King James Version
Genesis 2:18 in the King James Version says “And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as ...” — study this verse from Genesis chapter 2 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him”
Genesis 2:18 · KJV
And the LORD God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: thou: Heb. eating thou shalt eat
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. thou shalt surely: Heb. dying thou shalt die
And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet: Heb. as before him
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. Adam: or, the man
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. gave: Heb. called
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“And the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
“God”
H430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
“It is not good”
H2896good (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
“should be”
H1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
“that the man”
H120ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with preposit
“alone I will make”
H6213to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
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