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then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground[a] and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.(A)

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  1. 2.7 In Heb the word for ground resembles the word for man

You turn us[a] back to dust
    and say, “Turn back, you mortals.”(A)

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  1. 90.3 Heb humankind

29 When you hide your face, they are dismayed;
    when you take away their breath, they die
    and return to their dust.(A)

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and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the breath[a] returns to God who gave it.(A)

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  1. 12.7 Or the spirit