Genesis 2 – Line 00052

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PREFACE

This file presents the earliest traceable form of this line, drawn primarily from manuscript sources like the Leningrad Codex.

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 2:21

וַיַּפֵּל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים תַּרְדֵּמָה עַל־הָאָדָם וַיֵּשַׁן וַיִּקַּח אַחַת מִצַּלְעֹתָיו וַיִּסְגֹּר בָּשָׂר תַּחְתֶּנָּה

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayyapel YHWH Elohim tardemah al-ha’adam vayyishan vayyiqqach achat mitzaltotav vayisgor basar takhtenah

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיַּפֵּל

Transliteration: vayyapel

Lexical Root: נפל (naphal)

Part of Speech: Verb (Hiphil)

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

Lexical Range:

to cause to fall

to bring down

to impose

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 (used with singular verb)

Lexical Range:

God

gods

divine beings

rulers

judges

WORD 4

Original: תַּרְדֵּמָה

Transliteration: tardemah

Lexical Root: תרדמה (tardemah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

deep sleep

trance

stupor

WORD 5

Original: עַל־

Transliteration: al

Lexical Root: על (al)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range:

upon

over

against

WORD 6

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

WORD 7

Original: וַיֵּשַׁן

Transliteration: vayyishan

Lexical Root: ישן (yashan)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

he slept

he lay down

he rested

WORD 8

Original: וַיִּקַּח

Transliteration: vayyiqqach

Lexical Root: לקח (laqach)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

he took

he grasped

he seized

WORD 9

Original: אַחַת

Transliteration: achat

Lexical Root: אחד (echad)

Part of Speech: Numeral

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

one

a single

WORD 10

Original: מִצַּלְעֹתָיו

Transliteration: mitzaltotav

Lexical Root: צלע (tsela)

Part of Speech: Noun + pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Feminine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

from his ribs

from his sides

from his beams

WORD 11

Original: וַיִּסְגֹּר

Transliteration: vayisgor

Lexical Root: סגר (sagar)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

he shut

he closed

he sealed

WORD 12

Original: בָּשָׂר

Transliteration: basar

Lexical Root: בָּשָׂר (basar)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

flesh

body

meat

WORD 13

Original: תַּחְתֶּנָּה

Transliteration: takhtenah

Lexical Root: תחת (tachat)

Part of Speech: Preposition + pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Feminine plural with 3rd person feminine suffix

Lexical Range:

under her

in place of her

instead of it

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Hiphil usage of “vayyapel” indicates causative action initiated by YHWH.

“Tardemah” appears rarely and signals profound unconscious state.

Use of pronominal suffixes (“mitzaltotav”, “takhtenah”) establishes relational anatomy and closure.

“Vayyishan” marks the human's unawareness of divine intervention.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

Septuagint renders τρῆμα (“hole” or “wound”) for “tsela” suggesting interpretive divergence.

Masoretic Text is stable in form and sequence.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Answers Genesis 2:20’s unresolved relational absence.

Precedes creation of woman in Genesis 2:22 and naming in 2:23.

Key link between divine operation and relational fulfillment.

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.