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Genesis 2:24

Genesis 2:24
Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

Therefore shall a man leave his father, and his mother,.... These are thought by some to be the words of Moses, inferring from the above fact, what ought to be among men; and by others, the words of…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

These might be the words of the first man Gen 2:24. As he thoroughly understood the relation between himself and the woman, there is no new difficulty in conceiving him to become acquainted at the…

Methodist theologian, 1762–1832

Adam Clarke

Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother - There shall be, by the order of God, a more intimate connection formed between the man and woman, than can subsist even between parents and…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Genesis 2:21-25

Here we have, I. The making of the woman, to be a help-meet for Adam. This was done upon the sixth day, as was also the placing of Adam in paradise, though it is here mentioned after an account of the…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Therefore shall a man, &c. This verse contains the comment which the narrator makes upon the words of the man in Gen 2:2. The word "therefore" introduces his inference. As in Gen 10:9; Gen 26:33; Gen…