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Genesis 2:18-20

18And the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It isnot goodט֛וֹבTovH2896that the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120should beהֱי֥וֹתhe.YotH1961alone; I will makeאֶֽעֱשֶׂהּ־'e.'e.seh-H6213him an help meetעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828for him.

19And out of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָ֗הha.'a.da.MahH127the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335every beastחַיַּ֤תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶה֙ha.sa.DehH7704,and every fowlע֣וֹףofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;and broughtוַיָּבֵא֙vai.ya.Ve'H935themunto Adamהָ֣אָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120to seeלִרְא֖וֹתlir.'otH7200what he would callיִּקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121them: and whatsoever Adamהָֽאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120calledיִקְרָא־yik.ra'-H7121every livingחַיָּ֖הchai.YahH2416creatureנֶ֥פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,thatה֥וּאhu'H1931wasthe name thereofשְׁמֽוֹ׃she.MoH8034.

20And AdamH120gaveוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121namesשֵׁמ֗וֹתshe.MotH8034to all cattleהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929,and to the fowlוּלְע֣וֹףu.le.'ofH5775of the airהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and to every beastחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֑הha.sa.DehH7704;but for AdamH120there was not foundמָצָ֥אma.Tza'H4672an help meetעֵ֖זֶר'E.zerH5828for him.

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