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Genesis 2:18
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.”
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Genesis 2:18 Context
15And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it. 16And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. 18And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. 19And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof. 20And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him. 21And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof;
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¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him
- Basic English Bible
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
- Darby Bible
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a help meet for him.
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- World English Bible
And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the LORD God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him
- Basic English Bible
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
- Darby Bible
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a help meet for him.
- Webster's Bible
Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
- World English Bible
And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'
- Youngs Literal Bible
And the LORD God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
Bible commentary
Wesley's Notes for Genesis 2:18
2:18-20 It is not good that man - This man, should be alone - Though there was an upper world of angels, and a lower world of brutes, yet there being none of the same rank of beings with himself, he might be truly said to be alone. And every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air God brought to Adam - Either by the ministry of angels, or by a special instinct that he might name them, and so might give a proof of his knowledge, the names he gave them being expressive of their inmost natures.
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