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Genesis 2:4-7

4Theseאֵ֣לֶּה'E.lehH428arethe generationsתוֹלְד֧וֹתtol.DotH8435of the heavensהַשָּׁמַ֛יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and of the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776when they were createdבְּהִבָּֽרְאָ֑םbe.hi.ba.re.'AmH1254,in the dayבְּי֗וֹםbe.YomH3117that Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430madeעֲשׂ֛וֹתa.SotH6213the earthאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776and the heavensוְשָׁמָֽיִם׃ve.sha.Ma.yimH8064,

5And every plantשִׂ֣יחַSi.achH7880of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֗הha.sa.DehH7704beforeטֶ֚רֶםTe.remH2962it was in the earthבָאָ֔רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and every herbעֵ֥שֶׂב'E.sevH6212of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֖הha.sa.DehH7704beforeטֶ֣רֶםTe.remH2962it grewיִצְמָ֑חyitz.MachH6779:forכִּי֩kiH3588Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had notלֹ֨אlo'H3808caused it to rainהִמְטִ֜ירhim.TirH4305upon the earthהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and there wasnotאַ֔יִן'A.yinH369a manוְאָדָ֣םve.'a.DamH120to tillלַֽעֲבֹ֖דla.'a.VodH5647the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

6But there went upיַֽעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927a mistוְאֵ֖דve.'EdH108fromמִן־min-H4480the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and wateredוְהִשְׁקָ֖הve.hish.KahH8248the whole faceפְּנֵֽי־pe.nei-H6440of the groundהָֽאֲדָמָֽה׃Ha.'a.da.MahH127.

7And Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.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.

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