20. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Genesis 2:20:1 ⧉וַיִּקְרָ֨אvayikra{And He} gave Genesis 2:20:2 ⧉הָֽאָדָ֜םhaadamthe man Genesis 2:20:3 ⧉שֵׁמ֗וֹתshemotnames Genesis 2:20:4 ⧉לְכָל־הַבְּהֵמָה֙lekholhabbehemato all the livestock Genesis 2:20:5 ⧉וּלְע֣וֹףuleofand to the birds of Genesis 2:20:6 ⧉הַשָּׁמַ֔יִםhashshamayimthe heavens Genesis 2:20:7 ⧉וּלְכֹ֖לulekholand to every Genesis 2:20:8 ⧉חַיַּ֣תkhaiyatbeast of Genesis 2:20:9 ⧉הַשָּׂדֶ֑הhassadethe field Genesis 2:20:10 ⧉וּלְאָדָ֕םuleadambut for Adam Genesis 2:20:11 ⧉לֹֽא־מָצָ֥אlomatsawas not found Genesis 2:20:12 ⧉עֵ֖זֶרezera helper Genesis 2:20:13 ⧉כְּנֶגְדּֽוֹ׃kenegdocorresponding to him |
20. Formal Translation And the man gave names to all the livestock, and to the birds of the heavens, and to every beast of the field, but for the man no helper corresponding to him was found. |
20. Dynamic Translation So the man named every kind of animal—livestock, birds in the sky, and all the wild creatures of the field. But for the man, no partner was found who truly corresponded to him. |