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Genesis 2:24

In Genesis 2 of Genesis.

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…כֵּן֙kenas... asכֵּןparticle, demonstrative — “as... as”H3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner, time and relation; often with other particles)[phrase] after that (this, -ward, -wards), as... as, [phrase] (for-) asmuch as yet, [phrase] be (for which) cause, [phrase] following, howbeit, in (the) like (manner, -wise), [idiom] the more, right, (even) so, state, straightway, such (th…יַֽעֲזָבyaazavcommit selfעָזַבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “commit self”, an unfinished actionH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.אִ֔ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “a certain”, the ordinary formH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אָבִ֖יוavivfatherאָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אִמּ֑וֹimvomotherאֵםnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “mother”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH517a mother (as the bond of the family); in a wide sense (both literally and figuratively (like father))dam, mother, [idiom] parting.וְדָבַ֣קvedavaqand abide fastדָּבַקconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and abide fast”, a completed action in a sequenceH1692properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuitabide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take.בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbeishtvoin eachאִשָּׁהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in each”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.וְהָי֖וּvehayvand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “and be”, a completed action in a sequenceH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.לְבָשָׂ֥רlevasarto bodyבָּשָׂרpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to body”, the ordinary formH1320flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of amanbody, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin.אֶחָֽדechadfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Young’s Literal Translation

therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

World English Bible

Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

Darby Translation

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

Douay-Rheims

Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἕνεκεν τούτου καταλείψει ἄνθρωπος τὸν πατέρα αὐτοῦ καὶ τὴν μητέρα, καὶ προσκολληθήσεται πρὸς τὴν γυναῖκα αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἔσονται οἱ δύο εἰς σάρκα μίαν.

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New Testament Fulfillment and Connections

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  • 1 Corinthians 6:161 Corinthians 6:16 · King James VersionWhat? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.1 Corinthians 6:16 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    What? know ye not that he which is joined to an harlot is one body? for two, saith he, shall be one flesh.

  • Ephesians 5:31Ephesians 5:31 · King James VersionFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.Ephesians 5:31 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall be joined unto his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.

  • Mark 10:7Mark 10:7 · King James VersionFor this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;Mark 10:7 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;

  • Matthew 19:5Matthew 19:5 · King James VersionAnd said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?Matthew 19:5 · King James VersionOpen the Source

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    And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they twain shall be one flesh?

See Also

  • Matthew 19:3–9Matthew 19:3 · King James VersionThe Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?Matthew 19:3 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

  • Ephesians 5:28–31Ephesians 5:28 · King James VersionSo ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.Ephesians 5:28 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.

  • Hebrews 13:4Hebrews 13:4 · King James VersionMarriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.Hebrews 13:4 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Marriage is honourable in all, and the bed undefiled: but whoremongers and adulterers God will judge.

  • Mark 10:6–12Mark 10:6 · King James VersionBut from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.Mark 10:6 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female.

  • Ephesians 5:25Ephesians 5:25 · King James VersionHusbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;Ephesians 5:25 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;

  • Romans 7:2Romans 7:2 · King James VersionFor the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.Romans 7:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    For the woman which hath an husband is bound by the law to her husband so long as he liveth; but if the husband be dead, she is loosed from the law of her husband.

  • 1 Peter 3:1–71 Peter 3:1 · King James VersionLikewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;1 Peter 3:1 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

  • 1 Corinthians 7:2–41 Corinthians 7:2 · King James VersionNevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.1 Corinthians 7:2 · King James VersionOpen the Source

    Nevertheless, to avoid fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband.

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