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Genesis 2:18
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The LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
Then Yahweh God said, "it is not good that the man is alone. I will make for him a helper as his counterpart."
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."
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."
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."
Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Also the Lorde God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for him.
Then Yahweh God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
The Lord God said, "It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him."
Adonai , God, said, "It isn't good that the person should be alone. I will make for him a companion suitable for helping him."
And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.
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."
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."
Then the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper who is like him.
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for the man to live alone. I will make a suitable companion to help him."
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper corresponding to him.”
And Jehovah God said, It is not good, the man being alone. I will make a helper suited to him.
And the LORDE God sayde: It is not good yt ma shulde be alone. I wil make him an helpe, to beare him copany.
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him
And the Lord God sayde: It is not good yt the man should be alone, I wyll make hym an helpe lyke vnto hym.
And the LORD God said: 'It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.'
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone: I will make him an helpe meet for him.
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone, let us make for him a help suitable to him.
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
The LORD God also said, "It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper."
And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'
And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone: I will make him a help meet for him.
Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
And the LORD God said, "It is not good that man should be alone; I will make him a helper comparable to him."
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."
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good for man to be alone. I will make a helper that is right for him."
Then the Lord God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner."
And Yahweh God said, It is, not good, that the man should remain alone, - I will make for him a helper as his counterpart.
And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.
Then the LORD God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper fit for him."
And Yahweh God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make a matching helper for him.
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.
Then the LORD God said, "It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
good: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 3:12, Ruth 3:1, Proverbs 18:22, Ecclesiastes 4:9-12, 1 Corinthians 7:36
I will: Genesis 3:12, 1 Corinthians 11:7-12, 1 Timothy 2:11-13, 1 Peter 3:7
meet for him: Heb. as before him
Reciprocal: Genesis 2:20 - but Genesis 4:19 - two wives Psalms 115:12 - the house of Israel Ecclesiastes 4:8 - one Malachi 2:14 - thy companion Matthew 19:10 - General John 2:1 - a marriage 1 Corinthians 11:9 - the man 1 Timothy 2:13 - General
Cross-References
And God seiy alle thingis whiche he made, and tho weren ful goode. And the euentid and morwetid was maad, the sixte day.
Therfor the Lord God formede man of the sliym of erthe, and brethide in to his face the brething of lijf; and man was maad in to a lyuynge soule.
And the Lord God brouyte forth of the erthe ech tre fair in siyt, and swete to ete; also he brouyte forth the tre of lijf in the middis of paradis, and the tre of kunnyng of good and of yuel.
The name of the o ryuer is Fyson, thilke it is that cumpassith al the lond of Euilath, where gold cometh forth,
and the gold of that lond is the beste, and there is foundun delium, that is, a tree of spicerie, and the stoon onychyn;
and the name to the secounde ryuer is Gyon, thilke it is that cumpassith al the loond of Ethiopie;
And Adam seide, The womman which thou yauest felowe to me, yaf me of the tre, and Y eet.
Forsothe aftir that Ruth turnede ayen to hir modir in lawe, Ruth herde of hir, My douytir, Y schal seke reste to thee, and Y schal purueye that it be wel to thee.
He that fyndith a good womman, fyndith a good thing; and of the Lord he schal drawe vp myrthe. He that puttith a wey a good womman, puttith awei a good thing; but he that holdith auowtresse, is a fool and vnwijs.
And if ony man gessith hym silf to be seyn foule on his virgyn, that sche is ful woxun, and so it bihoueth to be doon, do sche that that sche wole; sche synneth not, if sche be weddid.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And the Lord God said,.... Not at the same time he gave the above direction and instruction to man, how to behave according to his will, but before that, even at the time of the formation of Adam and which he said either to him, or with himself: it was a purpose or determination in his own mind, and may be rendered, as it is by many, he "had said" b, on the sixth day, on which man was created,
[it is] not good that man should be alone; not pleasant and comfortable to himself, nor agreeable to his nature, being a social creature; nor useful to his species, not being able to propagate it; nor so much for the glory of his Creator:
I will made him an help meet for him; one to help him in all the affairs of life, not only for the propagation of his species, but to provide things useful and comfortable for him; to dress his food, and take care of the affairs of the family; one "like himself" c, in nature, temper, and disposition, in form and shape; or one "as before him" d, that would be pleasing to his sight, and with whom he might delightfully converse, and be in all respects agreeable to him, and entirely answerable to his case and circumstances, his wants and wishes.
b ××××ר "dixerat", Vatablus, Drusius, Junius & Tremellius, Piscator. c ×× ××× "simile sibi", V. L. Sam. Syr. d "Tanquam coram eo", Montanus.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
- XIII. The Naming of the Animals
Here manâs intellectual faculties proceed from the passive and receptive to the active and communicative stage. This advance is made in the review and designation of the various species of animals that frequent the land and skies.
A new and final need of man is stated in Genesis 2:18. The Creator himself, in whose image he was made, had revealed himself to him in language. This, among many other effects, awakened the social affection. This affection was the index of social capacity. The first step towards communication between kindred spirits was accomplished when Adam heard and understood spoken language. Beyond all this God knew what was in the man whom he had formed. And he expresses this in the words, âIt is not good for the man to be alone.â He is formed to be social, to hold converse, not only with his superior, but also with his equal. As yet he is but a unit, an individual. He needs a mate, with whom he may take sweet counsel. And the benevolent Creator resolves to supply this want. âI will make him a helpmeet for himâ - one who may not only reciprocate his feelings, but take an intelligent and appropriate part in his active pursuits.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Genesis 2:18. It is not good that the man should be alone — ×××× lebaddo; only himself. I will make him a help meet for him; ×¢×ר ×× ××× ezer kenegdo, a help, a counterpart of himself, one formed from him, and a perfect resemblance of his person. If the word be rendered scrupulously literally, it signifies one like, or as himself, standing opposite to or before him. And this implies that the woman was to be a perfect resemblance of the man, possessing neither inferiority nor superiority, but being in all things like and equal to himself. As man was made a social creature, it was not proper that he should be alone; for to be alone, i.e. without a matrimonial companion, was not good. Hence we find that celibacy in general is a thing that is not good, whether it be on the side of the man or of the woman. Men may, in opposition to the declaration of God, call this a state of excellence and a state of perfection; but let them remember that the word of God says the reverse.
