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Genesis 2:24

For this reason a man will leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they will become one flesh.
Genesis 2:24
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

עַל־כֵּן֙ יַֽעֲזָב־אִ֔ישׁ אֶת־אָבִ֖יו וְאֶת־אִמּ֑וֹ וְדָבַ֣ק בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וְהָי֖וּ לְבָשָׂ֥ר אֶחָֽד׃

  1. עַל־'al-“there-”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  2. כֵּן֙ken“-fore”
    Adverb · from כֵּן · “so” · Strong's H3651C
  3. יַֽעֲזָב־ya.'a.zov-“he leaves”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָזַב · “forsake” · Strong's H5800A
  4. אִ֔ישׁ'Ish“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. אָבִ֖יו'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  7. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  8. אִמּ֑וֹ'i.Mo“mother his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  9. וְדָבַ֣קve.da.Vak“and he cleaves”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from דָּבַק · “to cleave” · Strong's H1692
  10. בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.To“to wife his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אִשָּׁה · “wife” · Strong's H0802H
  11. וְהָי֖וּve.ha.Yu“and they become”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  12. לְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.Sar“<into> flesh”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּשָׂר · “flesh” · Strong's H1320
  13. אֶחָֽד׃'e.Chad“one”
    Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)