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.”
Genesis 2:18 in 7 translations
- KJVKing 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.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.
- ASVAmerican 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.
- DARBYDarby
- And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
- WEBThe 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.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And Jehovah God saith, 'Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper ; as his counterpart.'
- BPVBiblePics 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.
Context: Genesis 2
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.
About Genesis 2: Separation of Light and Darkness
God creates man and woman, and places them in a beautiful garden called Eden. He tells them they can eat from any tree in the garden except one tree. They were not supposed to eat from that tree.
Commentary
Genesis chapter 2 is the second chapter of the book of Genesis in the Bible. It is the second of five books of the Torah, and it is the first book of the Bible's Old Testament. In this chapter, God creates the world and all of its inhabitants.
The chapter begins with God resting on the seventh day after creating the world. He then creates man from the dust of the ground and breathes life into him. God then places man in the Garden of Eden and gives him instructions to tend to the garden and not to eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil.