And said] God inspired Adam to say so: or rather, God said so by Moses. For this cause] Genesis 2:24. Ephesians 5:31. shall eleave to his wife] The Greek word signifieth, to be glued unto; whereby is intended, that a strict bond between man and wife ties them so close together, as if they were glued one to the other. See Romans 12:9. 1 Corinthians 6:16-17. they twain shall be one flesh] 1 Corinthians 6:16. They which were two, became as it were one: and this word, flesh, is, by a figure, taken for the whole man, or the body, after the manner of the Hebrews.