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Genesis 2:5-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
Genesis 2:5-7
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 No bushes that grow in the field were yet on the earth,[a] and no plants of the field had yet sprung up, since the Lord God had not yet caused it to rain on the earth. There was not yet a man to till the soil, 6 but water[b] came up from the earth and watered the entire surface of the ground.
7 The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground[c] and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
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- Genesis 2:5 Literally every bush of the field was not yet on the earth. This wording seems to refer to the time before the creation of plants on day 3, but the context of chapter 2 seems to be the preparation of the Garden of Eden as a special home for man and woman. Some commentators suggest that this verse refers only to the area of the Garden of Eden, which had been left unfinished, but the wide term on the earth does not seem to be a natural way to say this, so this may be a reference back to day 3.
- Genesis 2:6 A rare word (ed) is used. It may refer to springs or, less likely, to mist. Genesis 2:10 refers to the presence of rivers.
- Genesis 2:7 Literally as dust from the ground. This means man is still dust and will return to dust.
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