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
Read Genesis 2:18 in the King James Version (KJV) and 6 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
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 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat:
17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die.
18 And the Lord God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.
19 And out of the ground the Lord God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.
20 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.
What Does Genesis 2:18 Mean?
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