¹⁸Then^v Yahweh God said, “it is not good that the man^w is alone. I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.”^x ¹⁹And out of the ground Yahweh God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the sky,^y and he brought each to the man^z to see what he would call it. And whatever the man^a called that living creature was its name.

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Genesis 2:18: Then the LORD God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him.”

Footnotes

vOr “And”
w“The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
xLiterally “as his opposite”
yOr “the heavens”
z“The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
a“The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article

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ESVEnglish 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.” Now out of the ground the Lord God had formed every beast of the field and every bird of the heavens and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. And whatever the man called every living creature, that was its name.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

The Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”

Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.” The Lord God formed out of the ground every wild animal and every bird of the sky, and brought each to the man to see what he would call it. And whatever the man called a living creature, that was its name.

NLTNew Living Translation

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.” So the Lord God formed from the ground all the wild animals and all the birds of the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would call them, and the man chose a name for each one.

KJV 1900King 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. 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.

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