Oftentimes Bible translations render Genesis 2:23 along the lines of, “This is *now* bone of my bones...” But Adam actually used a word that means “finally” or “at last,” which says a mouthful not only about his attitude, but also about the ideal, godly attitude of every husband and wife.

Music Credit: J. S. Bach, “Wir eilen mit schwachen, doch emsigen Schritten,” aria from “Jesu, der du meine Seele,” BWV 78 (Leipzig, 1724).