Genesis 2 – Line 00047

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:16

וַיְצַו יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים עַל־הָאָדָם לֵאמֹר מִכֹּל עֵץ־הַגָּן אָכֹל תֹּאכֵל

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vaytzav YHWH Elohim al-ha’adam lemor mikol etz-hagan akhol to’khel

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיְצַו

Transliteration: vaytzav

Lexical Root: צוה (tsavah)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

to command

to give order

to charge

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 (with singular verb)

Lexical Range:

God

gods

divine beings

rulers

judges

WORD 4

Original: עַל־

Transliteration: al

Lexical Root: על (al)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

upon

over

concerning

WORD 5

Original: הָאָדָם

Transliteration: ha’adam

Lexical Root: אָדָם (adam)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the man

the human

humanity

WORD 6

Original: לֵאמֹר

Transliteration: lemor

Lexical Root: אמר (’amar)

Part of Speech: Verb (infinitive construct)

Grammatical Info: Infinitive with prefixed preposition

Lexical Range:

saying

to say

to speak

WORD 7

Original: מִכֹּל

Transliteration: mikol

Lexical Root: מן (min) + כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Preposition + noun

Grammatical Info: Construct form

Lexical Range:

from all

from every

WORD 8

Original: עֵץ־

Transliteration: etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

tree

wood

timber

WORD 9

Original: הַגָּן

Transliteration: hagan

Lexical Root: גַּן (gan)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the garden

the enclosure

the cultivated space

WORD 10

Original: אָכֹל

Transliteration: akhol

Lexical Root: אכל (’akhal)

Part of Speech: Verb (infinitive absolute)

Grammatical Info: Infinitive absolute

Lexical Range:

eating

to eat

devouring

WORD 11

Original: תֹּאכֵל

Transliteration: to’khel

Lexical Root: אכל (’akhal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

you shall eat

you will consume

you may eat

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Begins with vav-consecutive Piel verb ("vaytzav") indicating authoritative speech.

"Lemor" marks the introduction of direct discourse.

The phrase "akhol to’khel" is a Hebrew emphatic structure using infinitive absolute + imperfect verb — connoting certainty or emphasis.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No known significant variants in Masoretic tradition.

Septuagint maintains structure using Greek imperatives and infinitives.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Introduces divine command that leads directly into Genesis 2:17’s contrasting prohibition.

Builds upon Genesis 2:15's vocational placement of the human in Eden.

Echoes themes of freedom, abundance, and responsibility.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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