Verse List for GEN 2:7

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OET (OET-RV) Then Yahweh God formed the first man out of the dust on the ground and he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living person.

OET-LV And_ YHWH _he/it _formed god DOM the_humankind dust from the_soil and_he/it _blew in_his/its_two _nostrils the_breath _of life and_he/it _was the_humankind to_living _creature living.

ULT Then Yahweh God formed the man, out of dust from the ground, and he breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

UST Then Yahweh who is God took some dirt from the earth and formed the first man out of it. Then he blew his breath into the man’s nostrils to make him live, so that the man became alive.

BSB & MSB 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.[fn]

OEB Then the Lord God moulded a human being out of dust taken from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and he became a living being.

CSB Then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

NLT Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.

NIV Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

CEV The LORD God took some soil from the ground and made a man. God breathed life into the man, and the man started breathing.

ESV then the Lord God formed the man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

NASB Then the Lord God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.

LSB Then Yahweh God formed man of dust from the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and so the man became a living being.

1ST Yahweh God shaped a human person with earth from the ground and blew into its nostrils living breath, and the human person became a living being.

WEBBE & WMBB 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.

MSG ^(5-7)At the time God made Earth and Heaven, before any grasses or shrubs had sprouted from the ground—God hadn’t yet sent rain on Earth, nor was there anyone around to work the ground (the whole Earth was watered by underground springs)—God formed Man out of dirt from the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life. The Man came alive—a living soul!

NET 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.

LSV And YHWH God forms the man—dust from the ground, and breathes into his nostrils breath of life, and the man becomes a living creature.

FBV The Lord God shaped the man Adam[fn] from the dust of the ground. He breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and Adam became a living being.

T4T Then Yahweh God took some soil and formed a man. He breathed into the man’s nostrils his own breath that gives life, and as a result the man became a living person.

LEB when[fn] Yahweh God formed the man[fn] of dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

NRSV then the LORD God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being.

NKJV 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 being.

NAB then the LORD God formed the man out of the dust of the ground and blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

BBE 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.

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JPS Then 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.

ASV 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.

DRA And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth: and breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

YLT 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.

Drby And Jehovah Elohim formed Man, dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and Man became a living soul.

RV 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.

SLT 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.

Wbstr 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.

KJB-1769 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.[fn]

KJB-1611 And the LORD God formed man [fn]of the dust of the ground, & breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a liuing soule.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above apart from footnotes)

Bshps The Lorde God also dyd shape man, euen dust fro of the grounde, & breathed into his nosethrylles the breath of lyfe, and man was a lyuyng soule.
(The Lord God also did shape man, even dust from of the ground, and breathed into his nosethrylles the breath of life, and man was a living soul.)

Gnva 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.
(The Lord God also made the man of the dust of the ground, and breathed in his face breath of life, and the man was a living soul.)

Cvdl And ye LORDE God shope man eue of the moulde of the earth, & brethed in to his face ye breth of life. And so was man made a lyuynge soule.
(And ye/you_all LORD God shope man eve/even of the moulde of the earth, and brethed in to his face ye/you_all breath of life. And so was man made a living soul.)

Wycl Therfor the Lord God formede man of the sliym of erthe, and brethide in to his face the brething of lijf; and man was maad in to a lyuynge soule.
(Therefore the Lord God formede man of the slime/mud of earth, and brethide in to his face the breathing of life; and man was made in to a living soul.)

Luth Und GOtt der HErr machte den Menschen aus einem Erdenkloß, und er blies ihm ein den lebendigen Odem in seine Nase. Und also ward der Mensch eine lebendige Seele.
(And God the/of_the LORD made/did the people out_of on earth/land/groundkloß, and he blew him a the living/alive breath in his nose. And also what/which the/of_the person a/one living/lively Seele.)

ClVg Formavit igitur Dominus Deus hominem de limo terræ, et inspiravit in faciem ejus spiraculum vitæ, et factus est homo in animam viventem.[fn]
(Formavit therefore Master God man from/about limo of_the_earth/land(pl), and inspiravit in/into/on face his/her spiraculum of_life, and became it_is man in/into/on the_soul living.)

UHB וַ⁠יִּיצֶר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהִ֜ים אֶת־הָֽ⁠אָדָ֗ם עָפָר֙ מִן־הָ֣⁠אֲדָמָ֔ה וַ⁠יִּפַּ֥ח בְּ⁠אַפָּ֖י⁠ו נִשְׁמַ֣ת חַיִּ֑ים וַֽ⁠יְהִ֥י הָֽ⁠אָדָ֖ם לְ⁠נֶ֥פֶשׁ חַיָּֽה׃ ‡

BrLXX Καὶ ἔπλασεν ὁ Θεὸς τὸν ἄνθρωπον, χοῦν ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς· καὶ ἐνεφύσησεν εἰς τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ πνοὴν ζωῆς, καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰς ψυχὴν ζῶσαν.

BrTr And God formed the man of dust of the earth, and breathed upon his face the breath of life, and the man became a living soul.