Study it in the app“And the man gave names to all the livestock and to the birds of the sky and to every animal of the field; but for Adam there was not found a helper corresponding to him.”
God sees the man is alone and makes someone who fits himDating and Marriage
Andוַthe manהָאָדָםgaveיִּקְרָאnamesשֵׁמוֹתto allלְכָלthe livestockהַבְּהֵמָהand to the birdsוּלְעוֹףof the skyהַשָּׁמַיִםand to everyוּלְכֹלanimalחַיַּתof the field;הַשָּׂדֶהbut for Adamוּלְאָדָםthere was notלֹאfoundמָצָאa helperעֵזֶרcorresponding to him.כְּנֶגְדּוֹ
Adam
Adam, the first man.
Where else “adam” appearsname
To give someone a name.
Where else “yikra” appearsname
The word by which a person, place or thing is called and recognized.
Where else “shemot” appearslivestock
A four-legged animal, above all farm animals.
Where else “behema” appearsbird
The animals with wings and feathers that fly through the sky: doves, eagles, ravens.
Where else “of” appearssky
The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.
Where else “shamayim” appearsbeast
Literally "living thing": a creature, especially a wild one.
Where else “chayat” appearsfield
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sade” appearsfind
To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.
Where else “matsa” appearshelper, help
Help, aid; one who helps. It does not imply inferiority: the same word is often used for God as the helper of his people (Psalm 33:20; 121:1-2).
Where else “ezer” appearscounterpart
What stands opposite another and matches it: a fitting helper.
Where else “negd” appears19And YHWH Elohim formed from the ground every animal of the field and every bird of the sky, and brought them to the man to see what he would call them; and whatever the man called it, as a living being, that was its name.
20 · This verse (above)
21And YHWH Elohim caused a deep sleep to fall on the man, and he slept; and he took one of his sides and closed up the flesh in its place.
1. What it says
How did YHWH Elohim form the man, and what did he give him so that he became a living being (v. 7)?
2. What it means
Why does YHWH Elohim say it is not good for the man to be alone (v. 18)?
3. How I live it
What friendship or relationship can you care for this week so you do not walk alone?
