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Genesis 2:18 Interlinear

“said And the LORD God It is not good should be that the man alone I will make him an help meet ”

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Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙	H559	said	to say (used with great latitude)
2	יְהוָ֣ה	H3068	And the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
3	אֱלֹהִ֔ים	H430	God	gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
4	לֹא	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
5	ט֛וֹב	H2896	It is not good	good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
6	הֱי֥וֹת	H1961	should be	to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
7	הָֽאָדָ֖ם	H120	that the man	ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
8	לְבַדּ֑וֹ	H905		properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
9	אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ	H6213	alone I will make	to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
10	לּ֥וֹ	H0
11	עֵ֖זֶר	H5828	him an help meet	aid
12	כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃	H5048		a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before

Genesis 2:18 (current)said And the LORD God It is not good should be that the man alone I will make him an help meet