# took some dirt

God made man from the dust, or dry dirt from the ground. This word should probably be different from the general word used for earth.

# formed it

This word expresses that God personally fashioned the man, comparing this to how a person creates something with his hands. Make sure that a different word from "create" is used. Note that this is very different from how he created everything else through a simple spoken command.

# a man

Only the man was created at this time; the woman was created later by a different method.

# breathed life

This phrase expresses God's very personal, intimate action as he transferred life from himself into Adam's body, comparing this to how a human being breathes out air.

# life

In this event, God breathed both physical and spiritual life into the man.

# Adam

Adam's name is the same as the Old Testament word for "man," and similar to the word for "dirt" from which he was formed.

# garden

An area of land planted with trees and plants for a purpose–usually to produce food or to provide beauty.

# care for it

To maintain the garden by tending, weeding, watering, harvesting, planting, etc.

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/life]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/adam]]