Genesis 2:23

King James Version (KJV)

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.

Translations

Genesis 2:23 - Amplified Bible

Then Adam said, This [creature] is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of a man.

Genesis 2:23 - American Standard Version

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.

Genesis 2:23 - Bible in Basic English

And the man said, This is now bone of my bone and flesh of my flesh: let her name be Woman because she was taken out of Man.

Genesis 2:23 - Darby Bible

And Man said, This time it is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh: this shall be called Woman, because this was taken out of a man.

Genesis 2:23 - English Standard Version

Then the man said, "This at last is bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man."

Genesis 2:23 - King James Version

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.

Genesis 2:23 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y el hombre dijo:
Esta es ahora hueso de mis huesos,
y carne de mi carne;
ella será llamada mujer (Heb., ishshah),
porque del hombre (Heb., ish) fue tomada.

Genesis 2:23 - The Message

The Man said,
   "Finally! Bone of my bone,
      flesh of my flesh!
   Name her Woman
      for she was made from Man."
      Therefore a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife. They become one flesh.
      The two of them, the Man and his Wife, were naked, but they felt no shame.

Genesis 2:23 - New American Standard Bible

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."

Genesis 2:23 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Y el hombre dijo:
"Esta es ahora hueso de mis huesos,
Y carne de mi carne.
Ella será llamada mujer,
Porque del hombre fue tomada."

Genesis 2:23 - World English Bible

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."

Genesis 2:23 - Young's Living Translation

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;

Genesis 2:23 - Additional Comments

This is the first time we read about Adam speaking. Interesting that at short Adam's life was at that point, he had a developed language and speech ability.

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