For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
The 1611 reading
For this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue to his wife,
KJV dictionary & concordance
Sense 1: A reason, ground, matter in dispute, or judicial case. Sense 2: As a verb, to make something happen.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 7:4
Complete exact-word concordance
For this cause shall a man leave his father and mother, and cleave to his wife;
For this cause shall a man leaue his father and mother, and cleaue to his wife,
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the son; and children shall rise up against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
Now the brother shall betray the brother to death, and the father the sonne: and children shall rise vp against their parents, and shall cause them to be put to death.
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