Verse 24

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

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de skal være ett kjøtt.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de skal være ett kjød.

• Norsk King James

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og bli ett med sin kone, og de skal være ett kjød.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor skal mannen forlate sin far og mor og bli hos sin kvinne, og de skal bli ett kjød.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Derfor skal mannen forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de skal være ett kjød.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde fast ved sin hustru, og de skal være ett kjøtt.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg fast ved sin kone, og de skal bli ett legeme.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde fast ved sin hustru, og de skal være ett kjøtt.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de to skal være ett kjøtt.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For this reason, a man shall leave his father and mother and be united to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de skal bli én kropp.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Derfor skal Manden forlade sin Fader og sin Moder, og blive fast hos sin Hustru, og de skulle være til eet Kjød.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

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

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin hustru; og de skal være ett kjød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de skal være ett kjød.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin kone, og de skal være ett kjød.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og sin mor og holde seg til sin hustru, og de skal være ett kjød.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Derfor skal en mann forlate sin far og mor og holde seg til sin hustru; og de skal være ett kjød.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  For this cause shall a man leve father and mother and cleve vnto his wyfe and they shall be one flesh.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  For this cause shal a man leaue father and mother, and cleue vnto his wife, & they two shalbe one flesh.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Therefore shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shall cleaue to his wife, and they shall be one flesh.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For this cause shall man leaue his father and his mother, and shalbe ioyned with his wyfe: and they shall become one fleshe.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

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

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh.

• American Standard Version (1901)

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

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  For this cause will a man go away from his father and his mother and be joined to his wife; and they will be one flesh.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  That is why a man leaves his father and mother and unites with his wife, and they become a new family.

Referenced Verses

• Matt 19:3-9 : 3 The Pharisees also came to him, testing him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason? 4 And he answered and said to them, Have you not read that he who made them at the beginning made them male and female, 5 And said, For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother and be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh? 6 Therefore they are no longer two but one flesh. What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. 7 They said to him, Why then did Moses command to give a certificate of divorce, and to put her away? 8 He said to them, Moses, because of the hardness of your hearts, allowed you to divorce your wives, but from the beginning it was not so. 9 And I say to you, whoever divorces his wife, except for sexual immorality, and marries another, commits adultery; and whoever marries her who is divorced commits adultery.
• Eph 5:28-31 : 28 So men ought to love their wives as their own bodies. He who loves his wife loves himself. 29 For no one ever hated his own flesh; but nourishes and cherishes it, just as the Lord does the church: 30 For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones. 31 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and shall be joined to his wife, and the two shall become one flesh.
• Mark 10:6-9 : 6 But from the beginning of creation God made them male and female. 7 For this reason a man shall leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife; 8 And the two shall become one flesh: so then they are no longer two, but one flesh. 9 What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate. 10 And in the house his disciples asked him again about the same matter. 11 And he said to them, Whoever divorces his wife and marries another commits adultery against her. 12 And if a woman divorces her husband and marries another, she commits adultery.
• 1 Cor 6:16-17 : 16 What? Do you not know that he who is joined to a harlot is one body? For two, says He, shall be one flesh. 17 But he who is joined unto the Lord is one spirit.
• Mal 2:14-16 : 14 Yet you say, Why? Because the LORD has been witness between you and the wife of your youth, against whom you have dealt treacherously; yet she is your companion and the wife of your covenant. 15 And did he not make one? Yet had he the residue of the spirit. And why one? That he might seek a godly seed. Therefore take heed to your spirit, and let none deal treacherously against the wife of his youth. 16 For the LORD, the God of Israel, says that he hates divorce; for one covers violence with his garment, says the LORD of hosts; therefore take heed to your spirit, that you do not deal treacherously.
• 1 Cor 7:10-11 : 10 And to the married I command, yet not I but the Lord, that a wife should not leave her husband: 11 But if she does depart, let her remain unmarried or be reconciled to her husband. And a husband should not divorce his wife.
• 1 Pet 3:1-7 : 1 In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands, so that if any do not obey the word, they may also be won without a word by the conduct of their wives; 2 While they observe your pure conduct with reverence. 3 Let your beauty not be the outward adornment of braiding hair, wearing gold, or putting on apparel; 4 But let it be the hidden person of the heart, with the incorruptible beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is very precious in the sight of God. 5 For in this manner, in former times, the holy women who trusted in God also adorned themselves, being submissive to their own husbands: 6 Just as Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any fear. 7 In the same way, you husbands, live with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
• 1 Cor 7:2-4 : 2 Nevertheless, to avoid sexual immorality, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 3 Let the husband give to the wife her due affection, and likewise also the wife to the husband. 4 The wife does not have authority over her own body, but the husband does; and likewise, the husband does not have authority over his own body, but the wife does.
• Ps 45:10 : 10 Listen, O daughter, and consider, and incline your ear; forget your own people, and your father's house;