Genesis 2 – Line 00036

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And every shrub of the field was not yet on the earth, and every plant of the field had not yet sprouted, because YHWH God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and there was no human to work the ground.

RENDERING NOTES

“Every shrub of the field” and “every plant of the field” reflect parallel constructs: וְכֹל שִׂיחַ הַשָּׂדֶה and וְכָל־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה.

“Was not yet” and “had not yet sprouted” translate טֶרֶם יִהְיֶה and טֶרֶם יִצְמָח, respectively — emphasizing states unrealized.

“Because YHWH God had not caused it to rain” renders כִּי לֹא הִמְטִיר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים — causal explanation with divine subject.

“There was no human to work the ground” translates וְאָדָם אַיִן לַעֲבֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה — existential absence of a cultivator.

Wordplay present between אָדָם (adam, human) and אֲדָמָה (adamah, ground).

INSERTION / HELPER WORD TRACKING

“Was,” “had,” and “to” added to complete English grammar structures.

“It” inserted in “had not caused it to rain” for clarity of object.

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CONTEXTUAL PLACEMENT

Prepares the narrative terrain for the creation of the human in 2:7.

Emphasizes a world in potential — uninhabited, unwatered, uncultivated.

STRUCTURAL ALIGNMENT NOTES

Balances two negative conditionals followed by causal reasoning.

Rhythmic repetition: “not yet... not yet... because... and.”

Sets environmental stage for human emergence and vocation.

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