Genesis 2:7
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.
And the LORD God formed man †* of the dust of the ground, & breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and *man became a liuing soule.
Original 1611 marginTranslation notes and cross-references are kept distinct.
- †Hebrew wordingHeb. dust of the ground.
- *Cross-reference1.Cor. 15.47.
- *Cross-reference1.Corin. 15.45.
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- Ecclesiastes 12:7Rank 1 from verse 7
- 1 Corinthians 15:45Rank 3 from verse 7
- Isaiah 64:8Rank 4 from verse 7
- Acts 17:25Rank 5 from verse 7
- 1 Corinthians 15:47Rank 6 from verse 7
- Genesis 3:19Rank 8 from verse 7
19In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou art, and unto dust shalt thou return.
19In the sweate of thy face shalt thou eate bread, till thou returne vnto the ground: for out of it wast thou taken, for dust thou art, and vnto dust shalt thou returne.
- Genesis 7:22Rank 9 from verse 7
- Ecclesiastes 3:20–21Rank 10 from verse 7
20All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
20All goe vnto one place, all are of the dust, and all turne to dust againe.
21††Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth vpward; and the spirit of the beast that goeth downeward to the earth?
- Psalms 103:14Rank 11 from verse 7
- Zechariah 12:1Rank 12 from verse 7
1THE burden of the word of the Lord for Israel, saith the Lord, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
1¶ The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth foorth the Heauens, and laith the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.
- Psalms 100:3Rank 13 from verse 7
- Romans 9:20Rank 14 from verse 7
- Isaiah 2:22Rank 15 from verse 7
- Genesis 3:23Rank 16 from verse 7
- Hebrews 12:9Rank 17 from verse 7
9Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?
9Furthermore, wee haue had fathers of our flesh, which corrected vs, and we gaue them reuerence: shall we not much rather bee in subiection vnto the Father of Spirits, and liue?
- Numbers 16:22Rank 18 from verse 7
22And they fell upon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with all the congregation?
22And they fell vpon their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh, shal one man sinne, and wilt thou be wroth with all the Congregation?
- Proverbs 20:27Rank 19 from verse 7
- 2 Corinthians 5:1Rank 21 from verse 7
1FOR we know that if our earthly house of this tabernacle were dissolved, we have a building of God, an house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
1¶ For we know, that if our earthly house of this Tabernacle were dissolued, wee haue a building of God, an house not made with hand, eternall in the heauens.
- Psalms 139:14–15Rank 23 from verse 7
14I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.
15My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret, and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
14†I will praise thee, for I am fearefully and wonderfully made, marueilous are thy works: and that my soule knoweth right well.
15‖My substance was not hid from thee, when I was made in secret: and curiously wrought in the lowest parts of the earth.
- 2 Corinthians 4:7Rank 24 from verse 7
- John 20:22Rank 25 from verse 7
- Numbers 27:16Rank 26 from verse 7
- Ecclesiastes 3:7Rank 27 from verse 7
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Genesis 2:7
The divine name of the living God, also named JEHOVAH.
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The one true God.
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Made, shaped, fashioned, created, arranged, or brought into the intended being, body, people, purpose, or condition.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Fine, loose earth or powder; the ground.
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Sense 1: The soil, earth, land, floor, or supporting surface. Sense 2: Figuratively, a basis, support, or foundation. Sense 3: Crushed or reduced to small particles by grinding.
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Did breathe or blow; or, of a living creature, lived by breathing.
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Sense 1: Air drawn in or breathed out. Sense 2: The breath by which bodily life is sustained; by extension, bodily life.
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The state of living; the period or manner of one's existence.
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Sense 1: Alive or having life. Sense 2: As a noun, one's means of support or possessions.
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Sense 1: A living person or creature; a life or self. Sense 2: The inward self distinguished from the body. Sense 3: The seat of desire or appetite.
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2:4¶ These are the generations of the heavens and of the earth when they were created, in the day that the Lord God made the earth and the heavens,
2:4¶ These are the generations of the heauens, & of the earth, when they were created; in the day that the LORD God made the earth, and the heauens,
2:5And 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.
2:5And euery plant of the field, before it was in the earth, and euery herbe of the field, before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to raine vpon the earth, and there was not a man to till the ground.
2:6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
2:6‖But there went vp a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground.
2:7And 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.
2:7And the LORD God formed man †* of the dust of the ground, & breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and *man became a liuing soule.
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