Genesis 3 – Line 00064

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[LINE ID]: 00064

[BOOK]: Genesis

[CHAPTER]: 3

[VERSE]: 8

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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.

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:8

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ אֶת־קוֹל יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִתְהַלֵּךְ בַּגָּן לְרוּחַ הַיּוֹם וַיִּתְחַבֵּא הָאָדָם וְאִשְׁתּוֹ מִפְּנֵי יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים בְּתוֹךְ עֵץ הַגָּן

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayishme’u et-qol YHWH Elohim mithallekh bagan leruach hayom vayitchabbe ha’adam ve’ishto mipenei YHWH Elohim b’tokh etz hagan

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ

Transliteration: vayishme’u

Lexical Root: שמע (shama)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range: ; they heard ; they listened ; they perceived by hearing

WORD 2

Original: אֶת־

Transliteration: et

Lexical Root:;

Part of Speech: Particle

Grammatical Info: Direct object marker

Lexical Range: ; marks definite direct object

WORD 3

Original: קוֹל

Transliteration: qol

Lexical Root: קול (qol)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range: ; voice ; sound ; noise

WORD 4

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root: היה (hayah); presumed

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Tetragrammaton

Lexical Range: ; the divine name ; He is / He causes to be (interpretive associations)

WORD 5

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 6

Original: מִתְהַלֵּךְ

Transliteration: mithallekh

Lexical Root: הלך (halakh)

Part of Speech: Verb (Hithpael participle)

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range: ; walking about ; moving to and fro ; going continually

WORD 7

Original: בַּגָּן

Transliteration: bagan

Lexical Root: גן (gan)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article + preposition ב

Lexical Range: ; in the garden ; within the enclosure

WORD 8

Original: לְרוּחַ

Transliteration: leruach

Lexical Root: רוּחַ (ruach)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with prefixed ל

Lexical Range: ; at wind ; with breeze ; by spirit

WORD 9

Original: הַיּוֹם

Transliteration: hayom

Lexical Root: יום (yom)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range: ; the day ; the time period ; daylight span

WORD 10

Original: וַיִּתְחַבֵּא

Transliteration: vayitchabbe

Lexical Root: חבא (chaba)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range: ; he hid himself ; he concealed himself ; he withdrew

WORD 11

Original: הָאָדָם

Transliteration: ha’adam

Lexical Root: אדם (adam)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range: ; the human ; the man ; the person

WORD 12

Original: וְאִשְׁתּוֹ

Transliteration: ve’ishto

Lexical Root: אִשָּׁה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with 3rd person masculine singular possessive suffix

Lexical Range: ; his woman ; his wife

WORD 13

Original: מִפְּנֵי

Transliteration: mipenei

Lexical Root: מִן (min) + פנים (panim)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Construct form

Lexical Range: ; from the face of ; away from the presence of ; in front of

WORD 14

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root: היה (hayah); presumed

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Tetragrammaton

Lexical Range: ; divine name

WORD 15

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אלה (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Plural in form, singular usage

Lexical Range: ; God ; gods ; divine beings

WORD 16

Original: בְּתוֹךְ

Transliteration: b’tokh

Lexical Root: תּוֹךְ (tokh)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Grammatical Info: Construct with prefixed ב

Lexical Range: ; in the midst of ; inside ; among

WORD 17

Original: עֵץ

Transliteration: etz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range: ; tree ; wood ; stalk

WORD 18

Original: הַגָּן

Transliteration: hagan

Lexical Root: גן (gan)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range: ; the garden ; the enclosure

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

“Vayishme’u... mithallekh bagan” forms a causative chain: auditory perception → source of motion.
Hithpael verb “mithallekh” conveys reflexive/repeated action.
“Leruach hayom” is a temporal indicator, generally understood as describing time of day or ambient condition.
Final clause uses “mipenei YHWH” to show spatial distancing, with “b’tokh etz hagan” as locational modifier.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

Masoretic text consistent across major witnesses.
LXX renders “walking in the garden in the cool of the day” with close semantic equivalence.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Continues relational and environmental tension introduced in Genesis 3:7.
Repetition of divine names and garden motifs anchors this scene in narrative structure from Genesis 2–3.

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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