Genesis 2:24 in 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.
| עַל | ʿal | al | |
| Therefore | כֵּן֙ | kēn | kane |
| shall a man | יַֽעֲזָב | yaʿăzob | YA-uh-zove |
| leave | אִ֔ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| his father | אָבִ֖יו | ʾābîw | ah-VEEOO |
| and his mother, | וְאֶת | wĕʾet | veh-ET |
| cleave shall and | אִמּ֑וֹ | ʾimmô | EE-moh |
| unto his wife: | וְדָבַ֣ק | wĕdābaq | veh-da-VAHK |
| be shall they and | בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ | bĕʾištô | beh-eesh-TOH |
| one | וְהָי֖וּ | wĕhāyû | veh-ha-YOO |
| flesh. | לְבָשָׂ֥ר | lĕbāśār | leh-va-SAHR |
| אֶחָֽד׃ | ʾeḥād | eh-HAHD |