Genesis 2:24 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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 (KJV), 1611

Genesis 2:24 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 2:24 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.”

Genesis 2:24 — World English Bible

Genesis 2:24 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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 — American Standard Version

Genesis 2:24 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.”

Genesis 2:24 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 2:24 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and cleave to his wife; and they shall become one flesh.”

Genesis 2:24 — Darby Translation

Genesis 2:24 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Therefore shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.”

Genesis 2:24 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 2:24 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and be bonded to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.”

Genesis 2:24 — The Living Sword

Genesis 2:24 in Context — Genesis 2

22 L’Éternel Dieu forma une femme de la côte qu’il avait prise de l’homme, et il l’amena vers l’homme.

23 Et l’homme dit: Voici cette fois celle qui est os de mes os et chair de ma chair! On l’appellera femme, parce qu’elle a été prise de l’homme.

24 C’est pourquoi l’homme quittera son père et sa mère, et s’attachera à sa femme, et ils deviendront une seule chair.

25 L’homme et sa femme étaient tous deux nus, et ils n’en avaient point honte.

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What Does Genesis 2:24 Mean?

Genesis 2:24 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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