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בראשית · Bereshit · Genesis 2:20-3:21

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Genesis 2:20

And the man gave names to all cattle, and to the fowl of the air, and to every beast of the field; but for Adam there was not found a help meet for him.

What's bothering Rashi?

After the man names all the animals, the verse abruptly notes that 'for Adam there was not found a help meet.' Why does this remark appear right here, amid the naming of animals?

Look closely. What seems repeated, missing, out of order, or strange?