Verse 18

And the LORD God said, It is not good for the man to be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him.

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Herren Gud sa: 'Det er ikke godt for mennesket å være alene. Jeg skal lage en hjelper som passer til ham.'

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Og Herren Gud sa: Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene; jeg vil gjøre ham en hjelper som passer for ham.

• Norsk King James

  Og HERREN Gud sa: Det er ikke godt for mennesket å være alene; jeg vil lage en hjelp for ham.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Herren Gud sa: Det er ikke godt at mennesket er alene; jeg vil lage en hjelper som passer for ham.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Herren Gud sa: «Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene. Jeg vil lage en hjelper som passer for ham.»

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Og Herren Gud sa, «Det er ikke godt at mannen er alene; jeg vil lage en hjelper som passer til ham.»

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Og HERRENS Gud sa: 'Det er ikke godt for mennesket å være alene; jeg skal lage en likeverdig hjelper for ham.'

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Og Herren Gud sa, «Det er ikke godt at mannen er alene; jeg vil lage en hjelper som passer til ham.»

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Og Herren Gud sa: «Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene. Jeg vil gjøre ham en hjelper som er hans like.»

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the LORD God said, 'It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a helper who is suitable for him.'

• biblecontext

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• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Herren Gud sa: «Det er ikke godt for mennesket å være alene. Jeg vil lage en helper som passer for ham.»

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Og Gud Herren sagde: Det er ikke godt, at Mennesket er for sig alene; jeg vil gjøre ham en Hjælp, som skal være hos ham.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Og Herren Gud sa: Det er ikke godt at mannen er alene; jeg vil skape en hjelper som passer for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Herren Gud sa: "Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene; jeg vil lage en hjelper som passer for ham."

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Og Herren Gud sa: 'Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene, jeg vil lage en hjelper som er hans like.'

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Og Herren Gud sa: Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene; jeg vil lage en hjelper som passer for ham.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Og Herren Gud sa: Det er ikke godt for mannen å være alene: jeg vil lage en hjelper som passer for ham.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  And the LORde God sayd: it is not good that man shulde be alone I will make hym an helper to beare him company:

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And the LORDE God sayde: It is not good yt ma shulde be alone. I wil make him an helpe, to beare him copany.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Also the Lorde God saide, It is not good that the man should be himself alone: I wil make him an helpe meete for him.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And the Lord God sayde: It is not good yt the man should be alone, I wyll make hym an helpe lyke vnto hym.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ And the LORD God said, [It is] not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Jehovah God saith, `Not good for the man to be alone, I do make to him an helper -- as his counterpart.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And the Lord God said, It is not good for the man to be by himself: I will make one like himself as a help to him

• World English Bible (2000)

  Yahweh God said, "It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a helper suitable for him."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The LORD God said,“It is not good for the man to be alone. I will make a companion for him who corresponds to him.”

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 4:9-9 : 9 Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their labor. 10 For if they fall, one will lift up his fellow; but woe to him who is alone when he falls, for he has not another to help him up. 11 Again, if two lie together, then they have heat; but how can one be warm alone? 12 And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
• 1 Cor 11:7-9 : 7 For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, because he is the image and glory of God; but the woman is the glory of the man. 8 For the man is not from the woman, but the woman from the man. 9 Nor was the man created for the woman, but the woman for the man. 10 For this reason the woman ought to have authority on her head, because of the angels. 11 Nevertheless, neither is the man without the woman, nor the woman without the man, in the Lord. 12 For as the woman is from the man, even so the man is also by the woman; but all things are from God.
• 1 Pet 3:7 : 7 In the same way, you husbands, live with them with understanding, giving honor to the wife as to the weaker vessel, and as being heirs together of the grace of life, that your prayers may not be hindered.
• Gen 3:12 : 12 And the man said, The woman whom You gave to be with me, she gave me of the tree, and I ate.
• Gen 1:31 : 31 And God saw everything that He had made, and they were very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day.
• 1 Tim 2:11-13 : 11 Let a woman learn in silence with all submission. 12 But I do not permit a woman to teach or to exercise authority over a man, but to be silent. 13 For Adam was formed first, then Eve.
• 1 Cor 7:36 : 36 But if any man thinks he is behaving improperly toward his virgin, if she is past the flower of youth, and thus it must be, let him do what he will. He does not sin; let them marry.
• Ruth 3:1 : 1 Then Naomi her mother-in-law said to her, My daughter, shall I not seek rest for you, that it may be well with you?
• Prov 18:22 : 22 Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing and obtains favor from the LORD.