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Genesis 2:7
Good News Translation

7 (A)Then the Lord God took some soil from the ground and formed a man[a] out of it; he breathed life-giving breath into his nostrils and the man began to live.

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  1. Genesis 2:7 The Hebrew words for “man” and “ground” have similar sounds.
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Genesis 2:7
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)

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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).
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