Genesis 3 – Line 00065
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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT
Language: Hebrew
Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex
Line Reference: Genesis 3:9
- וַיִּקְרָא יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים אֶל־הָאָדָם וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ אַיֶּכָּה
2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION
- vayiqra YHWH Elohim el-ha’adam vayomer lo ayyekah
3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN
WORD 1
Original: וַיִּקְרָא
Transliteration: vayiqra
Lexical Root: קרא (qara)
Part of Speech: Verb
Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, vav-consecutive
Lexical Range
- he called
- he summoned
- he named
- he proclaimed
WORD 2
Original: יְהוָה
Transliteration: YHWH
Lexical Root: היה (hayah) — presumed
Part of Speech: Proper noun
Grammatical Info: Tetragrammaton
Lexical Range
- personal divine name
- “He is” / “He causes to be” (interpretive association)
WORD 3
Original: אֱלֹהִים
Transliteration: Elohim
Lexical Root: אלה (eloah)
Part of Speech: Noun
Grammatical Info: Plural in form, singular in function
Lexical Range
- God
- gods
- divine beings
- rulers
- judges
WORD 4
Original: אֶל־
Transliteration: el
Lexical Root: אֶל (el)
Part of Speech: Preposition
Grammatical Info: —
Lexical Range
- to
- toward
- unto
WORD 5
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
- humankind
WORD 6
Original: וַיֹּאמֶר
Transliteration: vayomer
Lexical Root: אמר (amar)
Part of Speech: Verb
Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular, vav-consecutive
Lexical Range
- he said
- he declared
- he uttered
WORD 7
Original: לוֹ
Transliteration: lo
Lexical Root: ל (le) + הוּא (hu)
Part of Speech: Preposition + Pronoun
Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular
Lexical Range
- to him
- for him
WORD 8
Original: אַיֶּכָּה
Transliteration: ayyekah
Lexical Root: אַיֵּה (ayyeh)
Part of Speech: Interrogative pronoun + suffix
Grammatical Info: 2nd person masculine singular suffix
Lexical Range
- where are you
- where (directed to a person)
4. STRUCTURAL NOTES
- “Vayiqra... vayomer” creates a dual action formula common in Hebrew narrative (call + speech).
- The address “el-ha’adam” makes the object of divine speech explicit.
- “Ayyekah” is a direct interrogative with a personal pronominal suffix — unique in Tanakh as an addressed question of presence/location.
5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES
- No textual variations noted in major Masoretic sources.
- Septuagint renders “ποῦ εἶ” (“Where are you?”), a direct match in content.
6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES
- The verb “qara” (to call) echoes naming and summoning functions from Genesis 1 and 2.
- “Ha’adam” reappears as the personal focal point amid divine relational discourse, continuing from 3:8.
7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER
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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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