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337) “And there went a man of the house of Levi and took a daughter of Levi.” “And there went a man” is Gabriel, who went and returned her to Amram. Amram was real, but his name is not mentioned because this walking to make a coupling with his wife was not from him but from above, since it was the counsel of the Creator that activated him, and he went.

338) Why was the coupling of the parents not mentioned in Aaron and Miriam, while in Moses, it says, “And took to wife a daughter of Levi”? It is to show that the Shechina is named after Levi, and Amram was unfit to beget Moses until he took part in the Shechina, as it is written, “And took to wife a daughter of Levi,” meaning the Shechina.

339) Amram was rewarded with having a son come out of him; he was rewarded with a great voice, ZA, as it is written, “And God answered him by a voice.” Amram was rewarded with the daughter of voice [faint sound], Malchut, as it is written, “And took to wife a daughter of Levi,” meaning the daughter of voice. This is why it is written, “And there went,” meaning that he walked to that degree. When Moses was born, the Creator united His name upon him, as it is written, “She saw that he was good.” Good is the name of the Creator, as it is written, “The Lord is good to all,” and it is written, “Taste and see that the Lord is good.” Thus, the Creator is called “Good.”