Focused Passage

Genesis 2:4-7

The LORD God Forms Man, Establishes Covenant Order, and Institutes Marriage

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

4 This is the account of the heavens and the earth when they were created, in the day that the LORD God made them.

5 Now no shrub of the field had yet appeared on the earth, nor had any plant of the field sprouted, for the LORD God had not yet sent rain upon the earth, and there was no man to cultivate the ground.

6 But springs welled up from the earth and watered the whole surface of the ground.

7 Then 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.

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Verse 4

Cross-references

Genesis 5:1 Classic cross-references Genesis 6:9 Classic cross-references Genesis 10:1 Classic cross-references Revelation 1:8 Classic cross-references 2 Kings 19:15 Classic cross-references

Original words

This אֵ֣לֶּה H428 Pronoun - common plural [is] the account תוֹלְד֧וֹת H8435 Noun - feminine plural construct of the heavens הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם H8064 Article | Noun - masculine plural and the earth וְהָאָ֖רֶץ H776 Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular when they were created בְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑ם H1254 Preposition-b | Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural in the day בְּי֗וֹם H3117 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct that the LORD יְהוָ֥ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֖ים H430 Noun - masculine plural made עֲשׂ֛וֹת H6213 Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct [them] אֶ֥רֶץ H776 Noun - feminine singular . . . וְשָׁמָֽיִם׃ H8064 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural

BSB notes

LORD or GOD, with capital letters, represents the proper name of the God of Israel and the one true God, transliterated from the Hebrew as YHWH; here and throughout the Scriptures.

Verse 5

Cross-references

Genesis 3:23 Classic cross-references Hebrews 6:7 Classic cross-references Job 5:10 Classic cross-references Genesis 1:11 Classic cross-references Genesis 4:12 Classic cross-references

Original words

Now וְכֹ֣ל׀ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct [no] shrub שִׂ֣יחַ H7880 Noun - masculine singular construct of the field הַשָּׂדֶ֗ה H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular had yet טֶ֚רֶם H2962 Adverb appeared יִֽהְיֶ֣ה H1961 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular on the earth בָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular nor had any וְכָל־ H3605 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct plant עֵ֥שֶׂב H6212 Noun - masculine singular construct of the field הַשָּׂדֶ֖ה H7704 Article | Noun - masculine singular - טֶ֣רֶם H2962 Adverb sprouted יִצְמָ֑ח H6779 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular for כִּי֩ H3588 Conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֤ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִים֙ H430 Noun - masculine plural had not [yet] לֹ֨א H3808 Adverb - Negative particle sent rain הִמְטִ֜יר H4305 Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular upon עַל־ H5921 Preposition the earth הָאָ֔רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular and [there was] no אַ֔יִן H369 Adverb man וְאָדָ֣ם H120 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular to cultivate לַֽעֲבֹ֖ד H5647 Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker the ground הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular

Verse 6

Original words

But springs וְאֵ֖ד H108 Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular welled up יַֽעֲלֶ֣ה H5927 Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular from מִן־ H4480 Preposition the earth הָאָ֑רֶץ H776 Article | Noun - feminine singular and watered וְהִשְׁקָ֖ה H8248 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular - אֶֽת־ H853 Direct object marker the whole כָּל־ H3605 Noun - masculine singular construct surface פְּנֵֽי־ H6440 Noun - masculine plural construct of the ground הָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃ H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

Or mist

Verse 7

Cross-references

Ecclesiastes 12:7 Classic cross-references Job 33:4 Classic cross-references 1 Corinthians 15:45 Classic cross-references Isaiah 64:8 Classic cross-references Acts 17:25 Classic cross-references

Original words

Then the LORD יְהוָ֨ה H3068 Noun - proper - masculine singular God אֱלֹהִ֜ים H430 Noun - masculine plural - אֶת־ H853 Direct object marker formed וַיִּיצֶר֩ H3335 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular man הָֽאָדָ֗ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular [from] the dust עָפָר֙ H6083 Noun - masculine singular of מִן־ H4480 Preposition the ground הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה H127 Article | Noun - feminine singular and breathed וַיִּפַּ֥ח H5301 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular the breath נִשְׁמַ֣ת H5397 Noun - feminine singular construct of life חַיִּ֑ים H2416 Noun - masculine plural into his nostrils בְּאַפָּ֖יו H639 Preposition-b | Noun - masculine dual construct | third person masculine singular and the man הָֽאָדָ֖ם H120 Article | Noun - masculine singular became וַֽיְהִ֥י H1961 Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular a living חַיָּֽה׃ H2416 Adjective - feminine singular being לְנֶ֥פֶשׁ H5315 Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular

BSB notes

Or a living soul; cited in 1 Corinthians 15:45

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