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).

29 When you hide your face,
they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
they die and return to the dust.(A)
30 When you send your breath,[a]
they are created,(B)
and you renew the surface of the ground.(C)

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  1. 104:30 Or Spirit

29 When you hide your face,(A)
    they are terrified;
when you take away their breath,
    they die and return to the dust.(B)
30 When you send your Spirit,(C)
    they are created,
    and you renew the face of the ground.

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