Genesis 3 – Line 00062

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[LINE ID]: 00062

[BOOK]: Genesis

[CHAPTER]: 3

[VERSE]: 6

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INTRO

This file shows what the earliest Hebrew/Greek manuscripts say, word by word, before any interpretation.

PREFACE

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

Where other manuscript witnesses differ or offer meaningful variation (such as the Dead Sea Scrolls or the Samaritan Pentateuch), we remain watchful and will note those cases transparently when identified.

Every word is shown with its full lexical range — without smoothing, interpretation, or insertion.

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:6

וַתֵּרֶא הָאִשָּׁה כִּי טוֹב הָעֵץ לְמַאֲכָל וְכִי תַאֲוָה הוּא לָעֵינַיִם וְנֶחְמָד הָעֵץ לְהַשְׂכִּיל וַתִּקַּח מִפִּרְיוֹ וַתֹּאכַל וַתִּתֵּן גַּם לְאִישָׁהּ עִמָּהּ וַיֹּאכַל

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vatte’reh ha’ishah ki tov ha’etz lema’akhal ve-ki ta’avah hu la’einaim ve-nechmad ha’etz lehaskil vattiqqach mipiryo vattokhal vattitten gam le’ishah immah vayokhal

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַתֵּרֶא

Transliteration: vatte’reh

Lexical Root: ראה (ra’ah)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

to see
to perceive
to consider
to observe

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

WORD 3

Original: כִּי

Transliteration: ki

Lexical Root: כִּי (ki)

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

because
for
when
that

WORD 4

Original: טוֹב

Transliteration: tov

Lexical Root: טוֹב (tov)

Part of Speech: Adjective

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

good
pleasant
agreeable
beneficial

WORD 5

Original: הָעֵץ

Transliteration: ha’etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

tree
wood
timber

WORD 6

Original: לְמַאֲכָל

Transliteration: lema’akhal

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with preposition לְ

Lexical Range

for food
for eating
for consumption

WORD 7

Original: וְכִי

Transliteration: ve-ki

Lexical Root: ו (ve) + כִּי (ki)

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

and that
and because

WORD 8

Original: תַאֲוָה

Transliteration: ta’avah

Lexical Root: אוה (avah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range

desire
craving
longing
appetite

WORD 9

Original: הוּא

Transliteration: hu

Lexical Root: הוּא (hu)

Part of Speech: Pronoun

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range

WORD 10

Original: לָעֵינַיִם

Transliteration: la’einaim

Lexical Root: עין (ayin)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Dual form with preposition לָ

Lexical Range

for the eyes
to the eyes
sight

WORD 11

Original: וְנֶחְמָד

Transliteration: ve-nechmad

Lexical Root: חמד (chamad)

Part of Speech: Verb (Nifal participle)

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

desirable
delightful
precious

WORD 12

Original: הָעֵץ

Transliteration: ha’etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

tree
wood
timber

WORD 13

Original: לְהַשְׂכִּיל

Transliteration: lehaskil

Lexical Root: שׂכל (sakal)

Part of Speech: Verb (Hiphil infinitive construct)

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

to make wise
to give insight
to understand

WORD 14

Original: וַתִּקַּח

Transliteration: vattiqqach

Lexical Root: לקח (laqach)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

to take
to grasp
to receive

WORD 15

Original: מִפִּרְיוֹ

Transliteration: mipiryo

Lexical Root: פרי (peri)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

from its fruit
of its produce

WORD 16

Original: וַתֹּאכַל

Transliteration: vattokhal

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

she ate
she consumed
she partook

WORD 17

Original: וַתִּתֵּן

Transliteration: vattitten

Lexical Root: נתן (natan)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

to give
to hand over
to offer

WORD 18

Original: גַּם

Transliteration: gam

Lexical Root: גַּם (gam)

Part of Speech: Particle

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

also
even
in addition

WORD 19

Original: לְאִישָׁהּ

Transliteration: le’ishah

Lexical Root: אִישׁ (ish)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with preposition לְ and 3rd person feminine singular possessive suffix

Lexical Range

to her man
to her husband

WORD 20

Original: עִמָּהּ

Transliteration: immah

Lexical Root: עִם (im)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Grammatical Info: With 3rd person feminine singular suffix

Lexical Range

with her
accompanying her

WORD 21

Original: וַיֹּאכַל

Transliteration: vayokhal

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

he ate
he consumed
he partook

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The sentence is composed of several vav-consecutive narrative actions.
Series of clauses introduced by “ki” and “ve-ki” establish multiple layers of reasoning or motivation.
Participle and infinitive phrases (“nechmad... lehaskil”) form descriptive modifiers of “ha’etz.”
Repetition of feminine singular verbs highlights the woman as primary agent in the narrative sequence.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No significant variants are recorded in Masoretic tradition or parallel LXX renderings for this verse.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Verbs from the root אכל (akal – to eat) appear repeatedly across Genesis 2–3, central to the Eden narrative.
This line mirrors and contrasts Genesis 2:16–17 (divine instruction) through parallel actions now initiated by the human.

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.

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