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The Septuagint 2.20 · 2.20

No helper found for Adam

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καὶ ἐκάλεσεν Ἀδὰμ ὀνόματα πᾶσιν τοῖς κτήνεσιν καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς πετεινοῖς τοῦ οὐρανοῦ καὶ πᾶσι τοῖς θηρίοις τοῦ ἀγροῦ· τῷ τε Ἀδὰμ οὐχ εὑρέθη βοηθὸς ὅμοιος αὐτῷ.

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The naming complete, the search set up in v.18 comes up empty: among all the animals just named, none is βοηθὸς ὅμοιος αὐτῷ, "a helper like him" — like enough to be his match.

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