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Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife… — Genesis 2:24

Scripture · Religious literature

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

In the original Hebrew

עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמֹּ֑ו וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתֹּ֔ו וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

Genesis 2:24
1405 BC
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MarriageMen and women
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Religious literature
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Scripture
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1405 BCOld Testament Era
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The Holy Bible: The King James Version. 1611. (Genesis 2:24).

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