Genesis 2 – Line 00040

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:9

וַיַּצְמַח יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִן־הָאֲדָמָה כָּל־עֵץ נֶחְמָד לְמַרְאֶה וְטוֹב לְמַאֲכָל וְעֵץ הַחַיִּים בְּתוֹךְ הַגָּן וְעֵץ הַדַּעַת טוֹב וָרָע

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayyatzmach YHWH Elohim min-ha’adamah kol-etz nechmad lemareh vetov lema’akhal ve’etz hachayyim betokh hagan ve’etz hadda‘at tov vara

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיַּצְמַח

Transliteration: vayyatzmach

Lexical Root: צמח (tzamach)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range:

to cause to grow

to sprout forth

to bring up vegetation

WORD 2

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 3

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אֱלוֹהַּ (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural form, used with singular verb

Lexical Range:

God

gods

divine beings

rulers

judges

WORD 4

Original: מִן־הָאֲדָמָה

Transliteration: min-ha’adamah

Lexical Root: מן (min) + אֲדָמָה (adamah)

Part of Speech: Preposition + noun with definite article

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

from the ground

from the soil

from the earth

WORD 5

Original: כָּל־

Transliteration: kol

Lexical Root: כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Noun (construct form)

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

all

every

totality

WORD 6

Original: עֵץ

Transliteration: etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

tree

wood

timber

WORD 7

Original: נֶחְמָד

Transliteration: nechmad

Lexical Root: חמד (chamad)

Part of Speech: Verb (participle, passive)

Grammatical Info: Nifal participle, masculine singular

Lexical Range:

desirable

pleasant

attractive

delightful

WORD 8

Original: לְמַרְאֶה

Transliteration: lemareh

Lexical Root: מַרְאֶה (mar’eh)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with prefixed preposition

Lexical Range:

for appearance

for sight

visual aspect

WORD 9

Original: וְטוֹב

Transliteration: vetov

Lexical Root: טוֹב (tov)

Part of Speech: Adjective

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with conjunction

Lexical Range:

good

pleasant

agreeable

beneficial

WORD 10

Original: לְמַאֲכָל

Transliteration: lema’akhal

Lexical Root: מַאֲכָל (ma’akhal)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with prefixed preposition

Lexical Range:

for food

for eating

for consumption

WORD 11

Original: וְעֵץ

Transliteration: ve’etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun with conjunction

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and tree

and wood

WORD 12

Original: הַחַיִּים

Transliteration: hachayyim

Lexical Root: חַי (chai)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural with definite article

Lexical Range:

the life

the living

life-force

vitality

WORD 13

Original: בְּתוֹךְ

Transliteration: betokh

Lexical Root: תוך (tokh)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

in the midst of

within

inside

WORD 14

Original: הַגָּן

Transliteration: hagan

Lexical Root: גַּן (gan)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the garden

enclosed space

cultivated area

WORD 15

Original: וְעֵץ

Transliteration: ve’etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun with conjunction

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and tree

and wood

WORD 16

Original: הַדַּעַת

Transliteration: hadda‘at

Lexical Root: דָּעַת (da‘at)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the knowledge

understanding

awareness

discernment

WORD 17

Original: טוֹב

Transliteration: tov

Lexical Root: טוֹב (tov)

Part of Speech: Adjective

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

good

beneficial

pleasant

favorable

WORD 18

Original: וָרָע

Transliteration: vara

Lexical Root: רַע (ra‘)

Part of Speech: Adjective with conjunction

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and evil

and bad

and harmful

and distressing

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The verse describes growth initiated by the divine through Hiphil causation (“vayyatzmach”).

Uses a list structure: general trees → tree of life → tree of knowledge.

“Tov vara” is a binary pair often used in Hebrew to denote moral or experiential totality.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No major variant readings in the Masoretic tradition.

Structure consistent in Leningrad and Aleppo codices.

Septuagint reorders some descriptive phrases, but base nouns are identical.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Follows directly from the placement of “ha’adam” in the garden (2:8).

Introduces themes and trees that will recur prominently in Genesis 2:16–17 and chapter 3.

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.