22 And the rib, which the Lord God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.

24 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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22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[a](A) he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

23 The man said,

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

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

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  1. Genesis 2:22 Or part

22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made[a] into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,

“This at last is (A)bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
    because she was (B)taken out of Man.”[b]

24 (C)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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  1. Genesis 2:22 Hebrew built
  2. Genesis 2:23 The Hebrew words for woman (ishshah) and man (ish) sound alike

22 Then the Lord God made the rib he had taken from the man into a woman and brought her to the man.(A) 23 And the man said:

This one, at last, is bone of my bone
and flesh of my flesh;
this one will be called “woman,”
for she was taken from man.(B)

24 This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.(C)

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22 The Lord God [a]fashioned into a woman (A)the rib which He had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23 The man said,

(B)This is now bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
[b]She shall be called [c]Woman,
Because [d]she was taken out of [e]Man.”

24 (C)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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  1. Genesis 2:22 Lit built
  2. Genesis 2:23 Lit This one
  3. Genesis 2:23 Heb Ishshah
  4. Genesis 2:23 Lit This one
  5. Genesis 2:23 Heb Ish