23 Then the man said,

(A)At last this is bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
[a]She shall be called [b]‘woman,’
Because [c]she was taken out of [d]man.”

24 (B)For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 (C)And the man and his wife were both naked, but they were not ashamed.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:23 Lit This one
  2. Genesis 2:23 Heb ishshah
  3. Genesis 2:23 Lit This one
  4. Genesis 2:23 Heb ish

23 The man said,

“This is now bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;(A)
she shall be called(B) ‘woman,’
    for she was taken out of man.(C)

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

25 Adam and his wife were both naked,(F) and they felt no shame.

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