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The Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground[a] and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

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  1. Genesis 2:7 Literally as dust from the ground. This means man is still dust and will return to dust.

Then the Lord God formed(A) a man[a](B) from the dust(C) of the ground(D) and breathed into his nostrils the breath(E) of life,(F) and the man became a living being.(G)

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  1. Genesis 2:7 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).