Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground(A) and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils,(B) and the man became a living being.(C)

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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).

17 “Understand that I am bringing a flood—floodwaters on the earth(A) to destroy every creature under heaven with the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.

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17 I am going to bring floodwaters(A) on the earth to destroy all life under the heavens, every creature that has the breath of life in it. Everything on earth will perish.(B)

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15 Two of every creature that has the breath of life in it came to Noah and entered the ark.

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15 Pairs of all creatures that have the breath of life in them came to Noah and entered the ark.(A)

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22 Everything with the breath of the spirit of life in its nostrils(A)—everything on dry land died.

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22 Everything on dry land that had the breath of life(A) in its nostrils died.

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This is what the Lord God says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will live.(A)

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This is what the Sovereign Lord says to these bones: I will make breath[a] enter you, and you will come to life.(A)

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Footnotes

  1. Ezekiel 37:5 The Hebrew for this word can also mean wind or spirit (see verses 6-14).