Parallel Verses
NET Bible
The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.
New American Standard Bible
Then the Lord God formed man of
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground
International Standard Version
So the LORD God formed the man from the dust of the ground, breathed life into his lungs, and the man became a living being.
A Conservative Version
And 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.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
then the Lord God
Bible in Basic English
And the Lord God made man from the dust of the earth, breathing into him the breath of life: and man became a living soul.
Darby Translation
And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.
Julia Smith Translation
And Jehovah God will form man of the dust from the earth, and will blow into his nostrils the breath of lives, and man shall be for a living soul.
King James 2000
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.
Lexham Expanded Bible
when Yahweh God formed the man [of] dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.
Modern King James verseion
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.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Then the LORD God shope man, even of the mold of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life. So man was made a living soul.
New Heart English Bible
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.
The Emphasized Bible
So then Yahweh God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his nostrils the breath of life - and man became a living soul.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
Yahweh God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.
Youngs Literal Translation
And Jehovah God formeth the man -- dust from the ground, and breatheth into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becometh a living creature.
Themes
Adam » The first man. Creation of
Creator » God as » Creator of man
the Earth » Man » Formed out of
Life » The lord being the creator of all life
natural Life » God is the author of
Man » A social being » Creation of
Man » Quickened by the breath of God
Interlinear
'elohiym
Yatsar
'aph
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in Genesis 2:7
Prayers for Genesis 2:7
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Generations Of Heaven And Earth
6 Springs would well up from the earth and water the whole surface of the ground. 7 The Lord God formed the man from the soil of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being. 8 The Lord God planted an orchard in the east, in Eden; and there he placed the man he had formed.
Phrases
Cross References
Genesis 3:19
By the sweat of your brow you will eat food until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you will return."
Job 33:4
The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
1 Corinthians 15:45
So also it is written, "The first man, Adam, became a living person"; the last Adam became a life-giving spirit.
Psalm 103:14
For he knows what we are made of; he realizes we are made of clay.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the life's breath returns to God who gave it.
Isaiah 64:8
Yet, Lord, you are our father. We are the clay, and you are our potter; we are all the product of your labor.
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man is from the earth, made of dust; the second man is from heaven.
Genesis 3:23
So the Lord God expelled him from the orchard in Eden to cultivate the ground from which he had been taken.
Genesis 7:22
Everything on dry land that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
Job 27:3
for while my spirit is still in me, and the breath from God is in my nostrils,
Isaiah 2:22
Stop trusting in human beings, whose life's breath is in their nostrils. For why should they be given special consideration?
Acts 17:25
nor is he served by human hands, as if he needed anything, because he himself gives life and breath and everything to everyone.
Numbers 16:22
Then they threw themselves down with their faces to the ground and said, "O God, the God of the spirits of all people, will you be angry with the whole community when only one man sins?"
Numbers 27:16
"Let the Lord, the God of the spirits of all humankind, appoint a man over the community,
Job 4:19
how much more to those who live in houses of clay, whose foundation is in the dust, who are crushed like a moth?
Job 33:6
Look, I am just like you in relation to God; I too have been molded from clay.
Psalm 100:3
Acknowledge that the Lord is God! He made us and we belong to him; we are his people, the sheep of his pasture.
Psalm 139:14-15
I will give you thanks because your deeds are awesome and amazing. You knew me thoroughly;
Proverbs 20:27
The human spirit is like the lamp of the Lord, searching all his innermost parts.
Ecclesiastes 3:7
A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.
Ecclesiastes 3:20-21
Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.
Zechariah 12:1
The revelation of the word of the Lord concerning Israel: The Lord -- he who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundations of the earth, who forms the human spirit within a person -- says,
John 20:22
And after he said this, he breathed on them and said, "Receive the Holy Spirit.
Romans 9:20
But who indeed are you -- a mere human being -- to talk back to God? Does what is molded say to the molder, "Why have you made me like this?"
2 Corinthians 4:7
But we have this treasure in clay jars, so that the extraordinary power belongs to God and does not come from us.
2 Corinthians 5:1
For we know that if our earthly house, the tent we live in, is dismantled, we have a building from God, a house not built by human hands, that is eternal in the heavens.
Hebrews 12:9
Besides, we have experienced discipline from our earthly fathers and we respected them; shall we not submit ourselves all the more to the Father of spirits and receive life?