Genesis 3 – Line 00058

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:2

• וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה אֶל־הַנָּחָשׁ מִפְּרִי עֵץ הַגָּן נֹאכֵל

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

• vatto’mer ha’ishah el-hannachash miperi etz hagan no’khel

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַתֹּאמֶר

Transliteration: vatto’mer

Lexical Root: אמר (amar)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

• to say
• to speak
• to declare

WORD 2

Original: הָאִשָּׁה

Transliteration: ha’ishah

Lexical Root: אִשָּׁה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

• woman
• wife
• female human

WORD 3

Original: אֶל־

Transliteration: el

Lexical Root: אֶל (el)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• to
• toward
• unto

WORD 4

Original: הַנָּחָשׁ

Transliteration: hannachash

Lexical Root: נָחָשׁ (nachash)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

• serpent
• snake
• diviner (in other contexts)

WORD 5

Original: מִפְּרִי

Transliteration: miperi

Lexical Root: מִן (min) + פְּרִי (peri)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Construct form

Lexical Range

• from the fruit of
• out of fruit
• of fruit

WORD 6

Original: עֵץ

Transliteration: etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

• tree
• wood
• timber
• stalk

WORD 7

Original: הַגָּן

Transliteration: hagan

Lexical Root: גָּן (gan)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

• garden
• enclosure
• protected area

WORD 8

Original: נֹאכֵל

Transliteration: no’khel

Lexical Root: אכל (achal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 1st person common plural

Lexical Range

• we eat
• we consume
• we partake

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

• The structure is dialogical, introduced by the feminine narrative form “vatto’mer.”
• A direct speech clause follows, introduced by the verb “no’khel.”
• “Miperi etz hagan” forms a prepositional phrase clarifying the object of “eat,” using construct form (“fruit of tree of the garden”).

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

• No significant textual variants noted in the major manuscript witnesses for this verse.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

• Continuation of the direct discourse structure initiated in Genesis 3:1.
• Verbal roots “אמר” (to say) and “אכל” (to eat) continue thematically across this section of dialogue.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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