Genesis 1 – Line 00012

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 1:12

וַתּוֹצֵא הָאָרֶץ דֶּשֶׁא עֵשֶׂב מַזְרִיעַ זֶרַע לְמִינֵהוּ וְעֵץ עֹשֶׂה פְּרִי אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ לְמִינֵהוּ וַיַּרְא אֱלֹהִים כִּי־טוֹב

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vatotze ha-aretz deshe esev mazria zera le-minehu ve-etz oseh peri asher zar‘o-vo le-minehu vayyar Elohim ki-tov

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַתּוֹצֵא

Transliteration: vatotze

Root: יצא (yatsa)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammar: Hiphil imperfect, 3rd feminine singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range:

to cause to go out

to bring forth

to produce

WORD 2

Original: הָאָרֶץ

Transliteration: ha-aretz

Root: ארץ (erets)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Feminine singular with article

Lexical Range:

earth

land

ground

WORD 3

Original: דֶּשֶׁא

Transliteration: deshe

Root: דֶּשֶׁא

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

grass

green growth

WORD 4

Original: עֵשֶׂב

Transliteration: esev

Root: עֵשֶׂב

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

plant

herb

WORD 5

Original: מַזְרִיעַ

Transliteration: mazria

Root: זרע (zara‘)

Part of Speech: Verb (participle, Hiphil)

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

bearing seed

sowing

WORD 6

Original: זֶרַע

Transliteration: zera

Root: זרע (zera‘)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

seed

offspring

WORD 7

Original: לְמִינֵהוּ

Transliteration: le-minehu

Root: מין (min)

Part of Speech: Noun construct with suffix

Grammar: Masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

according to its kind

WORD 8

Original: וְעֵץ

Transliteration: ve-etz

Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun with conjunction

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

tree

wood

WORD 9

Original: עֹשֶׂה

Transliteration: oseh

Root: עשה (asah)

Part of Speech: Verb (participle, Qal)

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

making

producing

doing

WORD 10

Original: פְּרִי

Transliteration: peri

Root: פְּרִי (peri)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

fruit

produce

WORD 11

Original: אֲשֶׁר זַרְעוֹ־בוֹ

Transliteration: asher zar‘o-vo

Root: זרע (zera‘)

Part of Speech: Relative clause

Lexical Range:

which its seed is in it

WORD 12

Original: לְמִינֵהוּ

Transliteration: le-minehu

Root: מין (min)

Part of Speech: Noun construct + suffix

Grammar: Masculine singular construct with 3rd singular suffix

Lexical Range:

according to its kind

WORD 13

Original: וַיַּרְא

Transliteration: vayyar

Root: ראה (ra’ah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammar: Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range:

to see

to observe

to consider

WORD 14

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Root: אֱלֹהִים (Elohim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Plural in form, singular in usage here

Lexical Range:

God

gods

divine beings

WORD 15

Original: כִּי־טוֹב

Transliteration: ki-tov

Root: כִּי (ki) + טוֹב (tov)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + Adjective

Lexical Range:

that it was good

because good

indeed good

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

This verse narrates fulfillment of the command in v.11.

The “according to its kind” formula is repeated twice for emphasis.

The verse concludes with the evaluative refrain “ki-tov.”

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

MT and DSS are consistent.

LXX: κατὰ γένος αὐτοῦ (“according to its kind”) matches Hebrew phrasing.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Mirrors Genesis 1:11 command with fulfillment.

Prepares for the evening-morning refrain in v.13.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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No conclusions, smoothing, or interpretive decisions have been made.

This file serves only to display the original structure and lexical range as transparently as possible.