Genesis 2:24

Genesis 2:24 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
• New International Version (NIV)That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Therefore a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

Context of Genesis 2:24

22And the rib which the Lord God had taken from the man He made (fashioned, formed) into a woman, and He brought her and presented her to the man. 23Then 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.” 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. 25And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed or embarrassed.

Genesis 2:24 word by word

עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Thereforeכֵּןkên · soH3651
• shall a manאִישׁ'îysh · manH376
• leaveעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
• his fatherאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and his motherאֵם'êm · motherH517
• and shall cleaveדָּבַקdâbaq · to cleaveH1692
• unto his wifeאִשָּׁה'ishshâh nâshîym · woman: wifeH802
• and they shall be oneאֶחָד'echâd · oneH259
• fleshבָּשָׂרbâώâr · fleshH1320

Cross-references for Genesis 2:24

• Genesis 24:58So they called Rebekah and said, “Will you go with this man?” And she answered, “I will go.”
• Genesis 31:14Rachel and Leah answered him, “Is there still any portion or inheritance for us in our father’s house?
• Psalms 45:10Hear, O daughter, consider and incline your ear [to my instruction]: Forget your people and your father’s house;
• Leviticus 22:12If a priest’s daughter is married to a layman [one not part of the priestly tribe], she shall not eat the offering of the holy things.
• Deuteronomy 4:4but you who held tightly to the Lord your God are alive today, every one of you.
• Deuteronomy 10:20You shall fear [and worship] the Lord your God [with awe-filled reverence and profound respect]; you shall serve Him and cling to Him [hold tightly to Him, be united with Him], and you shall swear [oaths] by His name.
• Joshua 23:8But you are to cling to the Lord your God, just as you have done to this day.
• Proverbs 12:4A virtuous and excellent wife [worthy of honor] is the crown of her husband, But she who shames him [with her foolishness] is like rottenness in his bones.
• Proverbs 31:10An excellent woman [one who is spiritual, capable, intelligent, and virtuous], who is he who can find her? Her value is more precious than jewels and her worth is far above rubies or pearls.
• Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God [that was bestowed on them], he rejoiced and began to encourage them all with an unwavering heart to stay true and devoted to the Lord.
• Malachi 2:14But you say, “Why [does He reject it]?” Because the Lord has been a witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously. Yet she is your marriage companion and the wife of your covenant [made by your vows].
• Matthew 19:3And Pharisees came to Jesus, testing Him and asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”
• Mark 10:6But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female.
• Romans 7:2For the married woman [as an example] is bound and remains bound by law to her husband while he lives; but if her husband dies, she is released and exempt from the law concerning her husband.
• 1 Corinthians 6:16Do you not know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For He says, “The two shall be one flesh.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:2But because of [the temptation to participate in] sexual immorality, let each man have his own wife, and let each woman have her own husband.

Commentaries on Genesis 2:24

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 24Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother - There shall be, by the order of God, a more intimate connection formed between the man and woman, than can subsist even between parents and children. And they shall be one flesh - These words may be understood in a twofold sense. These two shall be one flesh, shall be considered as one body, having no separate or independent rights, privileges, cares, concerns, etc., each being equally interested in…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 24These might be the words of the first man Genesis 2:24. As he thoroughly understood the relation between himself and the woman, there is no new difficulty in conceiving him to become acquainted at the same time with the relationship of son to father and mother, which was in fact only another form of that in which the newly-formed woman stood to himself. The latter is really more intimateand permanent than the former, and naturally therefore takes its…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 18-25Verses 18-25 Power over the creatures was given to man, and as a proof of this he named them all. It also shows his insight into the works of God. But though he was lord of the creatures, yet nothing in this world was a help meet for man. From God are all our helpers. If we rest in God, he will work all for good. God caused deep sleep to fall on Adam; while he knows no sin, God will take care that he shall feel no pain. God, as her Father, brought the…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 24Marriage between a man and a woman is not only a human idea. It comes from the natural order. a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife: Marriage involves shifting loyalty from parents to a spouse. they will become one flesh: Marriage and its commitments make it the most basic covenant among people. Marriage is a powerful image of Israel’s covenant with God (Hosea 2:14–23) and of Christ’s relationship to the Church (Ephesians…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2424. one flesh--The human pair differed from all other pairs, that by peculiar formation of Eve, they were one. And this passage is appealed to by our Lord as the divine institution of marriage (Mt 19:4, 5; Ep 5:28). Thus Adam appears as a creature formed after the image of God--showing his knowledge by giving names to the animals, his righteousness by his approval of the marriage relation, and his holiness by his principles and feelings, and finding…Read the comment

Topics related to Genesis 2:24

• Adam
• Eve
• Family
• God
• Husband
• Marriage
• Quotations and Allusions
• Wife
• Women

In the dictionaries

• Adam
• Alone
• Bdellium
• Bless
• Breathe
• Cleave
• Close
• Deep
• Dress
• Fall of man

Commentaries on Genesis 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings