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.
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Verse 23 is found in chapter 2 of Genesis. The creation of the woman completes the description of humanity in Eden. The account presents man and woman as related beings, intended to share a common life, and describes a relationship initially characterized by unity and innocence.
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Da sprach der Mensch: Das ist doch Bein von meinem Bein und Fleisch von meinem Fleisch; man wird sie Männin heißen, darum daß sie vom Manne genommen ist.
Y dijo Adam: Esto es ahora hueso de mis huesos, y carne de mi carne: ésta será llamada Varona, porque del varón fue tomada.
Entonces dijo Adán: «Ahora sí, esta es hueso de mis huesos y carne de mi carne. Será llamada mujer, porque del varón fue tomada».
Et l'homme dit: Voici cette fois celle qui est os de mes os et chair de ma chair! on l'appellera femme, parce qu'elle a été prise de l'homme.
E Adamo disse: A questa volta pure ecco osso delle mie ossa, e carne della mia carne; costei sarà chiamata femmina d’uomo, conciossiachè costei sia stata tolta dall’uomo.
E disse Adão: Esta é agora osso dos meus ossos, e carne da minha carne; esta será chamada mulher, porquanto do homem foi tomada.
那人說: 「這正是我骨中的骨, 肉中的肉, 可以稱她為女人, 因為她是從男人身上取出來的。」
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