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)

¹⁵ The Lord God took the man and put him in the Garden of Eden^(A) to work it and take care of it.

¹⁹ Now the Lord God had formed out of the ground all the wild animals^(A) and all the birds in the sky.^(B) He brought them to the man to see what he would name them; and whatever the man called^(C) each living creature,^(D) that was its name. ²⁰ So the man gave names to all the livestock, the birds in the sky and all the wild animals.

But for Adam^[a] no suitable helper^(E) was found.