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Genesis 2:20

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20And the manb gave namesc to every domesticated animal and to the birds of heavend and to all the wild animals.e But for the man there was not found a helper as his counterpart.f

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Footnotes

  1. b“The man” indicates the noun is singular and occurs with the definite article
  2. cLiterally “called names”
  3. dOr “the sky”
  4. eLiterally “animals of the earth/land”
  5. fLiterally “as his opposite”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

The man gave names to all livestock and to the birds of the heavens and to every beast of the field. But for Adam there was not found a helper fit for him.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.

But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the sky, and to every wild animal; but for the man no helper was found corresponding to him.

NLTNew Living Translation

He gave names to all the livestock, all the birds of the sky, and all the wild animals. But still there was no helper just right for him.

KJV 1900King James Version

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.