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Genesis 2:6-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
Genesis 2:6-8
New American Standard Bible 1995
6 But a [a]mist used to rise from the earth and water the whole [b]surface of the ground. 7 Then the Lord God formed man of (A)dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and (B)man became a living [c]being. 8 The Lord God planted a (C)garden toward the east, in Eden; and there He placed the man whom He had formed.
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- Genesis 2:6 Or flow
- Genesis 2:6 Lit face of
- Genesis 2:7 Lit soul
Genesis 2:6-8
New International Version
Genesis 2:6-8
New International Version
6 but streams[a] came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. 7 Then the Lord God formed(A) a man[b](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.
Footnotes
- Genesis 2:6 Or mist
- 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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