Genesis 2 – Line 00036

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:5

וְכֹל שִׂיחַ הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִהְיֶה בָאָרֶץ וְכָל־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה טֶרֶם יִצְמָח כִּי לֹא הִמְטִיר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים עַל־הָאָרֶץ וְאָדָם אַיִן לַעֲבֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vekhol si’ach hasadeh terem yihyeh va’aretz vekhol-esev hasadeh terem yitzmach ki lo himtir YHWH Elohim al-ha’aretz ve’adam ayin la’avod et-ha’adamah

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וְכֹל

Transliteration: vekhol

Lexical Root: כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Noun with conjunction

Grammatical Info: Construct with prefixed conjunction

Lexical Range:

and all

and every

totality of

WORD 2

Original: שִׂיחַ

Transliteration: si’ach

Lexical Root: שִׂיחַ (si’ach)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

shrub

bush

plant

shoot

undergrowth

WORD 3

Original: הַשָּׂדֶה

Transliteration: hasadeh

Lexical Root: שָׂדֶה (sadeh)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

field

open land

cultivated area

WORD 4

Original: טֶרֶם

Transliteration: terem

Lexical Root: טֶרֶם

Part of Speech: Adverb

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

not yet

before

prior to

WORD 5

Original: יִהְיֶה

Transliteration: yihyeh

Lexical Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

will be

will exist

will become

WORD 6

Original: בָאָרֶץ

Transliteration: va’aretz

Lexical Root: אֶרֶץ (eretz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with prefixed preposition and definite article

Lexical Range:

in the earth

upon the land

on the ground

WORD 7

Original: וְכָל־

Transliteration: vekhol

Lexical Root: כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Noun with conjunction

Grammatical Info: Construct form with prefixed conjunction

Lexical Range:

and all

and every

WORD 8

Original: עֵשֶׂב

Transliteration: esev

Lexical Root: עֵשֶׂב (esev)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

grass

herb

vegetation

plant

WORD 9

Original: הַשָּׂדֶה

Transliteration: hasadeh

Lexical Root: שָׂדֶה (sadeh)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

field

open country

farmland

WORD 10

Original: טֶרֶם

Transliteration: terem

Lexical Root: טֶרֶם

Part of Speech: Adverb

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

not yet

before

prior to

WORD 11

Original: יִצְמָח

Transliteration: yitzmach

Lexical Root: צמח (tzamach)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

will grow

will sprout

will spring up

WORD 12

Original: כִּי

Transliteration: ki

Lexical Root: כִּי

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

because

for

when

indeed

WORD 13

Original: לֹא

Transliteration: lo

Lexical Root: לֹא

Part of Speech: Negative particle

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

not

no

WORD 14

Original: הִמְטִיר

Transliteration: himtir

Lexical Root: מטר (matar)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Hiphil, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

to cause rain

to send rain

to pour down

WORD 15

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Tetragrammaton

Lexical Range:

the personal name of Israel’s God

WORD 16

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אֱלוֹהַּ (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Plural form used with singular verb

Lexical Range:

God

gods

divine beings

rulers

WORD 17

Original: עַל־הָאָרֶץ

Transliteration: al-ha’aretz

Lexical Root: על (al) + אֶרֶץ (eretz)

Part of Speech: Preposition + noun with definite article

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

upon the earth

over the land

on the ground

WORD 18

Original: וְאָדָם

Transliteration: ve’adam

Lexical Root: אָדָם (adam)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with conjunction

Lexical Range:

human

person

man

humanity

WORD 19

Original: אַיִן

Transliteration: ayin

Lexical Root: אַיִן

Part of Speech: Existential particle

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

there was not

none

absence

WORD 20

Original: לַעֲבֹד

Transliteration: la’avod

Lexical Root: עבד (avad)

Part of Speech: Verb (infinitive construct)

Grammatical Info: Infinitive with prefixed preposition ל (to)

Lexical Range:

to work

to serve

to cultivate

to perform labor

WORD 21

Original: אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה

Transliteration: et-ha’adamah

Lexical Root: אֲדָמָה (adamah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with direct object marker and definite article

Lexical Range:

the ground

the soil

the earth

the land

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The line contains two parallel verbless clauses introduced by “terem,” followed by an explanatory “ki” clause.

The structure emphasizes lack of vegetation and human presence.

Verbs “yihyeh,” “yitzmach,” and “himtir” are all imperfect forms indicating unrealized states.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No significant variants in the Leningrad Codex or Aleppo Codex.

Structural match with Samaritan and early Masoretic traditions.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

This line sets the stage for the human formation narrative that begins in Genesis 2:7.

Continuation of “adam” and “adamah” wordplay seen throughout early Genesis.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

The content above does not represent a translation.

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.