Genesis 1 – Line 00023

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 1:23

וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר יוֹם חֲמִישִׁי

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayhi-erev vayhi-voqer yom chamishi

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיְהִי־עֶרֶב

Transliteration: vayhi-erev

Root: היה (hayah) + עֶרֶב (erev)

Part of Speech: Verb + Noun

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

Lexical Range:

and it was evening

dusk

sunset

the time of growing dark

WORD 2

Original: וַיְהִי־בֹקֶר

Transliteration: vayhi-voqer

Root: היה (hayah) + בֹּקֶר (boqer)

Part of Speech: Verb + Noun

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

Lexical Range:

and it was morning

dawn

daybreak

the time of early light

WORD 3

Original: יוֹם

Transliteration: yom

Root: יוֹם (yom)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

day (24-hour period)

daytime (light portion)

time, period, age

lifetime, season

WORD 4

Original: חֲמִישִׁי

Transliteration: chamishi

Root: חמש (chamesh, “five”)

Part of Speech: Adjective (ordinal)

Grammar: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

fifth

fifth in order or sequence

ordinal of “five”

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Formulaic refrain: “and it was evening, and it was morning, [ordinal] day.”

This refrain marks the conclusion of the fifth creative sequence.

The ordinals advance narrative progression and structure the creation account.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

MT and DSS are consistent.

Septuagint: “καὶ ἐγένετο ἑσπέρα καὶ ἐγένετο πρωί, ἡμέρα πέμπτη” (“and it became evening and it became morning, fifth day”).

Samaritan Pentateuch agrees with MT.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Completes Day Five, following the blessing of sea creatures and birds (vv.20–22).

Parallel to vv.5, 8, 13, 19; anticipates vv.31 as the final refrain.

Provides closure before transition to land creatures and humanity in Day Six (vv.24–31).

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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