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Genesis 2:18

King James Version (KJV)

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Translations

Genesis 2:18 - Amplified Bible

Now the Lord God said, It is not good (sufficient, satisfactory) that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him.

Genesis 2:18 - American Standard Version

And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

Genesis 2:18 - Bible in Basic English

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

Genesis 2:18 - Darby Bible

And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.

Genesis 2:18 - English Standard Version

Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."

Genesis 2:18 - King James Version

And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

Genesis 2:18 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y el SEÑOR Dios dijo: No es bueno que el hombre esté solo; le haré una ayuda idònea.

Genesis 2:18 - The Message

God said, "It’s not good for the Man to be alone; I’ll make him a helper, a companion." So God formed from the dirt of the ground all the animals of the field and all the birds of the air. He brought them to the Man to see what he would name them. Whatever the Man called each living creature, that was its name. The Man named the cattle, named the birds of the air, named the wild animals; but he didn’t find a suitable companion.

Genesis 2:18 - New American Standard Bible

Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper (Lit {corresponding to}) suitable for him."

Genesis 2:18 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

Entonces el SEÑOR Dios dijo: "No es bueno que el hombre esté solo; le haré una ayuda adecuada."

Genesis 2:18 - World English Bible

Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

Genesis 2:18 - Young's Living Translation

And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.`

Genesis 2:18 - Additional Comments

This helper meets the needs of man in much the same way God does.

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