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Genesis 2:18-20

18The LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430also saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It isnotלֹא־lo'-H3808goodט֛וֹבTovH2896for the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to beהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961aloneלְבַדּ֑וֹle.va.DoH905.I will makeאֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־'e.'e.seh-H6213for hima suitableכְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ke.neg.DoH5048helperעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828.”

19And out ofמִן־min-H4480the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335everyכָּל־kol-H3605beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853and everyכָּל־kol-H3605birdע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and He broughtוַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'H935themtoאֶל־'El-H413the manהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120to seeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200whatמַה־mah-H4100he would nameיִּקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121each oneוְכֹל֩ve.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834.And whatever the manהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121each livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,thatה֥וּאhu'H1931wasits nameשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

20The manהָֽאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the livestockהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,to the birdsוּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to everyוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704.But for Adamוּלְאָדָ֕םu.le.'a.DamH121noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808suitableכְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃ke.neg.DoH5048helperעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828was foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672.

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