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Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and man became a living being.

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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).

19 By the sweat of your face
    you will eat bread
until you return to the ground,
    because out of it you were taken;
for you are dust,
    and to dust you will return.”

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19 By the sweat of your brow(A)
    you will eat your food(B)
until you return to the ground,
    since from it you were taken;
for dust you are
    and to dust you will return.”(C)

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13 Like a father shows compassion to his children,
    so the Lord gives compassion to those who fear Him.
14 For He knows how we are formed;
    He remembers that we are dust.

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13 As a father has compassion(A) on his children,
    so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
14 for he knows how we are formed,(B)
    he remembers that we are dust.(C)

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20 All go to one place: All are from the dust and all return to dust.

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20 All go to the same place; all come from dust, and to dust all return.(A)

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Remember your Creator before the cord of silver is snapped,
    or the bowl of gold smashed,
or the jar by the spring broken
    or the wheel at the cistern crushed.
The dust returns to the earth where it was,
    and the spirit returns to God who gave it.

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Remember him—before the silver cord is severed,
    and the golden bowl is broken;
before the pitcher is shattered at the spring,
    and the wheel broken at the well,
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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