Genesis 2:7
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Genesis 2:7 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 1:27So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female He created them.
- Genesis 3:19By 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.”
- Genesis 3:23Therefore the LORD God banished him from the Garden of Eden to work the ground from which he had been taken.
- Genesis 7:22Of all that was on dry land, everything that had the breath of life in its nostrils died.
- Numbers 16:22But Moses and Aaron fell facedown and said, “O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, when one man sins, will You be angry with the whole congregation?”
- Numbers 27:16“May the LORD, the God of the spirits of all flesh, appoint a man over the congregation
- Job 4:19how much more those who dwell in houses of clay, whose foundations are in the dust, who can be crushed like a moth!
- Job 27:3as long as my breath is still within me and the breath of God remains in my nostrils,
- Job 33:4The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
- Job 33:6I am just like you before God; I was also formed from clay.
- Psalms 100:3Know that the LORD is God. It is He who made us, and we are His; we are His people, and the sheep of His pasture.
- Psalms 103:14For He knows our frame; He is mindful that we are dust.
- Psalms 139:14I praise You, for I am fearfully and wonderfully made. Marvelous are Your works, and I know this very well.
- Proverbs 20:27The spirit of a man is the lamp of the LORD, searching out his inmost being.
- Ecclesiastes 3:7a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
- Ecclesiastes 3:20All go to one place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.
- Ecclesiastes 12:7before the dust returns to the ground from which it came and the spirit returns to God who gave it.
- Isaiah 2:22Put no more trust in man, who has only the breath in his nostrils. Of what account is he?
- Isaiah 64:8But now, O LORD, You are our Father; we are the clay, and You are the potter; we are all the work of Your hand.
- Ezekiel 37:5This is what the Lord GOD says to these bones: I will cause breath to enter you, and you will come to life.
- Ezekiel 37:6I will attach tendons to you and make flesh grow upon you and cover you with skin. I will put breath within you so that you will come to life. Then you will know that I am the LORD.’”
- Zechariah 12:1This is the burden of the word of the LORD concerning Israel. Thus declares the LORD, who stretches out the heavens and lays the foundation of the earth, who forms the spirit of man within him:
- John 20:22When He had said this, He breathed on them and said, “Receive the Holy Spirit.
- Acts 17:25Nor is He served by human hands, as if He needed anything, because He Himself gives everyone life and breath and everything else.
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