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Genesis 2:7-9
New American Standard Bible
Genesis 2:7-9
New American Standard Bible
7 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. 8 The Lord God planted a (C)garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed. 9 Out of the ground the Lord God caused (D)every tree to grow that is pleasing to the sight and good for food; (E)the tree of life was also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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- Genesis 2:7 Or soul
Genesis 2:7-9
New International Version
Genesis 2:7-9
New International Version
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)
8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;(H) and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees(I) that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life(J) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.(K)
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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).
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