17. except the one that has the power to let you know the difference between right and wrong. If you eat any fruit from that tree, you will die before the day is over!”
18. The Lord God said, “It isn't good for the man to live alone. I need to make a suitable partner for him.”
19-20. So the Lord took some soil and made animals and birds. He brought them to the man to see what names he would give each of them. Then the man named the tame animals and the birds and the wild animals. That's how they got their names.None of these was the right kind of partner for the man.