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

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עַל\־'al-there-

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 1

כֵּן֙ken-fore

Lemma: כֵּן (ken) · Strong's: H3651C

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: so

Used 734 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3651C; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 2

יַֽעֲזָב\־ya.'a.zov-he leaves

Lemma: עָזַב (a.zav) · Strong's: H5800A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to leave: forsake

Used 195 times. Also: Genesis 24:27, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 39:6, Genesis 39:12, Genesis 39:13, Genesis 39:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5800A; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 3

אִ֔ישׁ'Isha man

Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: man

Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2, Genesis 9:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 4

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 5

אָבִ֖יו'a.Vivfather his

Lemma: אָב (av) · Strong's: H0001G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: father

Used 1209 times. Also: Genesis 4:20, Genesis 4:21, Genesis 9:18, Genesis 9:22, Genesis 9:23, Genesis 10:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0001G; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 6

וְאֶת\־ve.'Etand <obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 7

אִמּ֑וֹ'i.Momother his

Lemma: אֵם (em) · Strong's: H0517

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: mother

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:20, Genesis 20:12, Genesis 21:21, Genesis 24:28, Genesis 24:53, Genesis 24:55 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0517; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 8

וְדָבַ֣קve.da.Vakand he cleaves

Lemma: דָּבַק (da.vaq) · Strong's: H1692

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)

Meaning: to cleave

Used 54 times. Also: Genesis 19:19, Genesis 31:23, Genesis 34:3, Numbers 36:7, Numbers 36:9, Deuteronomy 10:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1692; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 9

בְּאִשְׁתּ֔וֹbe.'ish.Toto wife his

Lemma: אִשָּׁה (ish.shah) · Strong's: H0802H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

Meaning: woman: wife

Used 442 times. Also: Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 3:20, Genesis 3:21, Genesis 4:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0802H; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 10

וְהָי֖וּve.ha.Yuand they become

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqq3cp)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 11

לְבָשָׂ֥רle.va.Sar<into> flesh

Lemma: בָּשָׂר (ba.sar) · Strong's: H1320

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: flesh

Used 270 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:23, Genesis 6:3, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1320; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 12

אֶחָֽד\׃'e.Chadone

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAcfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Genesis 2:24 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

For	→	עַל H5921A upon
this reason	→	כֵּן H3651C so
a man	→	אִישׁ H0376G man
will leave	→	עָזַב H5800A to leave: forsake
his father	→	אָב H0001G father
and	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
mother	→	אֵם H0517 mother
and be united	→	דָּבַק H1692 to cleave
to his wife	→	אִשָּׁה H0802H woman: wife
and they will become	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
flesh	→	בָּשָׂר H1320 flesh

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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