Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall an ish leave his av and his em, and shall cleave unto his isha: and they shall be basar echad.
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
25And they were both arummim (naked ones), the adam and his isha, and were not ashamed.
Cross References
Genesis 31:14And Rachel and Leah answered and said unto him, Is there yet any chelek or nachalah for us in bais avinu?
Deuteronomy 4:4But ye that did have deveykus (cleaving) unto Hashem Eloheichem are alive every one of you today.
Joshua 23:8But have deveykus unto Hashem Eloheichem, just as ye have done unto this day.
Psalms 45:10Banot Melachim were among Thy ladies of honor; 1 upon Thy Yamin (Right Hand) 1 is stationed the Shegal (Queen consort, spouse of the reigning monarch) 1 in golden jewelry of Ophir. 1
Proverbs 31:10Who can find an aishes chayil (a woman of valor, an excellent wife)? + 31:10 Prov 12:4 1 For her worth is far above rubies. 1
Matthew 19:3And the Perushim approached him with a she'elah to test him, and they asked him, Is it mutar (permissible) for a man to give a get (divorce) to his wife for any and every reason?
Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:22-25
The Formation of Eve; Marriage Instituted. ( b. c. 4004.) 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… Read the whole commentary →