Genesis 2:24

New International Version

²⁴That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united^(A) to his wife, and they become one flesh.^(B)

Genesis 2:24

English Standard Version

²⁴^(A)Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Genesis 2:24

New American Standard Bible

²⁴^(A)For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.

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Genesis 2:24

New King James Version

²⁴^(A)Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and ^(B)be^[a] joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

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Footnotes

Genesis 2:24 Lit. cling

Genesis 2:24-25

The Message

^23-25    The Man said,
“Finally! Bone of my bone,
    flesh of my flesh!
Name her Woman
    for she was made from Man.”
    Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh.
    The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame.