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NASB					Gen 2:7 Then the LORD³⁰⁶⁸ God⁴³⁰ formed³³³⁵ man¹²⁰ of ^Adust⁶⁰⁸³ from the ground¹²⁷, and breathed⁵³⁰¹ into his nostrils⁶³⁹ the breath⁵³⁹⁷ of life^2425b; and ^Bman¹²⁰ became¹⁹⁶¹ a living^2416a ¹being⁵³¹⁵.
AMPLIFIED 2015					Gen 2:7 then the LORD God ¹formed [that is, created the body of] man from the ²dust 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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Lit soul

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The word is "formed" (Heb yatsar), but in 1:26, 27 the action is described with the Hebrew word "created" (Heb bara).

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.

NASB Cross References:
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Gen 3:19 By the sweat of your face
You will eat bread,
Till you return to the ground,
Because from it you were taken;
For you are dust,
And to dust you shall return."

1 Cor 15:45 So also it is written, "The first MAN, Adam, BECAME A LIVING SOUL." The last Adam became a life-giving spirit.

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Greek Heb.

120

adam (9a); from an unused word; man, mankind:--any man(2), anyone(4), anyone's(1), being*(1), common sort*(1), human(19), infantry(1), low degree*(1), low*(1), man(363), man's(20), man*(1), mankind(9), men(104), men of low degree*(1), men's(3), men*(4), mortal(1), one(3), people(1), person(5), person*(1), persons(3), population(1), someone(1).

127

adamah (9c); from the same as 120; ground, land:--country(1), dirt(1), dust(3), earth(32), farming*(1), fields(1), ground(64), land(112), lands(2), soil(7).

430

elohim (43b); pl. of 433; God, god:--divine(1), divine being(1), exceedingly(1), God(2326), god(45), God's(14), goddess(2), godly(1), gods(204), great(2), judges(3), mighty(2), rulers(1), shrine*(1).

639

aph (60a); from 599; a nostril, nose, face, anger:--anger(205), angry(2), angry*(5), before(2), breath(1), countenance(1), double(1), face(15), faces(4), forbearance*(1), ground(1), nose(10), noses(1), nostril(1), nostrils(13), quick-tempered*(1), snout(1), wrath(8), wrath with his anger(1).

1961

hayah (224a); a prim. root; to fall out, come to pass, become, be:--act(1), administered*(1), allotted(1), am(13), appeared*(1), apply(1), became(85), became his and lived(1), became*(1), become(221), becomes(13), becoming(1), been(90), been done(2), befall(1), befallen(2), being(7), belong(9), belonged(4), belongs(2), brought(1), came(358), came into being(1), came expressly(1), cause(1), caused(1), come(86), come to pass(3), comes(2), comes to pass(1), committed(1), consists(1), continue(6), continued(3), correspond(1), decided*(1), done(4), done*(1), ended*(13), endure(3), event*(1), exhausted(1), existed(3), exists(2), extend(3), extended(3), fall(4), fallen(1), fared(1), fell(1), follow*(1), followed*(1), form(1), gave(1), give(1), go(4), gone(1), grown(1), had(80), had not been(2), had been(1), had belonged(1), had...been(2), happen(11), happened(48), happens(4), has(19), has become(1), has had(1), have(90), have become(6), have...place(1), having(2), held(1), help*(1), indeed(1), keep*(1), lasted(1), lasts(1), lay(2), left(2), lies(1), lived*(1), lives(1), made(3), marry*(4), marrying*(1), numbered(1), occur(7), occurred(3), occurs(3), own(3), placed(1), possessed*(1), present(1), pressed*(1), qualify(2), ran(1), reach(3), reached(1), realized(1), receive(1), received(1), remain(9), remain*(1), remained(6), remained*(1), remains(1), rest(1), rested(1), resulted(1), running(1), seemed*(1), serve(3), show(1), sold(1), surely become(1), surely come(1), surely come to pass(1), sustains(1), take(1), take place(3), taken(1), taken place(1), time(1), took place(4), turn(1), turn*(1), turned(4), use(1), used(3), waited(1), wear(1), went(1).

2416a

chay (311d); from 2421a; alive, living:--alive(38), flowing(2), fresh(1), green(1), life(7), live(44), lives(54), living(63), living one(4), living thing(6), man living(1), next(2), next year(2), raw(6), renewed(1), running(6), next year(1), vigorous(1), who lives(1).

2425b

chayyim (313a); from 2421a; life:--alive(1), life(124), life-giving(1), lifetime(4), live(5), live*(1), lived(2), lived*(1), lives(4), living(1), sustenance(1).

3068

Yhvh (i.e.Yehovah or Yahveh) [217d]; from 1933b; the proper name of the God of Israel:--GOD(314), LORD(6399), LORD'S(111).

3335

yatsar (427c); a prim. root; to form, fashion:--Creator(1), devises(1), earthenware*(1), fashion(1), fashioned(1), fashioning(2), fashions(1), formed(20), forming(2), forms(2), made(1), Maker(2), maker(4), ordained(1), planned(4), potter(9), potter's(7), potters(1).

5301

naphach (655d); a prim. root; to breathe, blow:--blow(3), blows(1), boiling(2), breathe(1), breathed(1), breathing is labored*(1), disdainfully sniff(1), lose(1), unfanned(1).

5315

nephesh (659b); from an unused word; a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion :--any(1), anyone(2), anyone*(1), appetite(7), being(1), beings(3), body(1), breath(1), corpse(2), creature(6), creatures(3), dead(1), dead person(2), deadly(1), death(1), defenseless*(1), desire(12), desire*(2), discontented*(1), endure*(1), feelings(1), fierce*(2), greedy*(1), heart(5), heart's(2), herself(12), Himself(4), himself(19), human(1), human being(1), hunger(1), life(146), life*(1), lifeblood*(2), lives(34), living creature(1), longing*(1), man(4), man's(1), men*(2), mind(2), Myself(3), myself(2), number(1), ones(1), others(1), ourselves(3), own(1), passion*(1), people(2), people*(1), perfume*(1), person(68), person*(1), persons(19), slave(1), some(1), soul(238), soul's(1), souls(12), strength(1), themselves(6), thirst(1), throat(2), will(1), wish(1), wishes(1), yourself(11), yourselves(13).

5397

neshamah (675c); from 5395; breath:--blast(2), breath(15), breathes(1), life(1), persons alive(1), spirit(2), who breathed(3).

6083

aphar (779c); from an unused word; dry earth, dust:--ashes(2), debris(2), dirt(1), dry soil(1), dust(91), dusty(1), earth(5), ground(1), heap(2), loose earth(1), plaster(3), rubbish(1), rubble(1).
aphrah; see 1036.

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