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Berean Standard Bible

“The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.”

Genesis 2:20

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God has brought the animals to the man to see what he would call them. Naming shows the man's role in ordering and caring for creation, and it sets up the discovery that something is still missing.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The man gave names to all the livestock, to the birds of the air, and to every beast of the field. But for Adam no suitable helper was found.

World English Bible (WEB)

The man gave names to all livestock, and to the birds of the sky, and to every animal of the field; but for man there was not found a helper comparable to him.

King James Version (KJV)

And Adam gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found an help meet for him.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but for man there was not found a help meet for him.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the man gave names to all cattle and to the birds of the air and to every beast of the field; but Adam had no one like himself as a help.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y puso Adam nombres á toda bestia y ave de los cielos y á todo animal del campo: mas para Adam no halló ayuda que estuviese idónea para él.

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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