22 Then the rib which the Lord God had taken from man He [a]made into a woman, (A)and He (B)brought her to the man.

23 And Adam said:

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

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

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  1. Genesis 2:22 Lit. built
  2. Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ishshah
  3. Genesis 2:23 Heb. Ish
  4. Genesis 2:24 Lit. cling

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