Genesis 2:18
The LORD God also said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make for him a suitable helper.”
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ASV
And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.
KJV
And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | vai.Yo.mer | and he said | H559 → |
| יְהוָ֣ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| אֱלֹהִ֔ים | 'E.lo.Him | God | H430 → |
| לֹא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| ט֛וֹב | Tov | [is] good | H2896 → |
| הֱי֥וֹת | he.Yot | to be | H1961 → |
| הָֽאָדָ֖ם | ha.'a.Dam | the man | H120 → |
| לְבַדּ֑וֹ | le.va.Do | to only him | H905 → |
| אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־ | 'e.'e.seh- | I will make | H6213 → |
| לּ֥וֹ | lo | for <the> him | |
| עֵ֖זֶר | 'E.zer | a helper | H5828 → |
| כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ | ke.neg.Do | like before him | H5048 → |
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