Genesis 2:6-8
New King James Version
6 but a mist went up from the earth and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the (A)dust of the ground, and (B)breathed into his (C)nostrils the breath of life; and (D)man became a living being.
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8 The Lord God planted (E)a garden (F)eastward in (G)Eden, and there He put the man whom He had formed.
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Genesis 2:6-8
King James Version
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
7 And the Lord God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
8 And the Lord God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
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Genesis 2:6-8
English Standard Version
6 and a mist[a] was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— 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.
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- Genesis 2:6 Or spring
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