Genesis 3 – Line 00058

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 woman said to the serpent, “From the fruit of the trees of the garden we may eat.”

RENDERING NOTES

“And the woman said” renders וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה (vattomer ha’ishah), preserving the feminine singular narrative form and definite article.

“To the serpent” reflects אֶל־הַנָּחָשׁ (el-hannachash), with preposition and definite article.

“From the fruit of the tree of the garden” reflects מִפְּרִי עֵץ הַגָּן (miperi etz hagan), a compound construct phrase.

“We may eat” renders נֹאכֵל (no’khel), a first-person plural imperfect — indicating habitual or ongoing permission.

INSERTION / HELPER WORD TRACKING

“The” inserted for “the woman,” “the serpent,” and “the garden” based on Hebrew definite articles.

Quotation marks used to frame direct speech for clarity.

“May” added to English verb to reflect modal implication of imperfect tense — habitual action.

No pronouns, adjectives, or interpretation added beyond the structure.

CONTEXTUAL PLACEMENT

This is the woman’s response to the serpent’s question from the previous verse.

It asserts partial knowledge of divine permission — possibly affirming, clarifying, or preparing for contrast.

STRUCTURAL ALIGNMENT NOTES

Continues the speech-exchange pattern from Genesis 3:1.

Introduces the first direct response to a non-divine speaker in scripture.

Thematically echoes God’s earlier command in Genesis 2:16 — now voiced through the human character.

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.