Genesis 2:18

Adonai God said, “It is not good for the man to be alone. + 2:18 This is the first time God has identified something lo-tov ·not good·, everything else God made was declared tov ·good·, even the tree of knowledge. What does this unique statement “not good” tell us? I will make him a help-mate suitable for him.”

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In The King James 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.

In Context

17but you shall not eat of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day + 2:17 This is an example of yom being used as an indefinite day in the future. What type of death was God making reference to? that you eat of it, you will surely have death.”

19Out of the ground Adonai God formed every animal of the field, and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them. Whatever the man called every living creature became its name. + 2:19 God invites Adam to create in a similar fashion as God did; Adam is allowed to declare for each animal a unique name, the name identifies an essential character of each animal. (S:3)

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Cross References

Genesis 3:12The man said, “The woman whom you gave to be with me, she gave me fruit from the tree, and I ate it.”

Proverbs 18:22Whoever finds a wife finds a good thing, 2 and obtains favor of Adonai. 1

Matthew Henry on Genesis 2:17-18

The Tree of Knowledge Prohibited. ( b. c. 4004.) 16 And the Lord God commanded the man, saying, Of every tree of the garden thou mayest freely eat: 17 But of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it: for in the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt surely die. Observe here, I. God's authority over man, as a creature that had reason and freedom of will. The Lord God commanded the man, who stood now as a public person, the father and representative of all mankind, to receive law, as he… Read the whole commentary →

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