Genesis 2:7 · 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. {of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}”
— Genesis 2:7
But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. {there...: or, a mist which went up from, etc.}
And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
Genesis 2 — Context
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.
6But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. {there...: or, a mist which went up from, etc.}
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. {of the dust...: Heb. dust of the ground}
8And the LORD God planted a garden eastward in Eden; and there he put the man whom he had formed.
9And 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.
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
Job 33:4
The Spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty hath given me life.
1 Corinthians 15:45
And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam {was made} a quickening spirit.
Isaiah 64:8
But now, O LORD, thou {art} our father; we {are} the clay, and thou our potter; and we all {are} the work of thy hand.
Acts 17:25
Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though he needed any thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and breath, and all things;
1 Corinthians 15:47
The first man {is} of the earth, earthy: the second man {is} the Lord from heaven.
Job 27:3
All the while my breath {is} in me, and the spirit of God {is} in my nostrils; {the spirit...: that is, the breath which God gave him}
Genesis 3:19
In 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.