Genesis 2:18
16 And the LORD God commanded him, “You may eat freely from every tree of the garden,
17 but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
20 The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
- 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.
- WEB
- The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
- ASV
- And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
- BLB
- And YHWH God said, “[It is] not good [for] the man to be alone; I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.”
- ÅB
- Og Gud Herren sa: Det er ikke godt at mennesket er alene; jeg vil gjøre ham en medhjelp som er hans like.
- OTB
- Herren Gud sa: "Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene. Jeg vil lage en ledsager som passer for ham."
- B1930
- Og Gud Herren sa: Det er ikke godt at mennesket er alene; jeg vil gjøre ham en medhjelp som er hans like.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 4:9–12
Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor.
Read in contextProverbs 18:22
He who finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.
Read in context1 Peter 3:7
Husbands, in the same way, treat your wives with consideration as a delicate vessel, and with honor as fellow heirs of the gracious gift of life, so that your prayers will not be hindered.
Read in context1 Corinthians 11:7–12
A man ought not to cover his head, since he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of man.
Read in contextRuth 3:1
One day Ruth’s mother-in-law Naomi said to her, “My daughter, should I not seek a resting place for you, that it may be well with you?
Read in context1 Timothy 2:11–13
A woman must learn in quietness and full submissiveness.
Read in contextGenesis 3:12
And the man answered, “The woman whom You gave me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”
Read in contextGenesis 1:31
And God looked upon all that He had made, and indeed, it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning—the sixth day.
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