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.

Then Yahweh God said to the serpent, "Because you have done this, you [will be] cursed more than any domesticated animal and more than any wild animal. On your belly you shall go and dust you shall eat all the days of your life.

By the sweat of your brow you shall eat bread, until your return to the ground. For from it you were taken; for you are dust, and to dust you shall return."

I will make your descendants like the dust of the earth which, if anyone were able to count the dust of the earth, your descendants would be [so] counted.

Then Abraham answered and said, "Look, please, I was bold to speak to my Lord, but I [am] dust and ashes.

And he said, "Your brother came in deceit and took your blessing."

Your descendants shall be like the dust of the earth, and you will spread out to the west, and to the east, and to the north and to the south. And all the families of the earth will be blessed through you and through your descendants.

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Say to Aaron, 'Stretch out your staff and strike the dust of the land, and it will become gnats in all the land of Egypt.'"

And he did so, and Aaron stretched out his hand with his staff, and he struck the dust of the land, and it became gnats on the humans and on the animals; all of the dust of the land became gnats in all the land of Egypt.

And it will become fine dust over all the land of Egypt, and it will become on humans and on animals a skin sore sprouting blisters in all the land of Egypt."

And Yahweh said to Moses, "Look, I am going to rain down for you bread from the heavens, and the people will go out and gather enough for the day on its day; in that way I will test them: Will they go according to my law or not?

And the people quarreled with Moses, and they said, "Give us water so that we can drink." And Moses said to them, "Why do you quarrel with me? Why do you test Yahweh?"

And Moses said to the people, "Do not be afraid. God has come to test you so that his fear will be before you so that you do not sin."

the priest will take holy waters in a clay vessel, and from the dust that is on the floor of the tabernacle, and the priest will put [it] into the waters.

Who can count the dust of Jacob, or [as] a number the fourth part of Israel? Let my life die the death of an upright person, and let my end be like his!"

You shall not put Yahweh your God to [the] test, as you tested [him] at Massah.

And you shall remember all [of] the way that Yahweh your God led you [during] these forty years in the desert in order to humble you and to test you to know what [is] in your heart, whether you would [diligently] keep his commandments or not.

the one {feeding you} manna in the desert, [food] that your ancestors did not know, in order to humble you and in order to test you [so that he could] do good to you {in the future}.

And your sinful thing that you had made, the molten calf, I took and I burned it with fire, and I crushed it, grinding it thoroughly until it was crushed to dust, and I threw its dust into {the stream that flowed down the mountain}.

Yahweh will change the rain of your land [to] fine dust and [to] sand; from the heaven it shall come down upon you {until you are destroyed}.

[They will become] weakened by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter pestilence; and the teeth of wild animals I will send against them, with [the] poison of [the] creeping [things] in [the] dust;

And Joshua tore his clothes and fell to the ground on his face before the ark of Yahweh until the evening, he and the elders of Israel; and they put dust on their heads.

in order to test Israel whether or not they would observe the way of Yahweh, to walk in it just as their ancestors did."

These [are] the nations that Yahweh left, to test Israel by them ([that is, to test] all those who {had not experienced} any of the wars of Canaan,

And Gideon said to God, "{Do not let your anger burn} against me; let me speak once more. Please let me test once more with the fleece; let the fleece be dry, and let there be dew on the ground."

He raises up the poor from [the] dust. From [the] ash heap he lifts up the needy, to cause them to sit with noble people and to cause them to inherit a seat of honor. For the pillars of the earth belong to Yahweh and he has set the inhabited world on them.

Then David and his men went on the road, with Shimei going on the side of the hill beside him, {cursing as he went}. He threw stones beside him and threw dust in the air.

I beat them fine, like the dust of the earth; like the mire of the streets, I crushed them, I stamped them down.

Now the queen of Sheba had heard of the fame of Solomon regarding the name of Yahweh, and she came to test him with hard questions.

"Because I exalted you from the dust and I made you a leader over my people Israel, but you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and you caused my people Israel to sin, to provoke me with their sins,

Then the fire of Yahweh fell, and it consumed the burnt offering, and the wood, and the stones, and the dust; and the water which [was] in the trench it licked up!

Then Ben-Hadad sent to him and said, "Thus may the gods do to me and thus may they add if the dust of Samaria is sufficient for the hollow of a hand for all of the people who are at my feet."

For there was no army left over for Jehoahaz except for fifty horsemen, ten chariots, and ten thousand infantry, for the king of Aram had destroyed them and made them as the dust at threshing.

He brought out the Asherah image from the temple of Yahweh outside of Jerusalem to the Wadi of the Kidron and burnt it {there}; then he pulverized [it] to dust and threw its dust upon the tombs of the children of the people.

Moreover, the altar which [was] in Bethel, the high place which Jeroboam the son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin, had built, even that altar and the high place, [Josiah] tore down. Then he burned down the high place and crushed [the] pole of Asherah worship to dust and burned it with fire.

And I know, my God, that you yourself test the heart and are pleased with uprightness. I, in the uprightness of my heart, have willingly offered all these [things], and now I have seen your people who are found here willingly offer to you.

Now, O Yahweh God, let your word to David my father be fulfilled, for you yourself have made me king over a people as numerous as the dust of the earth.

Now the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, and she came to Jerusalem to test Solomon with hard questions, with much wealth and camels, bearing spices and much gold and precious stones. And she came to Solomon and told him all that [was] {on her mind}.

And thus [in the matter of] the envoys of the commanders of Babylon who had been sent to him to seek the sign that had happened in the land, God forsook him, to test him [and] to know all [that was] in his heart.

And he destroyed before him the altars for the Baals, and he cut down the incense stands above them. And the Asherahs, the idols, and the images he smashed. And he ground [them] to powder and sprinkled [the dust] over the burial sites of those who sacrificed to them.

he broke down the altars and the Asherahs and crushed the idols, grinding [them] to dust, and he cut down all the incense stands in all the land of Israel. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

Thus they lifted up their eyes from afar, but they did not recognize him, so they raised their voice, and they wept, and each man tore his outer garment and threw dust on their heads {toward the sky}.

"[If] someone would test a word with you, would you be offended? But who can refrain from speaking?

How much more dwellers in clay houses, whose foundation [is] in the dust? They are crushed like a moth.

Indeed, mischief does not come from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the earth.

My body is clothed [with] maggots and clods of dust; my skin hardens, then it gives way [again].

so that you visit him {every morning}, you test him {every moment}?

And why do you not pardon my transgression and take away my guilt? For now I shall lie in the dust, and you will seek me, but {I will be no more}."

Look, this [is] the joy of his way, and from dust others will spring up.

Please remember that you made me like clay, but you turn me into dust [again]?

Does not [the] ear test words and [the] palate taste food for itself?

though its root grows old in the earth, and its stump dies in the dust,

[They] conceive trouble and bring forth mischief, and their womb prepares deceit."

"I have sewed sackcloth on my skin, and I have inserted {my pride} in the dust.

Will they go down [to] the bars of Sheol? Or shall we descend together into the dust?"

His bones were full of his vigor, but it will lie down with him on [the] dust.

They lie down together in [the] dust, and maggots cover them.

and [if you] put gold ore in [the] dust, and [the] gold of Ophir in [the] rock of wadis,

my lips surely will not speak falseness, and my tongue surely will not utter deceit.

If he heaps up silver like the dust and fashions clothing like the clay,

Iron is taken from dust, and he pours out copper [from] ore.

He has cast me into the dirt, and I have become like dust and ashes.

"If I have walked with falseness, and my foot has hastened to deceit,

all flesh would perish together, and humankind would return to dust.

at [the] flowing of [the] dust into a cast and [the] clods cling together?

Hide them in the dust together; bind their faces in the grave.

Therefore I despise [myself] and repent in dust and ashes."

You destroy speakers of lies. {A man of bloodshed} and deceit Yahweh abhors.

For there is not [anything] reliable in his mouth; their inner part [is] destruction. Their throat is an open grave; [with] their tongue they speak deceit.

let the enemy of my soul pursue, and overtake and trample my life into the ground, and lay my honor in the dust. Selah

Let the evil of the wicked come to an end, but establish [the] righteous, and test the hearts and innermost being, O righteous God.

Yahweh [is] in his holy temple; Yahweh [is] in the heavens [on] his throne. His eyelids see; they test [the] children of humankind.

And I ground them like dust {in the wind}, I emptied them out like mud of [the] streets.

My strength is dry like a potsherd, and my tongue is sticking [to] my jaws; and you have placed me in [the] dust of death.

All [the] {healthy ones} of [the] earth will eat and worship. Before him all [of] those descending [into the] dust will kneel, even he [who] cannot keep his soul alive.

Prove me, O Yahweh, and test me. Try my {innermost being} and my {mind}.

"What gain [is there] in my {death}, in my going down into [the] pit? Will [the] dust praise you? Will it tell of your faithfulness?

Happy [is] a person to whom Yahweh does not impute iniquity and in whose spirit there is not deceit.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

The words of his mouth [are] wickedness and deceit. He has ceased to have insight [and] to do good.

Those who seek my life lay snares as well, and those intent on my harm speak threats. They also plot deceit all day.

Judge me, O God, and plead my case against an unfaithful nation. From a man of deceit and wickedness rescue me,

For our soul is bowed down to the dust. Our {body} clings to the ground.

You give your mouth free rein for evil, and you harness your tongue to deceit.

Your tongue plans destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceit.

Destruction [is] within it, and oppression and deceit do not depart from its public square.

But you, O God, you will bring them down to [the] pit of corruption. [The] men of bloodshed and deceit will not live half their days, but I will trust you.

All day they twist my words; all their thoughts [are] against me for evil.

Let [the] desert dwellers bow down before him, and his enemies lick the dust.

Then he rained meat on them like dust, even winged birds like [the] sand of [the] seas.

You return man to [the] dust, {saying}, "Return, O sons of man."

when your ancestors tried me. They put me to the test, [even] though they had seen my work.

There will not live in the midst of my house a worker of deceit. One who speaks lies will not remain before my eyes.

Your servants take pleasure in her stones, and show favor to its dust.

For he knows our frame. He remembers that we [are] dust.

You hide your face, they are terrified. You take away their breath, they die and return to their dust.

[He] raises [the] helpless from [the] dust; he lifts [the] needy from [the] ash heap,

My soul clings to the dust; revive me according to your word.

You reject all [who] stray from your statutes, for their deceit [is] a breach of faith.

Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts.