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Genesis 2:24
World English Bible
Genesis 2:24
World English Bible
24 Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.
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Genesis 2:24
New International Version
Genesis 2:24
New International Version
24 That 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
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Genesis 2:24
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
24 (A)That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.[a]
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- 2:24 One body: lit., “one flesh.” The covenant of marriage establishes kinship bonds of the first rank between the partners.
Genesis 2:24
Revised Standard Version
Genesis 2:24
Revised Standard Version
24 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh.
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