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Genesis 2:24

For this reason, a man shall leave behind his father and mother, and he shall cling to his wife; and the two shall be as one flesh
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King James Version

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

English Standard Version

Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.

New International Version

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