Genesis 2:18 — Bible Verse (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.”

Genesis 2:18 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Genesis 2:18 in 7 Bible Translations

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Genesis 2:18 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Yahweh God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make him a helper comparable to him.””

Genesis 2:18 — World English Bible

Genesis 2:18 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.”

Genesis 2:18 — American Standard Version

Genesis 2:18 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper--as his counterpart.'”

Genesis 2:18 — Young's Literal Translation

Genesis 2:18 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And Jehovah Elohim said, It is not good that Man should be alone; I will make him a helpmate, his like.”

Genesis 2:18 — Darby Translation

Genesis 2:18 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Also the Lord God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for him.”

Genesis 2:18 — Geneva Bible

Genesis 2:18 LS — The Living Sword (2024)

“And the Lord God said: "It is not good for the human to be alone; I will make a helper corresponding to him."”

Genesis 2:18 — The Living Sword

Genesis 2:18 in Context — Genesis 2

16 Y mandó Jehová Dios al hombre, diciendo: De todo árbol del huerto comerás;

17 Mas del árbol de ciencia del bien y del mal no comerás de él; porque el día que de él comieres, morirás.

18 Y dijo Jehová Dios: No es bueno que el hombre esté solo; haréle ayuda idónea para él.

19 Formó, pues, Jehová Dios de la tierra toda bestia del campo, y toda ave de los cielos, y trájolas á Adam, para que viese cómo les había de llamar; y todo lo que Adam llamó á los animales vivientes, ese es su nombre.

20 Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todo animal del campo: mas para Adam no halló ayuda que [estuviese] idónea para él.

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What Does Genesis 2:18 Mean?

Genesis 2:18 is a verse from the Book of Genesis, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Genesis chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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