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Genesis 2:24
Common English Bible
Genesis 2:24
Common English Bible
24 This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh.
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Genesis 2:24
New King James Version
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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- Genesis 2:24 Lit. cling
Genesis 2:24
English Standard Version
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.
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