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Genesis 2:18
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KJ21
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper meet for 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.
AMP
Now the Lord God said, “It is not good (beneficial) for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper [one who balances him—a counterpart who is] suitable and complementary for him.”
AMPC
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.
BRG
¶ And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
CSB
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”
CSBA
Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.’
CEB
Then the Lord God said, “It’s not good that the human is alone. I will make him a helper that is perfect for him.”
CJB
Adonai, God, said, “It isn’t good that the person should be alone. I will make for him a companion suitable for helping him.”
CEV
The Lord God said, “It isn't good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable partner for him.”
DARBY
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
DRA
And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.
ERV
Then the Lord God said, “I see that it is not good for the man to be alone. I will make the companion he needs, one just right for him.”
EASY
Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.’
EHV
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is a suitable partner for him.”
ESV
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
ESVUK
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
EXB
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper [C in the sense of a partner or ally; the word does not imply subordinate status; see Ps. 79:9] who ·is right for [is suitable for; corresponds with] him.”
GNV
Also the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I will make him an help meet for him.
GW
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.”
GNT
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable companion to help him.”
HCSB
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper as his complement.”
ICB
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.”
ISV
Later, the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make the woman to be an authority corresponding to him.”
JUB
¶ And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
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.
AKJV
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
LSB
Then Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
LEB
Then Yahweh God said, “it is not good that the man is alone. I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.”
TLB
And the Lord God said, “It isn’t good for man to be alone; I will make a companion for him, a helper suited to his needs.”
MSG
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.
MEV
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
NOG
Then Yahweh Elohim said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.”
NABRE
The Lord God said: It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suited to him.
NASB
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
NASB1995
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.”
NCB
And the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I wish to make another creature who will be like him.”
NCV
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is right for him.”
NET
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him.”
NIRV
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
NIV
The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
NIVUK
The Lord God said, ‘It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.’
NKJV
And the Lord God said, “It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
NLV
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper that is right for him.”
NLT
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is just right for him.”
NRSVA
Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’
NRSVACE
Then the Lord God said, ‘It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.’
NRSVCE
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
NRSVUE
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
OJB
And Hashem Elohim said, It is not tov that the adam should be alone; I will make him an ezer (a helper) suitable for him.
RGT
Also the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone. I will make a perfect mate for him.”
RSV
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
RSVCE
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”
TLV
Then Adonai Elohim said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. Let Me make a well-matched helper for him.”
VOICE
It is not good for the man to be alone, so I will create a companion for him, a perfectly suited partner.
WEB
Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.”
WYC
And the Lord God said, It is not good that a man be alone; make we to him an helper like to himself (let us make for him a helper like himself).
YLT
And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'
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