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Genesis 2:7
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Genesis 2:7
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7 (A) The Lord God took some soil from the ground and made a man.[a] God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.
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- 2.7 man: In Hebrew “man” comes from the same word as “ground.”
Genesis 2:7
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Genesis 2:7
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7 Then the Lord God formed(A) a man[a](B) from the dust(C) of the ground(D) and breathed into his nostrils the breath(E) of life,(F) and the man became a living being.(G)
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- Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20).
Genesis 2:21
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Genesis 2:21
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21 So the Lord God made him fall into a deep sleep, and he took out one of the man's ribs. Then after closing the man's side,
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Genesis 2:21
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Genesis 2:21
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21 So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep;(A) and while he was sleeping, he took one of the man’s ribs[a] and then closed up the place with flesh.
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- Genesis 2:21 Or took part of the man’s side
Genesis 2:22
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Genesis 2:22
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Genesis 2:22
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Genesis 2:22
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22 Then the Lord God made a woman from the rib[a](A) he had taken out of the man, and he brought her to the man.
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- Genesis 2:22 Or part
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