Genesis 2:7
5 And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
6 But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
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.
8 And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9 And out of the ground made the LORD God to grow every tree that is pleasant to the sight, and good for food; the tree of life also in the midst of the garden, and the tree of 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
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:45
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.
Read in contextJob 33:4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
Read in contextIsaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, thou art our father; we are the clay, and thou our potter; and we all are the work of thy hand.
Read in contextActs 17:25
Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
Read in context1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.
Read in contextJob 27:3
All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
Read in contextGenesis 3:19
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
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