Genesis 3 – Line 00072

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[LINE ID]: 00072

[BOOK]: Genesis

[CHAPTER]: 3

[VERSE]: 16

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INTRO

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:16

אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה אָמַר הַרְבָּה אַרְבֶּה עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ וְהֵרוֹנֵךְ בְּעֶצֶב תֵּלְדִי בָנִים וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ וְהוּא יִמְשָׁל־בָּךְ

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

el-ha’ishah amar harbah arbeh itz’vonekh veheironekh be’etzev teledi vanim ve’el ishekh teshukatekh vehu yimshol-bakh

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: אֶל־הָאִשָּׁה

Transliteration: el-ha’ishah

Lexical Root: אל (el) + אִשָּׁה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

to the woman
toward the woman

WORD 2

Original: אָמַר

Transliteration: amar

Lexical Root: אמר (amar)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, perfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range

he said
he declared

WORD 3

Original: הַרְבָּה

Transliteration: harbah

Lexical Root: רבה (ravah)

Part of Speech: Verb (infinitive absolute used adverbially)

Grammatical Info: Feminine form

Lexical Range

greatly
abundantly
intensely

WORD 4

Original: אַרְבֶּה

Transliteration: arbeh

Lexical Root: רבה (ravah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Hifil, imperfect, 1st person common singular

Lexical Range

I will increase
I will multiply

WORD 5

Original: עִצְּבוֹנֵךְ

Transliteration: itz’vonekh

Lexical Root: עֶצֶב (etzeb)

Part of Speech: Noun + Pronoun suffix

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix

Lexical Range

your pain
your sorrow
your toil

WORD 6

Original: וְהֵרוֹנֵךְ

Transliteration: veheironekh

Lexical Root: הרה (harah)

Part of Speech: Noun + Pronoun suffix

Grammatical Info: Feminine noun with 2nd person feminine singular suffix

Lexical Range

your conception
your pregnancy

WORD 7

Original: בְּעֶצֶב

Transliteration: be’etzev

Lexical Root: עֶצֶב (etzeb)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

in pain
in sorrow
in toil

WORD 8

Original: תֵּלְדִי

Transliteration: teledi

Lexical Root: ילד (yalad)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

you shall bear
you shall give birth

WORD 9

Original: בָנִים

Transliteration: vanim

Lexical Root: בן (ben)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural

Lexical Range

sons
children
descendants

WORD 10

Original: וְאֶל־אִישֵׁךְ

Transliteration: ve’el ishekh

Lexical Root: אל (el) + איש (ish)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun + Pronoun suffix

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix

Lexical Range

and to your man
and to your husband

WORD 11

Original: תְּשׁוּקָתֵךְ

Transliteration: teshukatekh

Lexical Root: שוק (shuq)

Part of Speech: Noun + Pronoun suffix

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with 2nd person feminine singular suffix

Lexical Range

your desire
your longing
your craving

WORD 12

Original: וְהוּא

Transliteration: vehu

Lexical Root: הוּא (hu)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + Pronoun

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range

and he

WORD 13

Original: יִמְשָׁל־

Transliteration: yimshol

Lexical Root: משל (mashal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range

he shall rule
he shall have dominion
he shall govern

WORD 14

Original: בָּךְ

Transliteration: bakh

Lexical Root: ב (be) + Pronoun

Part of Speech: Preposition + 2nd person feminine singular suffix

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

over you
against you
in you

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Infinitive + imperfect verb pair (“harbah arbeh”) used for emphasis in divine speech.
Parallel clauses “itz’vonekh veheironekh” set paired experiences.
“Teledi vanim” serves as core predicate for effect.
Final two clauses form chiastic mirror: “to your man – your desire / he – will rule over you.”

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No major textual variants known in MT for this line.
LXX has slight divergence in “your sighing and groaning” for “pain” and “conception.”

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Continuation of divine declarations of consequence (following 3:14–15).
Establishes relational and reproductive themes that echo throughout the Genesis narrative (cf. 4:1, 4:7).

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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