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 2:18 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Genesis 2:1812 words
וַיֹּאמֶרwayōʾmerAnd say
יְהוָהyəhwāhLORD
אֱלֹהִיםʾĕlōhîmGod
לֹאlōʾNot
טוֹבṭwōvGood
הֱיוֹתhĕywōtExist
הָאָדָםhāʾādāmThe ruddy
לְבַדּוֹləvadwōTo separation
אֶעֱשֶׂהּʾeʿĕśehDo
לּוֹlwōTo
עֵזֶרʿēzerAid
כְּנֶגְדּוֹkənegədwōLike front
ℹWords read right to left. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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