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Genesis 2:18 — King James Version← Study notes

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 2:18Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Genesis 2:1812 words
HebrewMeaning
וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר֙wayōʾmer
and he saidconjH559
appoint · avouch · bid · boast self ···
יְהוָ֣הyəhwāh
YahwehnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
אֱלֹהִ֔יםʾĕlōhiym
GodnounH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
ט֛וֹבṭwōb
is goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
הֱי֥וֹתhĕywōt
to beverbH1961
altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···
הָֽ/אָדָ֖םhāʾādām
the manparticleH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
לְ/בַדּ֑/וֹləbadwō
to only himpronH905
apart · bar · besides · branch ···
אֶֽעֱשֶׂהּʾeʿĕśeh
I will makeverbH6213
advance · appoint · apt · be at ···
לּ֥/וֹlwō
pron
עֵ֖זֶרʿēzer
a helpernounH5828
כְּ/נֶגְדּֽ/וֹkənegədwō
like before himpronH5048
against · aloof · far · from ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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Elena PetrovaNote2mo ago
Not Good to Be Alone
This verse wrecks me every time because I'm thirty-four, single, and I've made peace with that. But this passage suggests something deeper than romantic partnership - it's about the human need for com...
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