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Gen. 2:7 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And the Lord God formed man δof thed dust of the ground, and breathede into hisf nostrils the breath of life; and mang became a living soul.

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dust of the ground.

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Gen. 3:19• ¹⁹in sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it wast thou taken. For dust [art] thou, and unto dust shalt thou return. (Gen. 3:19)

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Psa. 103:14• ¹⁴For he knoweth our frame,{HR}Mindful that we [are] dust. (Psa. 103:14)

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Isa. 64:8• ⁸But, now O Jehovah, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand. (Isa. 64:8)

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1 Cor. 15:47• ⁴⁷the first man out of the earth made of dust, the second man out of heaven: (1 Cor. 15:47)

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Job 33:4• ⁴The Spirit of God [El] hath made me,{HR}And the breath of Shaddai gave me life. (Job 33:4)

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Isa. 2:22• ²²Cease ye from man , whose breath is in his nostrils, for wherein is he to be accounted of? (Isa. 2:22)

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1 Cor. 15:45• ⁴⁵So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening Spirit: (1 Cor. 15:45)

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formed man.

Psa. 100:3• ³Know that Jehovah he [is] God;{HR}He made us, and not we, (Psa. 100:3)

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Psa. 139:14‑15• ¹⁴I thank thee, because I am fearfully, wonderfully made:{HR}Wonderful [are] thy works, and my soul knoweth [it] right well.
¹⁵Not concealed was my frame from thee,{HR}When I was made in the hiding place,{HR}Embroidered in earth's lowest parts. (Psa. 139:14‑15)

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Isa. 64:8• ⁸But, now O Jehovah, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand. (Isa. 64:8)

of the dust.

Heb. the dust of, etc.

dust.

Gen. 3:19,23• ¹⁹in sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread till thy return unto the ground, for out of it wast thou taken. For dust [art] thou, and unto dust shalt thou return.
²³Therefore Jehovah Elohim sent him forth from the garden of Eden to till the ground from whence he was taken. (Gen. 3:19,23)

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Job 4:19• ¹⁹How much more those who dwell in houses of clay,{HR}The foundation of which [is] in the dust,{HR}Which are crushed as though moths. (Job 4:19)

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Job 33:6• ⁶Lo! I am God’s, [El] as thou;{HR}Out of clay was I also formed. (Job 33:6)

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Psa. 103:14• ¹⁴For he knoweth our frame,{HR}Mindful that we [are] dust. (Psa. 103:14)

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Eccl. 3:7,20• ⁷A time to rend, and a time to sew;{HR}A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
²⁰All go unto one place;{HR}All are of the dust,{HR}And all turn to dust again. (Eccl. 3:7,20)

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Eccl. 12:7• ⁷And the dust return to the earth as it was,{HR}And the spirit return unto God who gave it. (Eccl. 12:7)

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Isa. 64:8• ⁸But, now O Jehovah, thou [art] our father; we [are] the clay, and thou our potter; and we all [are] the work of thy hand. (Isa. 64:8)

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Rom. 9:20• ²⁰Nay rather, O man, who art thou that answerest against God? Shall the thing moulded say to him that moulded, Why madest thou me thus? (Rom. 9:20)

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1 Cor. 15:47• ⁴⁷the first man out of the earth made of dust, the second man out of heaven: (1 Cor. 15:47)

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2 Cor. 4:7• ⁷But we have this treasure in earthenware vessels, that the surpassingness of the power may be God's, and not of us, (2 Cor. 4:7)

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2 Cor. 5:1• ¹For we know that if our earthly tabernacle-house be dissolved, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, everlasting in the heavens. (2 Cor. 5:1)

and breathed.

Job 27:3• ³All the while thy breath [is] in me,{HR}And God’s spirit in my nostrils, (Job 27:3)

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Job 33:4• ⁴The Spirit of God [El] hath made me,{HR}And the breath of Shaddai gave me life. (Job 33:4)

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John 20:22• ²²And having said this he breathed into and saith to them, Receive the Holy Spirit: (John 20:22)

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Acts 17:25• ²⁵Nor is he served by human hands as needing something more, himself giving to all life, and breath, and all things. (Acts 17:25)

nostrils.

Gen. 7:22• ²²all died which [had] breath of spirit of life, of all that [was] in dry [land]. (Gen. 7:22)

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Eccl. 3:21• ²¹Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward,{HR}And the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth? (Eccl. 3:21)

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Isa. 2:22• ²²Cease ye from man , whose breath is in his nostrils, for wherein is he to be accounted of? (Isa. 2:22)

a living.

Num. 16:22• ²²And they fell on their faces, and said, O God, the God of the spirits of all flesh! shall one man sin, and wilt thou be wroth with the whole assembly? (Num. 16:22)

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Num. 27:16• ¹⁶Let Jehovah, the God of the spirits of all flesh, set a man over the assembly, (Num. 27:16)

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Prov. 20:27• ²⁷Man's spirit [is] Jehovah's lamp,{HR}Searching all the chambers of the belly. (Prov. 20:27)

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Zech. 12:1• ¹The burden of the word of Jehovah for Israel, saith Jehovah, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him. (Zech. 12:1)

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1 Cor. 15:45• ⁴⁵So also it is written, The first man Adam became a living soul; the last Adam a quickening Spirit: (1 Cor. 15:45)

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Heb. 12:9• ⁹Then indeed we had fathers of our flesh as chasteners, and we reverenced them: shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of the spirits and live? (Heb. 12:9)

• A living soul, not as other creatures by creative power only, but he only by Jehovah Elohim breathing into his nostrils. (“Woman”)

• Man was, by his existence, in immediate relationship with God, as deriving his life immediately from Himself; hence he is called in Acts 17 the offspring of God, and in Luke it is said, “The [son] of Adam, the [son] of God.” (“Genesis 2” by J.N. Darby)

• Next, we come to a revelation of transcendent moment, the formation of man, not merely as chief of the earth's denizens (chap. 1.), but for living relationship with Him Who made all. (“Genesis 2:5-7” by W. Kelly)

• To this, the apostle refers in his sublime comparison of the first man with the Second in 1 Cor. 15, which every believer should weigh well and make his own. Here it is simply the first man; but what is said is great indeed: dust from the ground the outer man; the inner animated by the breath of Jehovah Elohim. Certainly it was not everlasting life, but none the less an immortal soul. The immediate in-breathing of the Creator is the ground of its immortality. Other animals of the waters or of the earth are called souls,” and justly so; but man alone from God's in-breathing. (“Genesis 2:5-7” by W. Kelly)

• In Eccl. 3:21 we hear also of the “spirit of the beast,” for the beast has soul and spirit suited to its nature. The soul is the seat of will for every living creature; the spirit is its capacity. But for the beast all goes “downward to the earth,” not body only, but soul and spirit, having not only a will but also a faculty of its own. But as to man, his spirit (and so of course soul) “goeth upward;” the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.” Other animals when produced breathed the breath of life; man was formed externally, as clay by the potter, but did not breathe, till God gave him distinctly and immediately His own breath. Thus did he alone on earth become a living soul, the body mortal, the soul never said so to be, but what is said implying the contrary. Hence is man alone of earthly beings responsible to God. Thus the seat of his individuality and responsibility is in his soul, though the spirit, his inner capacity, goes along with it, greatly enhancing that responsibility; and the body is the outer man, a vessel for serving God or Satan, as the inner man directs. (“Genesis 2:5-7” by W. Kelly)

• Reflective self-consciousness distinguishes man; still more does God-consciousness. “There is a spirit in man, and the breath of the Almighty giveth them understanding” (Job 32:8). (“Genesis 2:5-7” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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

WK Translation Notes

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Lit., lives.