Genesis 3 – Line 00069

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:13

• וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים לָאִשָּׁה מַה־זֹּאת עָשִׂית וַתֹּאמֶר הָאִשָּׁה הַנָּחָשׁ הִשִּׁיאַנִי וָאֹכֵל

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

• vayomer YHWH Elohim la’ishah mah-zot asit vatomer ha’ishah hannachash hishi’ani va’okhel

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

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 spoke

WORD 2

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root: היה (hayah) — presumed

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Tetragrammaton

Lexical Range

• divine name
• the One who is

WORD 3

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אלה (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Plural in form, singular in usage

Lexical Range

• God
• gods
• rulers
• divine beings

WORD 4

Original: לָאִשָּׁה

Transliteration: la’ishah

Lexical Root: ל (le) + אִשָּׁה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

• to the woman
• toward the woman

WORD 5

Original: מַה־

Transliteration: mah

Lexical Root: מַה (mah)

Part of Speech: Interrogative pronoun

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• what
• what is

WORD 6

Original: זֹּאת

Transliteration: zot

Lexical Root: זֹּאת (zot)

Part of Speech: Demonstrative pronoun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range

• this
• this thing

WORD 7

Original: עָשִׂית

Transliteration: asit

Lexical Root: עשה (asah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, perfect, 2nd person feminine singular

Lexical Range

• you did
• you made
• you performed

WORD 8

Original: וַתֹּאמֶר

Transliteration: vatomer

Lexical Root: אמר (amar)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

• and she said
• and she spoke

WORD 9

Original: הָאִשָּׁה

Transliteration: ha’ishah

Lexical Root: אִשָּׁה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

• the woman
• the wife

WORD 10

Original: הַנָּחָשׁ

Transliteration: hannachash

Lexical Root: נָחָשׁ (nachash)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

• the serpent
• the snake
• the enchanter (contextual in other usage)

WORD 11

Original: הִשִּׁיאַנִי

Transliteration: hishi’ani

Lexical Root: נשא (nasha)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Hifil, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person common singular suffix

Lexical Range

• he deceived me
• he beguiled me
• he led me astray

WORD 12

Original: וָאֹכֵל

Transliteration: va’okhel

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 1st person common singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range

• and I ate
• and I consumed
• and I partook

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

• Dual direct speech structure: divine question followed by human response.
• Interrogative construction “mah-zot asit” challenges agency with emphasis.
• The verb “hishi’ani” (he deceived me) stands causally before “va’okhel” (and I ate).
• Feminine verb forms used for direct address to the woman.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

• No significant variation noted in major MT traditions.
• LXX presents structurally similar statement with equivalence in speech acts.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

• Completes a triad of responses to divine interrogation (following 3:10–3:12).
• Echoes and closes the narrative cycle initiated by Genesis 3:4 and 3:6 through the serpent’s agency.

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.