Genesis

Genesis 2:24

²⁴For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.^g

Footnotes

g 2:24 LXX and the two will become one flesh; cited in Matthew 19:5|MAT 19:5, Mark 10:7–8, 1 Corinthians 6:16, and Ephesians 5:31

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
For	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this reason	כֵּן֙	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
a man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
will leave	יַֽעֲזָב־	ya·‘ă·zāḇ-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
his father	אָבִ֖יו	’ā·ḇîw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1 father
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
mother	אִמּ֑וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
and be united	וְדָבַ֣ק	wə·ḏā·ḇaq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1692 cling, cleave, keep close
to his wife	בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ	bə·’iš·tōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
and they will become	וְהָי֖וּ	wə·hā·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
one	אֶחָֽד׃	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
flesh	לְבָשָׂ֥ר	lə·ḇā·śār	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H1320 flesh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.