6 You made Adam, and gave him Eve his wife for a helper and support. From them came the seed of men. You said, it is not good that the man should be alone. Let’s make him a helper like him. (WEB) 7 And now, O Lord, I take not this my sister for lust, but in truth. Command that I may find mercy and grow old with her.” (WEB)
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