Genesis 2:7
5 Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted; for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.
6 But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.
Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
8 And the LORD God planted a garden in Eden, in the east, where He placed the man He had formed.
9 Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.
- KJV
- 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.
- WEB
- The LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- ASV
- And Jehovah God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
- DARBY
- And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.
- BLB
- And YHWH God formed the man [from] dust of the ground, and He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.
- ÅB
- Og Gud Herren dannet mennesket av jordens muld og blåste livets ånde i hans nese; og mennesket ble til en levende sjel.
- OTB
- Da formet Herren Gud en mann av støvet fra marken og blåste livets pust inn i hans nesebor, og mannen ble en levende sjel.
- B1930
- Og Gud Herren dannet mennesket av jordens muld og blåste livets ånde i hans nese; og mennesket blev til en levende sjel.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Ecclesiastes 12:7
before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:45
So it is written: “The first man Adam became a living being;” the last Adam a life-giving spirit.
Read in contextJob 33:4
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Read in contextIsaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
Read in contextActs 17:25
Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man was of the dust of the earth, the second man from heaven.
Read in contextJob 27:3
as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
Read in contextGenesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat your bread, until you return to the ground— because out of it were you taken. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return.”
Read in context