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18 And the Lord God said: It is not good for man to be alone: let us make him a help like unto himself.
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The LORD God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper suitable for him.”
19 And the Lord God having formed out of the ground all the beasts of the earth, and all the fowls of the air, brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: for whatsoever Adam called any living creature the same is its name.
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Now the LORD God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals and all the birds in the sky. He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.
20 And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.
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So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.
21 Then the Lord God cast a deep sleep upon Adam: and when he was fast asleep, he took one of his ribs, and filled up flesh for it.
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So the LORD God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep; and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs and then closed up the place with flesh.
22 And the Lord God built the rib which he took from Adam into a woman: and brought her to Adam.
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Then the LORD God made a woman from the rib he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
23 And Adam said: This now is bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called woman, because she was taken out of man.
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The man said, “This is now bone of my bones and flesh of my flesh; she shall be called ‘woman,’ for she was taken out of man.”
24 Wherefore a man shall leave father and mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be two in one flesh.
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That is why a man leaves his father and mother and is united to his wife, and they become one flesh.
25 And they were both naked: to wit, Adam and his wife: and were not ashamed.
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Adam and his wife were both naked, and they felt no shame.
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