Hebrew/Genesis 2:18
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The first "not good" in the Bible, in which God announces His glorious and gracious intention to create for Adam a "helper suitable", the woman, Eve.
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In Context
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The Text
Hebrew Text
ויאמר יהוה אלהים לא טוב היות האדם לבדו אעשה לו עזר כנגדו׃
Septuagint (Greek translation)
και ειπεν κυριος ο θεος ου καλον ειναι τον ανθρωπον μονον ποιησωμεν αυτω βοηθον κατ' αυτον
Key Words and Phrases
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Interpretation
This passage causes no end of consternation for egalitarians wishing to deny any pre-fall distinction between man and woman in their God-ordained roles, because (as Paul echoes in the New Testament - 1 Corinthians 11:8) the woman is created "for him".
