Passage
Genesis 2.24-25
Book: Genesis · NASB95
Immediate context (±2 verses)
ASV
22. and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. 23. 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.
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. (Genesis 2:22-25, ASV)
WEB
22. Yahweh God made a woman from the rib which he had taken from the man, and brought her to the man. 23. 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.”
24. Therefore a man will leave his father and his mother, and will join with his wife, and they will be one flesh. 25. The man and his wife were both naked, and they were not ashamed. (Genesis 2:22-25, WEB)
KJV
22. And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man. made: Heb. builded 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. Woman: Heb. Isha Man: Heb. Ish
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. (Genesis 2:22-25, KJV)
YLT
22. And Jehovah God buildeth up the rib which He hath taken out of the man into a woman, and bringeth her in unto the man; 23. 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;
24. therefore doth a man leave his father and his mother, and hath cleaved unto his wife, and they have become one flesh. 25. And they are both of them naked, the man and his wife, and they are not ashamed of themselves. (Genesis 2:22-25, YLT)
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Theological reading
Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.
Key words
Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word.
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Arguments and defeaters:
- Biblical Marriage Consent Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- Biblical Sexual Ethics Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- Born This Way Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- Deuteronomy 21 Captive Bride Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- Elohim Is a Divine Council Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- Mutah Temporary Marriage Contradiction Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- OT Polygamy Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- The Bible Never Claims Inerrancy Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- Trinity Violates the Shema Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
- Unitarian Oneness Binitarian Objection Defeater, via Genesis 2.24
Concepts:
- 100 Common Questions, via Genesis 2.24
- Biblical Sexual Ethics Objection, via Genesis 2.24
- Divorce, via Genesis 2.24
- Homosexuality, via Genesis 2.24
- Marriage, via Genesis 2.24
- Monotheism, via Genesis 2.24
- Muslim Objections to the Divinity of Christ, via Genesis 2.24
- OT Polygamy Objection, via Genesis 2.24
- OT Sexual-Violence Laws, via Genesis 2.18-25
- Sexual soul tie, via Genesis 2.24
- Trinity, via Genesis 2.24
- Trinity Common Objections, via Genesis 2.24
- Trinity vs Oneness vs Modalism vs Arianism, via Genesis 2.24
Lexicon:
- G1520 - heis, via Genesis 2.24
- H0001 - ab, via Genesis 2.24
- H0120 - adam, via Genesis 2.19-25, Genesis 2.7-25
- H0259 - echad, via Genesis 2.24
- H1320 - basar, via Genesis 2.23-24, Genesis 2.24
- H3173 - yachid, via Genesis 2.24
- H6370 - pilegesh, via Genesis 2.24
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Why these four translations
ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.
The four:
- ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
- WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
- KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
- YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.
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