1. man … woman Amram and Jochebed.1 married The Hebrew stem l-k-ḥ, literally “to take,” is frequently used of marriage.2 The text is henceforth silent about the father. The narrative focuses entirely on the role of the mother. 2. she saw how beautiful he was Hebrew tov, usually “good,” might also here connote “robust, healthy.” The entire clause stirs immediate association with a key phrase, seven times repeated in the Genesis Creation narrative,
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