Genesis 3 – Line 00061

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:5

• כִּי יֹדֵעַ אֱלֹהִים כִּי בְּיוֹם אֲכָלְכֶם מִמֶּנּוּ וְנִפְקְחוּ עֵינֵיכֶם וִהְיִיתֶם כֵּאלֹהִים יֹדְעֵי טוֹב וָרָע

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

• ki yodea Elohim ki b’yom akholkhem mimennu ve-nifqechu eineikhem vihyitem ke’Elohim yod’ei tov va-ra

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: כִּי

Transliteration: ki

Lexical Root: כִּי (ki)

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• for
• because
• that
• when
• indeed

WORD 2

Original: יֹדֵעַ

Transliteration: yodea

Lexical Root: ידע (yada)

Part of Speech: Verb (Participle)

Grammatical Info: Qal, masculine singular

Lexical Range

• knowing
• perceiving
• being aware
• recognizing

WORD 3

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אלה (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Plural form, singular usage

Lexical Range

• God
• gods
• divine beings
• rulers
• judges

WORD 4

Original: כִּי

Transliteration: ki

Lexical Root: כִּי (ki)

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• for
• because
• that
• when
• indeed

WORD 5

Original: בְּיוֹם

Transliteration: b’yom

Lexical Root: יום (yom)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with prefixed preposition בְּ

Lexical Range

• in the day
• at the time
• when

WORD 6

Original: אֲכָלְכֶם

Transliteration: akholkhem

Lexical Root: אכל (achal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, infinitive construct with 2nd person masculine plural suffix

Lexical Range

• your eating
• when you eat
• in your act of consuming

WORD 7

Original: מִמֶּנּוּ

Transliteration: mimennu

Lexical Root: מִן (min) + הוּא (hu)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

• from it
• out of it
• of it

WORD 8

Original: וְנִפְקְחוּ

Transliteration: ve-nifqechu

Lexical Root: פקח (paqach)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Nifal, perfect, 3rd person masculine plural, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range

• to be opened
• to be unveiled
• to be unclosed

WORD 9

Original: עֵינֵיכֶם

Transliteration: eineikhem

Lexical Root: עין (ayin)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine dual with 2nd person masculine plural suffix

Lexical Range

• your eyes
• visual organs
• perspective

WORD 10

Original: וִהְיִיתֶם

Transliteration: vihyitem

Lexical Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, perfect, 2nd person masculine plural, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range

• and you became
• and you were
• and you came into being

WORD 11

Original: כֵּאלֹהִים

Transliteration: ke’Elohim

Lexical Root: אלה (eloah)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural (grammatical usage remains singular here)

Lexical Range

• like God
• like gods
• as divine beings
• resembling rulers

WORD 12

Original: יֹדְעֵי

Transliteration: yod’ei

Lexical Root: ידע (yada)

Part of Speech: Verb (Participle in construct)

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural construct

Lexical Range

• knowers of
• those perceiving
• ones who understand

WORD 13

Original: טוֹב

Transliteration: tov

Lexical Root: טוֹב (tov)

Part of Speech: Adjective / Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

• good
• pleasant
• desirable
• beneficial

WORD 14

Original: וָרָע

Transliteration: va-ra

Lexical Root: רַע (ra)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + Adjective / Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

• and evil
• and bad
• and distress
• and adversity

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

• The line opens with a causal clause (“ki yodea Elohim”) followed by a temporal conditional clause (“ki b’yom akholkhem...”).
• Two vav-consecutive perfect verbs “ve-nifqechu” and “vihyitem” carry forward predicted consequences.
• The final clause (“ke’Elohim yod’ei tov va-ra”) contains a nominal construct phrase functioning as a predicate.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

• No significant variants known in major Masoretic texts.
• Samaritan Pentateuch and LXX both preserve a structurally similar progression, though with minor lexical choices.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

• The participial form “יֹדֵעַ” echoes the verb root used to describe divine knowledge throughout early Genesis.
• The phrase “tov va-ra” introduces a thematic binary that recurs in later ethical frameworks (see Genesis 2:9; Deuteronomy 1:39).

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.