Genesis 2:24 Hebrew Word Analysis

0עַלh5921
1Thereforeכֵּן֙h3651
2leaveיַֽעֲזָבh5800
3shall a manאִ֔ישׁh376
4אֶתh853
5his fatherאָבִ֖יוh1
6וְאֶתh853
7and his motherאִמּ֑וֹh517
8and shall cleaveוְדָבַ֣קh1692
9unto his wifeבְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹh802
10וְהָי֖וּh1961
11fleshלְבָשָׂ֥רh1320
12and they shall be oneאֶחָֽד׃h259

Other Translations

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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

Webster's Bible (WBT)

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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