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and they shall become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/genesis/2.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />For this cause a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/genesis/2.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/genesis/2.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and shall be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/genesis/2.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/genesis/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />This is why a man leaves his father and mother and bonds with his wife, and they become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/genesis/2.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/genesis/2.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />That's why a man will leave his own father and mother. He marries a woman, and the two of them become like one person. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/genesis/2.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/genesis/2.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />That is why a man will leave his father and mother and will be united with his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/genesis/2.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united with his wife, and they become one. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/genesis/2.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />(Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and cling to his wife, and they will become one flesh.) <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/genesis/2.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/genesis/2.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/genesis/2.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and the two will become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/genesis/2.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/genesis/2.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/genesis/2.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />therefore a man leaves his father and his mother, and has cleaved to his wife, and they have become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/genesis/2.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/genesis/2.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother and will cleave to his woman; and they shall be into one flesh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/genesis/2.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/genesis/2.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/genesis/2.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />That is why a man leaves his father and mother and clings to his wife, and the two of them become one body.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/genesis/2.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/genesis/2.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/genesis/2.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Because of this, a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife and they shall be the two of them one flesh.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/genesis/2.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife, and they shall be one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/genesis/2.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother and shall cleave to his wife, and they two shall be one flesh.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/genesis/2-24.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/7ehevn8iSgc?start=500" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/genesis/2.htm">Man and Woman in the Garden</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">23</span>And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.” <span class="reftext">24</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘al- (Prep) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications.">For</a> <a href="/hebrew/3651.htm" title="3651: kên (Adv) -- So, thus. From kuwn; properly, set upright; hence just; but usually rightly or so.">this reason</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">a man</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5800.htm" title="5800: ya·‘ă·zāḇ- (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To loosen, relinquish, permit. A primitive root; to loosen, i.e. Relinquish, permit, etc.">will leave</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/517.htm" title="517: ’im·mōw (N-fsc:: 3ms) -- A mother. A primitive word; a mother; in a wide sense (like 'ab).">mother</a> <a href="/hebrew/1692.htm" title="1692: wə·ḏā·ḇaq (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To cling, cleave, keep close. A primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. Cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit.">and be united</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: bə·’iš·tōw (Prep-b:: N-fsc:: 3ms) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">to his wife,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: wə·hā·yū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">and they will become</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāḏ (Number-ms) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/1320.htm" title="1320: lə·ḇā·śār (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Flesh. From basar; flesh; by extension, body, person; also The pudenda of a man.">flesh.</a> </span><span class="reftext">25</span>And the man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-4.htm">Matthew 19:4-6</a></span><br />Jesus answered, “Have you not read that from the beginning the Creator ‘made them male and female,’ / and said, ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh’? / So they are no longer two, but one flesh. Therefore what God has joined together, let man not separate.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31-33</a></span><br />“For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and the two will become one flesh.” / This mystery is profound, but I am speaking about Christ and the church. / Nevertheless, each one of you also must love his wife as he loves himself, and the wife must respect her husband.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-9</a></span><br />However, from the beginning of creation, ‘God made them male and female.’ / ‘For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, / and the two will become one flesh.’ So they are no longer two, but one flesh. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/6-16.htm">1 Corinthians 6:16</a></span><br />Or don’t you know that he who unites himself with a prostitute is one with her in body? For it is said, “The two will become one flesh.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/7-2.htm">1 Corinthians 7:2-4</a></span><br />But because there is so much sexual immorality, each man should have his own wife, and each woman her own husband. / The husband should fulfill his marital duty to his wife, and likewise the wife to her husband. / The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband. Likewise the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-16</a></span><br />Yet you ask, “Why?” It is because the LORD has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have broken faith, though she is your companion and your wife by covenant. / Has not the LORD made them one, having a portion of the Spirit? And why one? Because He seeks godly offspring. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith with the wife of your youth. / “For I hate divorce,” says the LORD, the God of Israel. “He who divorces his wife covers his garment with violence,” says the LORD of Hosts. So guard yourselves in your spirit and do not break faith.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/18-22.htm">Proverbs 18:22</a></span><br />He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/19-14.htm">Proverbs 19:14</a></span><br />Houses and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/3-7.htm">1 Peter 3:7</a></span><br />Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/colossians/3-18.htm">Colossians 3:18-19</a></span><br />Wives, submit to your husbands, as is fitting in the Lord. / Husbands, love your wives and do not be harsh with them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-4.htm">Hebrews 13:4</a></span><br />Marriage should be honored by all and the marriage bed kept undefiled, for God will judge the sexually immoral and adulterers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/5-14.htm">1 Timothy 5:14</a></span><br />So I advise the younger widows to marry, have children, and manage their households, denying the adversary occasion for slander.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/3-4.htm">Song of Solomon 3:4</a></span><br />I had just passed them when I found the one I love. I held him and would not let go until I had brought him to my mother’s house, to the chamber of the one who conceived me.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/songs/8-6.htm">Song of Solomon 8:6-7</a></span><br />Set me as a seal over your heart, as a seal upon your arm. For love is as strong as death, its jealousy as unrelenting as Sheol. Its sparks are fiery flames, the fiercest blaze of all. / Mighty waters cannot quench love; rivers cannot sweep it away. If a man were to give all the wealth of his house for love, his offer would be utterly scorned.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/4-9.htm">Ecclesiastes 4:9-12</a></span><br />Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor. / For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up! / Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone? ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall join to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.</p><p class="hdg">leave.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/24-58.htm">Genesis 24:58,59</a></b></br> And they called Rebekah, and said unto her, Wilt thou go with this man? And she said, I will go… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/31-14.htm">Genesis 31:14,15</a></b></br> And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, <i>Is there</i> yet any portion or inheritance for us in our father's house? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/45-10.htm">Psalm 45:10</a></b></br> Hearken, O daughter, and consider, and incline thine ear; forget also thine own people, and thy father's house;</p><p class="hdg">cleave.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/22-12.htm">Leviticus 22:12,13</a></b></br> If the priest's daughter also be <i>married</i> unto a stranger, she may not eat of an offering of the holy things… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/4-4.htm">Deuteronomy 4:4</a></b></br> But ye that did cleave unto the LORD your God <i>are</i> alive every one of you this day.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/10-20.htm">Deuteronomy 10:20</a></b></br> Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.</p><p class="hdg">and they shall be one flesh.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/malachi/2-14.htm">Malachi 2:14-16</a></b></br> Yet ye say, Wherefore? Because the LORD hath been witness between thee and the wife of thy youth, against whom thou hast dealt treacherously: yet <i>is</i> she thy companion, and the wife of thy covenant… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/19-3.htm">Matthew 19:3-9</a></b></br> The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/10-6.htm">Mark 10:6-12</a></b></br> But from the beginning of the creation God made them male and female… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/genesis/1-11.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/acts/17-34.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/luke/10-11.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/genesis/2-23.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/1_peter/4-4.htm">Join</a> <a href="/1_john/1-6.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/revelation/11-2.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/revelation/17-5.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/revelation/18-19.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/1_john/1-7.htm">United</a> <a href="/revelation/21-9.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/genesis/7-4.htm">Cause</a> <a href="/genesis/34-3.htm">Cleave</a> <a href="/genesis/22-3.htm">Cleaved</a> <a href="/genesis/34-8.htm">Cleaves</a> <a href="/genesis/6-3.htm">Flesh</a> <a href="/genesis/34-9.htm">Join</a> <a href="/genesis/14-3.htm">Joined</a> <a href="/genesis/12-1.htm">Leave</a> <a href="/genesis/3-20.htm">Mother</a> <a href="/genesis/19-22.htm">Reason</a> <a href="/genesis/29-34.htm">United</a> <a href="/genesis/2-25.htm">Wife</a><div class="vheading2">Genesis 2</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-1.htm">The first Sabbath.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-4.htm">Further details concerning the manner of creation.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-8.htm">The planting of the garden of Eden, and its situation;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">15. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-15.htm">man is placed in it; and the tree of knowledge forbidden.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-18.htm">The animals are named by Adam.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">21. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/genesis/2-21.htm">The making of woman, and the institution of marriage.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/2.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/genesis/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/genesis/2.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>For this reason</b><br>This phrase indicates a foundational principle established by God at the creation of humanity. It points back to the preceding verses where God creates woman from man, establishing the basis for marriage. This principle is timeless and serves as the divine blueprint for marriage.<p><b>a man will leave his father and mother</b><br>In ancient Near Eastern culture, family units were typically extended, with multiple generations living together. The instruction for a man to leave his parents signifies the establishment of a new, independent family unit. This departure is not merely physical but involves a shift in loyalty and priority, emphasizing the importance of the marital relationship over the parental one.<p><b>and be united to his wife</b><br>The Hebrew word for "united" implies a strong, enduring bond. This union is not just a legal or social contract but a deep, personal commitment. The concept of being united reflects the covenant nature of marriage, which is a sacred and binding agreement before God. This unity is echoed in the New Testament, where marriage is likened to the relationship between Christ and the Church (<a href="/ephesians/5-31.htm">Ephesians 5:31-32</a>).<p><b>and they will become one flesh</b><br>This phrase signifies the physical, emotional, and spiritual union of husband and wife. It encompasses the sexual relationship but also extends to a complete sharing of life. The "one flesh" concept is foundational for understanding the exclusivity and permanence of marriage. It is a mystery that reflects the unity and diversity within the Godhead, as well as the unity between Christ and believers. Jesus references this passage in <a href="/matthew/19-5.htm">Matthew 19:5-6</a>, affirming its continued relevance and divine origin.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/adam_and_eve.htm">Adam and Eve</a></b><br>The first man and woman created by God, representing the original human couple and the foundation of marriage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/g/garden_of_eden.htm">Garden of Eden</a></b><br>The setting for the creation of Adam and Eve, symbolizing the ideal environment for human relationships.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/m/marriage.htm">Marriage</a></b><br>The institution established by God as a covenantal union between a man and a woman, as exemplified by Adam and Eve.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_divine_design_of_marriage.htm">The Divine Design of Marriage</a></b><br>Marriage is a divine institution established by God, intended to reflect His covenantal love and faithfulness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leaving_and_cleaving.htm">Leaving and Cleaving</a></b><br>The call to "leave" one's parents signifies the establishment of a new, primary family unit, while "cleaving" emphasizes the commitment and unity required in marriage.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_and_oneness.htm">Unity and Oneness</a></b><br>The concept of becoming "one flesh" highlights the deep, intimate bond that marriage creates, encompassing physical, emotional, and spiritual dimensions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/m/marriage_as_a_reflection_of_christ_and_the_church.htm">Marriage as a Reflection of Christ and the Church</a></b><br>Just as Christ is united with the Church, marriage serves as a living illustration of this sacred relationship, calling spouses to love and serve one another selflessly.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/guarding_the_sanctity_of_marriage.htm">Guarding the Sanctity of Marriage</a></b><br>In a world that often devalues marriage, believers are called to uphold its sanctity, recognizing it as a holy covenant before God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_genesis_2.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Genesis 2</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_advice_for_tough_in-laws.htm">What guidance does the Bible offer for difficult in-laws?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_on_empty_nest_syndrome.htm">What does the Bible say about Empty Nest Syndrome?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible_on_mutual_consent_in_marriage.htm">What does the Bible say about mutual consent in marriage?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/bible's_stance_on_avoiding_fornication.htm">What does the Bible say about avoiding fornication?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/genesis/2.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(24) <span class= "bld">Therefore shall a man leave . . . --</span>These are evidently the words of the narrator. Adam names this new product of creative power, as he had named others, but he knew nothing about young men leaving their father's house for the wife's sake. Moreover, in <a href="/matthew/19-5.htm" title="And said, For this cause shall a man leave father and mother, and shall join to his wife: and they two shall be one flesh?">Matthew 19:5</a>, our Lord quotes these words as spoken by God, and the simplest interpretation of this declaration is that the inspired narrator was moved by the Spirit of God to give this solemn sanction to marriage, founded upon Adam's words. The great and primary object of this part of the narrative is to set forth marriage as a Divine ordinance. The narrator describes Adam's want, pictures him as examining all animal life, and studying the habits of all creatures so carefully as to be able to give them names, but as returning from his search unsatisfied. At last one is solemnly brought to him who is his counterpart, and he calls her <span class= "ital">Ishah, </span>his feminine self, and pronounces her to be his very bone and flesh. Upon this, "He who at the beginning made them male and female "pronounced the Divine marriage law that man and wife are <span class= "ital">one flesh.</span><p><span class= "bld"><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/genesis/2.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 24.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Therefore shall a man leave his father and mother, and shall cleave unto his wife.</span> There is nothing in the use of such terms as father and mother, or in the fact that the sentiment is prophetic, to prevent the words from being regarded as a continuation of Adam's speech, although, on the other hand, the statement of Christ (<a href="/matthew/19-5.htm">Matthew 19:5</a>) does not preclude the possibility of Moses being their author; but whether uttered by the first husband (Delitzsch, Macdonald) or by the historian (Calvin, Murphy), they must be viewed as an inspired declaration of the law of marriage. <span class="accented">Its basis</span> (fundamental reason and predisposing cause) they affirm to be <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> the original relationship of man and woman, on the platform of creation; and <p><span class="note_emph">(2)</span> the marriage union effected between the first pair. Its <span class="accented">nature</span> they explain to be <p><span class="note_emph">(1)</span> a forsaking (on the part of the woman as well as the man) of father and mother - not filially, in respect of duty, but locally, in respect of habitation, and comparatively, in respect of affection; and . . . <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/genesis/2-24.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">For</span><br /><span class="heb">עַל־</span> <span class="translit">(‘al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5921.htm">Strong's 5921: </a> </span><span class="str2">Above, over, upon, against</span><br /><br /><span class="word">this reason</span><br /><span class="heb">כֵּן֙</span> <span class="translit">(kên)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3651.htm">Strong's 3651: </a> </span><span class="str2">So -- thus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">a man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֔ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">will leave</span><br /><span class="heb">יַֽעֲזָב־</span> <span class="translit">(ya·‘ă·zāḇ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5800.htm">Strong's 5800: </a> </span><span class="str2">To loosen, relinquish, permit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאֶת־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’eṯ-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> </span><span class="str2">Untranslatable mark of the accusative case</span><br /><br /><span class="word">his mother</span><br /><span class="heb">אִמּ֑וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(’im·mōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_517.htm">Strong's 517: </a> </span><span class="str2">A mother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהָי֖וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·hā·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be united</span><br /><span class="heb">וְדָבַ֣ק</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḏā·ḇaq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1692.htm">Strong's 1692: </a> </span><span class="str2">To impinge, cling, adhere, to catch by pursuit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to his wife,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ</span> <span class="translit">(bə·’iš·tōw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> </span><span class="str2">Woman, wife, female</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and they will become one</span><br /><span class="heb">אֶחָֽד׃</span> <span class="translit">(’e·ḥāḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Number - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> </span><span class="str2">United, one, first</span><br /><br /><span class="word">flesh.</span><br /><span class="heb">לְבָשָׂ֥ר</span> <span class="translit">(lə·ḇā·śār)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1320.htm">Strong's 1320: </a> </span><span class="str2">Flesh, body, person, the pudenda of a, man</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/genesis/2-24.htm">Genesis 2:24 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/genesis/2-24.htm">OT Law: Genesis 2:24 Therefore a man will leave his father (Gen. 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