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Genesis 2:24. New International Version. 24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. Read full chapter.
New International Version. That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh. New Living Translation. This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one. English Standard Version.
Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. EXB. So a man will leave his father and mother [C in the sense of a new primary loyalty] and be united with his wife, and the two will become one ·body [T flesh]. GNV.
What does Genesis 2:24 mean? The story of Adam and Eve pauses to make an aside to all who read it: we should follow the pattern of marriage as revealed in the rest of God's Word. Men must leave—or "forsake"—both of their parents and hold fast to—or "stick to"—their wives.
For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh. Douay-Rheims Bible. Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh. English Revised Version.
Genesis 2:24 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW) 24 That is why a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.
24 Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. New Living Translation (NLT) 24 This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.
