Genesis 2:7

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“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.”

— WEB

“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.”

— KJV

“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.”

— ASV

Bible Verses About the Creation of Man

Cross-references

Related verses via the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Ecclesiastes 12:7 "and the dust returns to the earth as it was, and the spirit returns to God who gave it."
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 soul.” Genesis 2:7 The last Adam became a life-giving spirit."
Isaiah 64:8 "But now, Yahweh, you are our Father. We are the clay, and you our potter. We all are the work of your hand."
Acts 17:25 "neither is he served by men’s hands, as though he needed anything, seeing he himself gives to all life and breath, and all things."
1 Corinthians 15:47 "The first man is of the earth, made of dust. The second man is the Lord from heaven."
Job 27:3 "(for the length of my life is still in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils);"
Genesis 3:19 "By the sweat of your face will you eat bread until you return to the ground, for out of it you were taken. For you are dust, and to dust …"

Commentary

Here the sacred writer supplies a few more particulars about the first pair. formed--had FORMED MAN OUT OF THE DUST OF THE GROUND. Science has proved that the substance of his flesh, sinews, and bones, consists of the very same elements as the soil which forms the crust of the earth and the limestone that lies embedded in its bowels. But from that mean material what an admirable structure has been reared in the human body (Psa 139:14). the breath of life--literally, of lives, not only animal but spiritual life. If the body is so admirable, how much more the soul with all its varied faculties. breathed into his nostrils the breath of life--not that the Creator literally performed this act, but respiration being the medium and sign of life, this phrase is used to show that man's life originated in a different way from his body--being implanted directly by God (Ecc 12:7), and hence in the new creation of the soul Christ breathed on His disciples (Joh 20:22).

— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)

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