¶ The Lord God also [a]made the man [b]of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his face breath of life, (A)and the man was a living soul.

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Footnotes

  1. Genesis 2:7 Or, formed.
  2. Genesis 2:7 He showeth whereof man’s body was created, to the intent that man should not glory in the excellency of his own nature.

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).