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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

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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  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).

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

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  1. 90.3 Heb humankind

You turn people back to dust,
    saying, “Return to dust, you mortals.”(A)

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

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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

and the dust returns(A) to the ground it came from,
    and the spirit returns to God(B) who gave it.(C)

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