Genesis 3 – Line 00073

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[LINE ID]: 00073

[BOOK]: Genesis

[CHAPTER]: 3

[VERSE]: 17

[FILE TYPE]: Line Source

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.

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:17

וּלְאָדָם אָמַר כִּי שָׁמַעְתָּ לְקוֹל אִשְׁתֶּךָ וַתֹּאכַל מִן־הָעֵץ אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִיךָ לֵאמֹר לֹא תֹאכַל מִמֶּנּוּ אֲרוּרָה הָאֲדָמָה בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ בְּעִצָּבוֹן תֹּאכֲלֶנָּה כֹּל יְמֵי חַיֶּיךָ

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

uledaḏam amar ki shamata leqol ishtekha vato’khal min-ha‘etz asher tzivvitikha lemor lo to’khal mimennu arurah ha’adamah ba‘avurekha be‘itzavon tokh’lenah kol yemei chayyekha

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וּלְאָדָם

Transliteration: uledaḏam

Lexical Root: ו (vav) + ל (le) + אָדָם (adam)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular, definite

Lexical Range

and to the man

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: כִּי

Transliteration: ki

Lexical Root: כִּי (ki)

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

because
that
for

WORD 4

Original: שָׁמַעְתָּ

Transliteration: shamata

Lexical Root: שמע (shama)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

you listened
you heard
you obeyed

WORD 5

Original: לְקוֹל

Transliteration: leqol

Lexical Root: קול (qol)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

to the voice
to the sound

WORD 6

Original: אִשְׁתֶּךָ

Transliteration: ishtekha

Lexical Root: אִשָּׁה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Noun + Pronoun suffix

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

Lexical Range

your wife
your woman

WORD 7

Original: וַתֹּאכַל

Transliteration: vato’khal

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range

and you ate
and you consumed

WORD 8

Original: מִן־הָעֵץ

Transliteration: min-ha‘etz

Lexical Root: מִן (min) + עֵץ (etz)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

from the tree

WORD 9

Original: אֲשֶׁר

Transliteration: asher

Lexical Root: אֲשֶׁר (asher)

Part of Speech: Relative pronoun

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

which
that

WORD 10

Original: צִוִּיתִיךָ

Transliteration: tzivvitikha

Lexical Root: צוה (tsavah)

Part of Speech: Verb + Suffix

Grammatical Info: Piel, perfect, 1st person common singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

I commanded you
I charged you

WORD 11

Original: לֵאמֹר

Transliteration: lemor

Lexical Root: אמר (amar)

Part of Speech: Infinitive construct

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

saying
to say

WORD 12

Original: לֹא

Transliteration: lo

Lexical Root: לֹא (lo)

Part of Speech: Negative particle

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

WORD 13

Original: תֹאכַל

Transliteration: to’khal

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

you shall eat
you shall consume

WORD 14

Original: מִמֶּנּוּ

Transliteration: mimennu

Lexical Root: מִן (min) + הוּא (hu)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Pronoun suffix

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

from it

WORD 15

Original: אֲרוּרָה

Transliteration: arurah

Lexical Root: ארר (arar)

Part of Speech: Passive participle

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range

cursed
condemned

WORD 16

Original: הָאֲדָמָה

Transliteration: ha’adamah

Lexical Root: אדמה (adamah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range

the ground
the soil
the land

WORD 17

Original: בַּעֲבוּרֶךָ

Transliteration: ba‘avurekha

Lexical Root: בעבור (ba‘avur)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Suffix

Grammatical Info: 2nd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

because of you
for your sake

WORD 18

Original: בְּעִצָּבוֹן

Transliteration: be‘itzavon

Lexical Root: עצב (etzeb)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

in toil
in pain
with sorrow

WORD 19

Original: תֹּאכֲלֶנָּה

Transliteration: tokh’lenah

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal, imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular + 3rd person feminine singular object suffix (irregular ending)

Lexical Range

you shall eat it
you will consume it

WORD 20

Original: כֹּל

Transliteration: kol

Lexical Root: כל (kol)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

all
every
the entirety

WORD 21

Original: יְמֵי

Transliteration: yemei

Lexical Root: יום (yom)

Part of Speech: Noun (construct form)

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural construct

Lexical Range

days of
periods of

WORD 22

Original: חַיֶּיךָ

Transliteration: chayyekha

Lexical Root: חַיִּים (chayim)

Part of Speech: Noun + Suffix

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural + 2nd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

your life
your lifetime

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The main clause follows introductory speech formula: “to the man he said.”
“Because you listened...” sets causal condition for consequence.
Repeated root אכל (akal) links prohibited and punished action.
Emphasis shifts from command violation to relational consequence with ground.
Ending phrase “kol yemei chayyekha” is a temporal boundary clause.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No substantial variant readings in MT.
LXX parallels syntax but uses nuanced terms for “toil” and “sorrow.”

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Complements 3:16, creating a paired gender consequence structure.
Links directly to themes introduced in 3:17–19, especially 3:19’s return to ground.

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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