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Genesis 2:24 KJV
Genesis · chapter 2 · verse 24 · King James Version
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.Genesis 2:24 · King James Version
Genesis 2:24 in context
22And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23And 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.
24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
Cross references
- Matthew 19:3-9
- Ephesians 5:28-31
- Mark 10:6-12
- Romans 7:2
- 1 Peter 3:1-7
- 1 Corinthians 6:16-17
- 1 Corinthians 7:2-4
- Proverbs 31:10
Key words (Strong's)
- fatherʼâbfather, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationH1 →
- motherʼêma motherH517 →
- cleavedâbaqproperly, to impingeH1692 →
- leaveʻâzabto loosenH5800 →
- wifeʼishshâha womanH802 →
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