Shemos 2:1 · unit 1 — a man of Levi went

Parashas Shemos

The Complete Passuk

וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ אִ֖ישׁ מִבֵּ֣ית לֵוִ֑י וַיִּקַּ֖ח אֶת־בַּת־לֵוִֽי׃

And a man of the house of Levi went and took a daughter of Levi.

Chabad.org — 2:2

Source Citation

Torah Temimah points to R’ Yehudah bar Zevina — Sotah 12a (verified).

Sefaria — Sotah 12a

Core Text of Chazal

Core Text

וילך איש — להיכן הלך? א״ר יהודה בר זבינא: שהלך בעצת בתו.

English: “And a man went” — where did he go? R’ Yehudah bar Zevina said: He went by the counsel of his daughter.

On the daf / in context: Amram had separated from Yocheved because of Pharaoh’s decree. Miriam persuaded him to remarry; the verse’s “went” is read as following her counsel.

Type of Learning

Custom — reading “went” as accepting counsel.

What Is Learned

Chazal teach that Amram’s remarriage was prompted by Miriam’s prophetic counsel.