⁶But water would come out of the ground and water the entire surface of the land. ⁷Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground ^tand breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, ^uand the man became a living being. ^v

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Cross references

t2:7 Gn 3:19, 23; 18:27; Ps 103:14; Ec 12:7; 1Co 15:47
u2:7 Gn 7:22; Jb 33:4; Is 2:22
v2:7 1Co 15:45

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

and a mist was going up from the land and was watering the whole face of the ground— then 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 creature.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

but streams came up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground. Then the Lord God formed a man from the dust of the ground and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living being.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

But mist would come up from the earth and water all the ground. Then the Lord God formed the man out of the dust from the ground and breathed the breath of life into his nostrils, and the man became a living being.

NLTNew Living Translation

Instead, springs came up from the ground and watered all the land. Then the Lord God formed the man from the dust of the ground. He breathed the breath of life into the man’s nostrils, and the man became a living person.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

but a stream would rise from the earth and water the whole face of the ground—when Yahweh God formed the man of dust from the ground, and he blew into his nostrils the breath of life, and the man became a living creature.

KJV 1900King James Version

But there went up a mist from the earth, and watered the whole face of the ground. 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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