Genesis 2 – Line 00052

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INTRO

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And YHWH God caused a deep sleep to fall upon the human, and he slept. And he took one from his sides, and closed up flesh in its place.

RENDERING NOTES

“Caused to fall” = וַיַּפֵּל (vayyapel), Hiphil imperfect with vav-consecutive — causative action.

“Deep sleep” = תַּרְדֵּמָה (tardemah), rare word indicating trance-like unconsciousness.

“The human” = הָאָדָם (ha’adam), as earlier.

“He slept” = וַיֵּשַׁן (vayyishan), Qal imperfect, narrative continuation.

“Took one from his sides” = אַחַת מִצַּלְעֹתָיו (achat mitzaltotav), literally “one of his ribs/sides.”

“Closed up flesh in its place” = וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר תַּחְתֶּנָּה (vayisgor basar takhtenah) — sealed with flesh beneath it.

INSERTION / HELPER WORD TRACKING

“To fall” added for clarity with Hiphil verb.

“In its place” = interpretive trace of תַּחְתֶּנָּה (“under her / instead of it”).

“Sides” used for צַּלְעֹתָיו (tsaltotav) to keep open the rib/beam/side range.

CONTEXTUAL PLACEMENT

Direct divine response to lack of counterpart from v.20.

Describes initiation of a new act of formation, preceding the emergence of woman.

Divine agency, human passivity — reversal of prior naming acts.

STRUCTURAL ALIGNMENT NOTES

Verb sequence: cause → sleep → take → close.

Clear narrative arc with surgical and mysterious rhythm.

The only “deep sleep” in Genesis — marked moment of creative rupture.

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