Genesis 2
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Genesis 2:7-9

7And the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֜ים'E.lo.HimH430formedוַיִּיצֶר֩vai.yi.TzerH3335manהָֽאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120ofthe dustעָפָר֙'a.FarH6083ofמִן־min-H4480the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127,and breathedוַיִּפַּ֥חvai.yi.PachH5301into his nostrilsבְּאַפָּ֖יוbe.'a.PavH639the breathנִשְׁמַ֣תnish.MatH5397of lifeחַיִּ֑יםchai.YimH2416;and manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120became a livingחַיָּֽה׃chai.YahH2416soulלְנֶ֥פֶשׁle.Ne.feshH5315.
8And the Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430plantedוַיִּטַּ֞עvai.yi.Ta'H5193a gardenגַּן־gan-H1588eastwardמִקֶּ֑דֶםmi.Ke.demH6924in Edenבְעֵ֖דֶןbe.'E.denH5731;and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033he putוַיָּ֣שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760the manהָֽאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had formedיָצָֽר׃ya.TzarH3335.
9And outמִן־min-H4480of the groundהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127madeH6779the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430to growH6779every treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086that is pleasantנֶחְמָ֥דnech.MadH2530to the sightלְמַרְאֶ֖הle.mar.'EhH4758and goodוְט֣וֹבve.TovH2896for foodלְמַאֲכָ֑לle.ma.'a.KhalH3978;the treeוְעֵ֤ץve.'EtzH6086of lifeהַֽחַיִּים֙ha.chai.YimH2416also in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the gardenהַגָּ֔ןha.GanH1588,and the treeוְעֵ֕ץve.'EtzH6086of knowledgeהַדַּ֖עַתha.Da.'atH1847of goodט֥וֹבTovH2896and evilוָרָֽע׃va.Ra'H7451.
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