

לֵוִֽי\׃le.ViLevi

Lemma: לֵוִי (le.vi) · Strong's: H3878

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Levi

Used 59 times. Also: Genesis 29:34, Genesis 34:25, Genesis 34:30, Genesis 35:23, Genesis 46:11, Genesis 49:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3878; TAHOT Exodus 2:1 word 8

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Now a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
of the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004M house: household
of Levi	→	לֵוִי H3878 Levi
married	→	לָקַח H3947I to take: marry
a Levite	→	לֵוִי H3878 Levi
woman	→	בַּת H1323G daughter

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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