Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
Genesis 2:20 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 The man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every animal of the field, but for the man there was not found a helper as his partner. Plus de versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 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. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And Adam gave names to all the livestock and to the birds of the air and to every [wild] beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper meet (suitable, adapted, complementary) for him. American Standard Version (1901) And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him. Common English Bible The human named all the livestock, all the birds in the sky, and all the wild animals. But a helper perfect for him was nowhere to be found. Catholic Public Domain Version And Adam called each of the living things by their names: all the flying creatures of the air, and all the wild beasts of the land. Yet truly, for Adam, there was not found a helper similar to himself. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself. |
Then the Lord God said, “It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper as his partner.”
So the Lord God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; then he took one of his ribs and closed up its place with flesh.