^{18 Ref} And Jehovah God said, It is not good that the man should be alone; I will make him a help meet for him.

^{19 Ref} And out of the ground Jehovah God formed every beast of the field, and every bird of the heavens; and brought them unto the man to see what he would call them: and whatsoever the man called every living creature, that was the name thereof.

^{20 Ref} 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.

^{21 Ref} And Jehovah God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the man, and he slept; and he took one of his ribs, and closed up the flesh instead thereof:

^{22 Ref} and the rib, which Jehovah God had taken from the man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.

^{23 Ref} And the man 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.

^{24 Ref} Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.

^{25 Ref} And they were both naked, the man and his wife, and were not ashamed.