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Genesis 2:7-9
English Standard Version
Genesis 2:7-9
English Standard Version
7 then the Lord God formed the man of (A)dust from the ground and (B)breathed into his (C)nostrils the breath of life, and (D)the man became a living creature. 8 And the Lord God planted a (E)garden in Eden, in the east, and there he put the man whom he had formed. 9 And out of the ground the Lord God made to spring up every tree that is pleasant to the sight and good for food. (F)The tree of life was in the midst of the garden, (G)and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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Genesis 2:7-9
New International Version
Genesis 2:7-9
New International Version
7 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)
8 Now the Lord God had planted a garden in the east, in Eden;(H) and there he put the man he had formed. 9 The Lord God made all kinds of trees grow out of the ground—trees(I) that were pleasing to the eye and good for food. In the middle of the garden were the tree of life(J) and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.(K)
Footnotes
- 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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