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Genesis 2:18

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16 And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:

17 But 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.

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

19 And 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.

20 And 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.

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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.

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