Genesis 2:20

ASV Bible

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.

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Genesis 2:20 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

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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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 2:20 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 2:20 in DRB →

And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 2:20 in DBT →

And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 2:20 in ERV →

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

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 2:20 in WBT →

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

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 2:20 in 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 suitable for him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 2:20 in YLT →

And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper — as his counterpart.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 2:20 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 2:20 in WNT →

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Genesis 2:20 in Bible Translations

American Standard Version (ASV)

Primary

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.

King James Bible (KJV)Read Genesis 2:20 in 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.

Douay Rheims Bible (DRB)Read Genesis 2:20 in DRB →

And Adam called all the beasts by their names, and all the fowls of the air, and all the cattle of the field: but for Adam there was not found a helper like himself.

Darby Bible Translation (DBT)Read Genesis 2:20 in DBT →

And Man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; but as for Adam, he found no helpmate, his like.

English Revised Version (ERV)Read Genesis 2:20 in ERV →

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

Webster Bible Translation (WBT)Read Genesis 2:20 in WBT →

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

World English Bible (WEB)Read Genesis 2:20 in 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 suitable for him.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)Read Genesis 2:20 in YLT →

And the man calleth names to all the cattle, and to fowl of the heavens, and to every beast of the field; and to man hath not been found an helper — as his counterpart.

American King James Version (AKJV)Read Genesis 2:20 in AKJV →

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.

Weymouth New Testament (WNT)Read Genesis 2:20 in WNT →

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Read Genesis 2:20 in Other Translations

KJV DRB DBT ERV WBT WEB YLT AKJV WNT

About Bible Translations

Different translations use various approaches: formal equivalence (word-for-word), dynamic equivalence (thought-for-thought), and paraphrase. Each has strengths for different study purposes.

Learn about translation methods →King James Version →American Standard Version →