Genesis 2:7 - Revised Version 1885

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.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

Then the Lord God formed man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath or spirit of life, and man became a living being. [I Cor. 15:45-49.]

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

the LORD God formed the human from the topsoil of the fertile land and blew life’s breath into his nostrils. The human came to life.

Catholic Public Domain Version

And then the Lord God formed man from the clay of the earth, and he breathed into his face the breath of life, and man became a living soul.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And the Lord God formed man of the slime of the earth, and breathed into his face the breath of life; and man became a living soul.

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