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Genesis 2:7

And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Genesis 2:7 · King James Version

In other versions

  • And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

    ASV

  • And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.

    BBE

  • And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.

    DBY

  • Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

    WEB

  • And Jehovah God formeth the man -- dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.

    YLT

  • And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

    ENG

  • And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

    WBT

  • Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

    BSB

In context

5And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.

6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.

7And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.

9And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

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