And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Genesis 2:24 - Revised Standard Version Therefore a man leaves his father and his mother and cleaves to his wife, and they become one flesh. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and shall become united and cleave to his wife, and they shall become one flesh. [Matt. 19:5; I Cor. 6:16; Eph. 5:31-33.] 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. Common English Bible This is the reason that a man leaves his father and mother and embraces his wife, and they become one flesh. Catholic Public Domain Version 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. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh. |
And Lamech took two wives; the name of the one was Adah, and the name of the other Zillah.
Hear, O daughter, consider, and incline your ear; forget your people and your father's house;
A good wife is the crown of her husband, but she who brings shame is like rottenness in his bones.
who forsakes the companion of her youth and forgets the covenant of her God;
When he came and saw the grace of God, he was glad; and he exhorted them all to remain faithful to the Lord with steadfast purpose;
Thus a married woman is bound by law to her husband as long as he lives; but if her husband dies she is discharged from the law concerning the husband.
You shall fear the Lord your God; you shall serve him and cleave to him, and by his name you shall swear.
So I would have younger widows marry, bear children, rule their households, and give the enemy no occasion to revile us.
David also took Ahino-am of Jezreel; and both of them became his wives.