Genesis 2:18
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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.”
In other translations
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.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהִים'elohimGodH430לֹא־lo'-notH3808טוֹבtov[is] goodH2896הֱיוֹתheyotto beH1961הָאָדָםha'adamthe manH120לְבַדּוֹlevadoto only himH905אֶעֱשֶׂהּ־'e'eseh-I will makeH6213לּוֹlofor <the> himעֵזֶר'ezera helperH5828כְּנֶגְדּוֹ׃kenegdolike before himH5048
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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