Genesis 2 – Line 00056

LINE RENDERING FILE

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INTRO

This file gives a minimal English phrasing of the original line, built directly from the Line Source File.

It’s readable, but not smoothed. Nothing is added beyond what’s traceable.

RENDERED LINE

And the two of them were naked — the human and his wife — and they were not ashamed.

RENDERING NOTES

“And they were” = וַיִּהְיוּ (vayihyu), Qal imperfect plural with vav-consecutive — simple state-of-being.

“The two of them” = שְׁנֵיהֶם (shenehem), dual construct with 3mp suffix — emphasizes the pair.

“Naked” = עֲרוּמִּים (‘arummim), plural adjective — bare or exposed.

“The human and his wife” = הָאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ (ha’adam ve’ishto) — singular subjects reaffirmed as the plural antecedent.

“And they were not ashamed” = וְלֹא יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּ (velo yitboshasu), Hitpael imperfect — no mutual or internal shame response.

INSERTION / HELPER WORD TRACKING

Em-dash added for clarity between subject clarification and the verb clause.

No smoothing or additional verbs.

“Ashamed” chosen for יִתְבֹּשָׁשׁוּ — primary reflexive meaning retained.

CONTEXTUAL PLACEMENT

Culminating statement of the Genesis 2 creation narrative.

Final condition before the introduction of the serpent and shame in Genesis 3.

Marks a moment of unguarded being — a shared state of presence.

STRUCTURAL ALIGNMENT NOTES

“The two of them” aligns with the singular pair just described — a unity-in-plurality.

Reflexive verb form suggests emotional mutuality.

Notably concise, yet layered — placement before the Fall magnifies its narrative weight.

CAUTIONARY REMINDER

This rendering is provided for orientation only.

It draws from the Line Source File and reflects the structure of the original text as faithfully as possible, while adapting to minimal English phrasing.

Interpretive meaning is not asserted. For lexical and grammatical details, consult the Line Source File.