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The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.” New Living Translation “At last!” the man exclaimed.
Future Israelites and others would use the phrase "bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh" to describe close family relationships. For Adam, it was also literally true. This "woman," as he would call her, was unlike any of the animals Adam had seen in God's creation.
23 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. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh. Read full chapter.
Thus bone of my bones means “my very own self,” while flesh of my flesh adds the more tender and gentle qualities. She shall be called Woman (Ishah), because she was taken out of Man (Ish). —Adam, who knew that he was an Ish (see Excursus at end of this book), called the woman a “female Ish.”
“This is now bone of my bones, And flesh of my flesh; She shall be called Woman, Because she was taken out of Man.” 24 For this reason a man shall leave his father and his mother, and be joined to his wife; and they shall become one flesh. 25 And the man and his wife were both naked and were not ashamed. NASB ©1995
2 de dic. de 2022 · 23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, Woman: Heb. Isha because she was taken out of Man. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
23 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. 24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.
