KJV King James Version
And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
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Genesis 2:23
And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And the man said: “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for out of man she was taken.”
WEB World English Bible
The man said, “This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh. She will be called ‘woman,’ because she was taken out of Man.”
ASV American Standard Version
And the man said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and the man saith, ‘This is the proper step! bone of my bone, and flesh of my flesh!’ for this it is called Woman, for from a man hath this been taken;
Surrounding context — Genesis 2
20 And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.
21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.
23 And Adam said, This [is] now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man.
24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
25 And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וַיֹּאמֶר֮H559 · a.marto sayהָֽאָדָם֒H120 · a.dammanזֹ֣אתH2063 · zotthisהַפַּ֗עַםH6471 · pa.ambeatעֶ֚צֶםH6106 · e.tsemboneמֵֽעֲצָמַ֔יH6106 · e.tsemboneוּבָשָׂ֖רH1320 · ba.sarfleshמִבְּשָׂרִ֑יH1320 · ba.sarfleshלְזֹאת֙H2063 · zotthisיִקָּרֵ֣אH7121 · qa.rato call: call toאִשָּׁ֔הH802 · ish.shahwomanכִּ֥יH3588 · kiforמֵאִ֖ישׁH376 · ishmanלֻֽקֳחָה־H3947 · la.qachto take: takeזֹּֽאת׃H2063 · zotthis
Cross-references
Ephesians 5:28-30So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.1 Corinthians 11:8-9For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man.2 Samuel 5:1Then came all the tribes of Israel to David unto Hebron, and spake, saying, Behold, we [are] thy bone and thy flesh.Genesis 29:14And Laban said to him, Surely thou [art] my bone and my flesh. And he abode with him the space of a month.Judges 9:2Speak, I pray you, in the ears of all the men of Shechem, Whether [is] better for you, either that all the sons of Jerubbaal, [which are] threescore and ten persons, reign over you, or that one reign over you? remember also that I [am] your bone and your flesh.2 Samuel 19:13And say ye to Amasa, [Art] thou not of my bone, and of my flesh? God do so to me, and more also, if thou be not captain of the host before me continually in the room of Joab.
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