18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him an help meet for him. meet…: Heb. as before him19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the field, and every fowl of the air; and brought them to Adam to see what he would call them: and whatever Adam called every living creature, that was its name. Adam: or, the man20 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 an help meet for him. gave: Heb. called21 And the LORD God caused a deep sleep to fall upon Adam, and he slept: and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh in its place;22 And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, he made a woman, and brought her to the man. made: Heb. builded23 And Adam said, This is now bone of my bones, and flesh of my flesh: she shall be called Woman, because she was taken out of Man. Woman: Heb. IshaMan: Heb. Ish24 Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave to his wife: and they shall be one flesh.