KJV ORIGINAL
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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✦ MADE SIMPLE
This is why a man will leave his father and mother and be united with his wife, and the two will become one flesh.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
This verse explains that marriage creates a new, primary bond between husband and wife that takes priority over their relationships with their parents.
📚 Historical Context
This verse comes immediately after God creates Eve from Adam's rib and presents her to him as his companion. It represents God's original design for marriage, established in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world. This foundational principle would become central to Hebrew marriage customs and is quoted by Jesus in the New Testament.
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