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Job 27:3

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All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;
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  1. Genesis 2:7Rank 1 from verse 3
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    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. Job 33:4Rank 2 from verse 3
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    4The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.

  3. Isaiah 2:22Rank 3 from verse 3
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    22Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?

  4. Job 32:8Rank 4 from verse 3
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    8But there is a spirit in man: and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding.

  5. Acts 17:25Rank 5 from verse 3
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    25Neither is worshipped with men’s hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;

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Job 27:3

COMBINED MEANING

breath

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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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in

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1. A preposition marking position, presence, state, circumstance, manner, means, sphere, reference, relation, association, or participation. 2. As an adverb, inward, inside, or into the place or position referred to.

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spirit

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Sense 1: An immaterial living or personal being distinct from a body. Sense 2: The inward life, disposition, mind, or courage of a person. Sense 3: The Holy Spirit, the divine Spirit of God.

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27:2As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul;

27:3All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils;

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27:4My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

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