Genesis 2 – Line 00035

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:4

אֵלֶּה תּוֹלְדוֹת הַשָּׁמַיִם וְהָאָרֶץ בְּהִבָּרְאָם בְּיוֹם עֲשׂוֹת יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶרֶץ וְשָׁמָיִם

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

elleh toledot hashamayim veha’aretz behibbare’am beyom asot YHWH Elohim eretz veshamayim

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: אֵלֶּה

Transliteration: elleh

Lexical Root: זה (zeh)

Part of Speech: Demonstrative pronoun

Grammatical Info: Plural

Lexical Range:

these

those

WORD 2

Original: תּוֹלְדוֹת

Transliteration: toledot

Lexical Root: יָלַד (yalad)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine plural

Lexical Range:

generations

histories

genealogies

account of origin

descendants

Notable Observations:

Repeated formulaic heading in Genesis (cf. 5:1, 6:9, etc.)

WORD 3

Original: הַשָּׁמַיִם

Transliteration: hashamayim

Lexical Root: שָׁמַיִם (shamayim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural with definite article

Lexical Range:

heavens

sky

cosmic realm

celestial expanse

WORD 4

Original: וְהָאָרֶץ

Transliteration: veha’aretz

Lexical Root: אֶרֶץ (eretz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with conjunction and definite article

Lexical Range:

earth

land

ground

territory

WORD 5

Original: בְּהִבָּרְאָם

Transliteration: behibbare’am

Lexical Root: ברא (bara)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Niphal, infinitive construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix and prefixed preposition ב (in/when)

Lexical Range:

in their being created

when they were created

at their creation

Notable Observations:

Niphal voice marks passive/reflexive construction

WORD 6

Original: בְּיוֹם

Transliteration: beyom

Lexical Root: יוֹם (yom)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with prefixed preposition

Lexical Range:

in the day

at the time

on the occasion

WORD 7

Original: עֲשׂוֹת

Transliteration: asot

Lexical Root: עשה (asah)

Part of Speech: Verb (infinitive construct)

Grammatical Info: Infinitive construct

Lexical Range:

to make

to do

to fashion

to perform

to execute

WORD 8

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Tetragrammaton (divine name)

Lexical Range:

the personal name of Israel’s God

Notable Observations:

Traditionally not vocalized in Jewish reading; often substituted aloud as “Adonai”

WORD 9

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אֱלוֹהַּ (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural form, used with singular verbs

Lexical Range:

God

gods

divine beings

rulers

judges

WORD 10

Original: אֶרֶץ

Transliteration: eretz

Lexical Root: אֶרֶץ (eretz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular (without article)

Lexical Range:

earth

land

territory

ground

WORD 11

Original: וְשָׁמָיִם

Transliteration: veshamayim

Lexical Root: שָׁמַיִם (shamayim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural (without article, with conjunction)

Lexical Range:

heavens

sky

upper expanse

cosmic realm

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The structure begins with a demonstrative-noun clause: “elleh toledot...”

The verbal phrase “behibbare’am” introduces a temporal marker, followed by “beyom asot...”

Notable chiastic reversal: “heavens and earth” → “earth and heavens”

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No major variants attested in the Leningrad or Aleppo Codices.

The Samaritan Pentateuch follows similar ordering.

Minor vowel pointing differences exist in some Tiberian traditions.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

“Toledot” heading recurs ten times in Genesis, serving as a literary structuring device.

Completes the Genesis 1–2:4 unit with a summary formula, reversing the phrase order of Genesis 1:1.

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.