23 Then the man said,

“This at last is (A)bone of my bones
    and flesh of my flesh;
she shall be called Woman,
    because she was (B)taken out of Man.”[a]

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  1. Genesis 2:23 The Hebrew words for woman (ishshah) and man (ish) sound alike

23 Then the man said,

(A)At last this is bone of my bones,
And flesh of my flesh;
[a]She shall be called [b]‘woman,’
Because [c]she was taken out of [d]man.”

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  1. Genesis 2:23 Lit This one
  2. Genesis 2:23 Heb ishshah
  3. Genesis 2:23 Lit This one
  4. Genesis 2:23 Heb ish