Then the Lord God formed the man of (A)dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the (B)man became a living [a]person.

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  1. Genesis 2:7 Or soul

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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Footnotes

  1. 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).

19 By the sweat of your face
You shall eat bread,
Until you (A)return to the ground,
Because (B)from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return.”

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19 By the sweat of your brow(A)
    you will eat your food(B)
until you return to the ground,
    since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
    and to dust you will return.”(C)

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