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

22Adonai Elohim built the rib, which He had taken from the man, into a woman. Then He brought her to the man. 23Then the man said, “This one, at last, is bone of my bones and flesh from my flesh. This one is called woman, for from man was taken this one.” This is why a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife; and they become one flesh. 25Now both of them were naked, the man and his wife, and they were not ashamed.

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 24:58Then they called Rebekah and said to her, “Will you go with this man?” She said, “I will go.”
• Genesis 31:14Then Rachel answered along with Leah and they said to him, “Is there still a portion and inheritance for us in our father’s house?
• Psalms 45:10Kings’ daughters are among your honored women. At your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir.
• Leviticus 22:12If a kohen’s daughter is married to a layman, she is not to eat from the gifts of the holy offerings.
• Deuteronomy 4:4But you who held tight to Adonai your God are alive today—all of you.
• Deuteronomy 10:20Adonai your God you will fear—Him will you serve. To Him will you cling, and by His Name will you swear.
• Joshua 23:8But cling to Adonai your God, as you have done to this day.
• Proverbs 12:4A virtuous wife is her husband’s crown, but a dishonoring one is like rottenness in his bones.
• Proverbs 31:10An accomplished woman who can find? Her value is far beyond rubies.
• Acts 11:23When he arrived and saw the grace of God, he was thrilled. He encouraged them all to remain true to the Lord with heartfelt devotion.
• Malachi 2:14Yet you say, “Why?” Because Adonai bears witness between you and the wife of your youth, whom you have treated deceitfully. Yet she had been your companion and your wife by covenant.
• Matthew 19:3Pharisees came up to Yeshua, testing Him and saying, “Is it permitted for a man to divorce his wife for any reason at all?”
• Mark 10:6But from the beginning of creation, God ‘made them male and female.
• Romans 7:2For the married woman is bound by law to her husband while he lives; but if the husband dies, she is released from the law concerning the husband.
• 1 Corinthians 6:16Or don’t you know that the one who joins himself to a prostitute is one body with her? For it is said, “The two shall become one flesh.”
• 1 Corinthians 7:2But because of much 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