Genesis 2:7 — Bible Verse (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.”
Genesis 2:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Genesis 2:7 in 7 Bible Translations
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Genesis 2:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Genesis 2:7 — World English Bible
Genesis 2:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Genesis 2:7 — American Standard Version
Genesis 2:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
Genesis 2:7 — Young's Literal Translation
Genesis 2:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul. ”
Genesis 2:7 — Darby Translation
Genesis 2:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Lord God also made the man of the dust of the grounde, and breathed in his face breath of life, and the man was a liuing soule.”
Genesis 2:7 — Geneva Bible
Genesis 2:7 LS — The Living Sword (2024)
“And the Lord God formed the human from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the human became a living being.”
Genesis 2:7 — The Living Sword
Genesis 2:7 in Context — Genesis 2
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.
7 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.
What Does Genesis 2:7 Mean?
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