Genesis 2:7

Genesis 2:7 in 6 English translations. Each links through to the full chapter for context.

New International Version (NIV)

7Then the Lord God formed a man2:7 The Hebrew for man (adam) sounds like and may be related to the Hebrew for ground (adamah); it is also the name Adam (see verse 20). from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB (NASB2020)

7Then 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 2:7 Or soulperson.

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New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)

7Then 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.

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Amplified Bible (AMP)

7then the Lord God 2:7 The word is “formed” (Heb yatsar), but in 1:26, 27 the action is described with the Hebrew word “created” (Heb bara).formed [that is, created the body of] man from the 2:7 The essential chemical elements found in soil are also found in humans and animals. This scientific fact was not discovered until recent times, but God is displaying it here.dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and the man became a living being [an individual complete in body and spirit]. [1 Cor 15:45-49]

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

7Then 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.2:7 Or a living soul; cited in 1 Corinthians 15:45

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New International Reader’s Version (NIrV)

7Then the Lord God formed a man. He made him out of the dust of the ground. God breathed the breath of life into him. And the man became a living person.

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