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Genesis 2:7
Contemporary English Version
Genesis 2:7
Contemporary English Version
7 (A) The Lord God took some soil from the ground and made a man.[a] God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.
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- 2.7 man: In Hebrew “man” comes from the same word as “ground.”
Genesis 2:7
New International Version
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)
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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