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22 And the rib that the Lord God had taken from the man he made into a woman and brought her to the man. 23 Then the man said,

“This at last is bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;
this one shall be called Woman,[a]
    for out of Man[b] this one was taken.”

24 Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and clings to his wife, and they become one flesh.

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  1. Genesis 2:23 Heb ishshah
  2. Genesis 2:23 Heb ish

22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[a](A) he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.

23 The man said,

“This is now bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;(B)
she shall be called(C) ‘woman,’
    for she was taken out of man.(D)

24 That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united(E) to his wife, and they become one flesh.(F)

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  1. Genesis 2:22 Or part