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Berean Standard Bible

“And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.”

Genesis 2:19

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God has just observed that it is not good for the man to be alone. Before providing a companion, He brings the animals he has made to the man to see what he will call them.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and He brought them to the man to see what he would name each one. And whatever the man called each living creature, that was its name.

World English Bible (WEB)

Out of the ground Yahweh 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.

King James Version (KJV)

And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And from the earth the Lord God made every beast of the field and every bird of the air, and took them to the man to see what names he would give them: and whatever name he gave to any living thing, that was its name.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Formó, pues, Jehová Dios de la tierra toda bestia del campo, y toda ave de los cielos, y trájolas á Adam, para que viese cómo les había de llamar; y todo lo que Adam llamó á los animales vivientes, ese es su nombre.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Dios el Señor formó, del polvo de la tierra, todos los animales del campo y todas las aves del cielo. Luego se los llevó al hombre para que este les pusiera nombre. Así que el hombre les puso a todos los animales el nombre con que se conocen en la actualidad. Pero entre todos esos animales no se encontró ninguno que le sirviera al hombre de pareja adecuada.

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