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Genesis 2:24

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

Genesis 2:23 Genesis 2 Genesis 2:25

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KJV

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

ESV

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

NLT

This explains why a man leaves his father and mother and is joined to his wife, and the two are united into one.

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