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Adam Met Eve [01-14]
When Adam saw her, he said, “At last! This one is like me! Let her be called 'Woman,' for she was madefrom Man.” This is why a man leaves his father and mother and becomes one with his wife.
亚当看见了她，遂说:「啊！这才是我的骨中之骨，肉中之肉啊！她应称为『女人，』因为是从男人身上取出来的。」为此人应离开父母，与妻子结合，成为一体。
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Translation Notes:
- At last! - Adam's exclamation indicates that he had been waiting for something like the woman.
- like me - The woman was the same type of being as Adam, even though there were important differences between them.
- Woman - This word is the feminine form of the word for man.
- made from man - The woman was formed directly from Adam's own body.
- a man leaves - This is stated in the present tense to indicate what would become the normal situation in the future. Adam did not have a mother or father, but all other men would.
- becomes one - The husband and wife will share an intimate bond of unity and a commitment to one another that will surpass their relationships to anyone else.