Genesis 3 – Line 00074
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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT
Language: Hebrew
Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex
Line Reference: Genesis 3:18
- וְקוֹץ וְדַרְדַּר תַּצְמִיחַ לָךְ וְאָכַלְתָּ אֶת־עֵשֶׂב הַשָּׂדֶה
2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION
- veqotz vedardar tatzmiach lakh ve’akhalta et-esev hasadeh
3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN
WORD 1
Original: וְקוֹץ
Transliteration: veqotz
Lexical Root: קוץ (qotz)
Part of Speech: Conjunction + Noun
Grammatical Info: Masculine singular
Lexical Range
- and thorn
- bramble
- sharp-pointed plant
WORD 2
Original: וְדַרְדַּר
Transliteration: vedardar
Lexical Root: דרדר (dardar)
Part of Speech: Conjunction + Noun
Grammatical Info: Masculine singular
Lexical Range
- and thistle
- rough weed
- spiny plant
WORD 3
Original: תַּצְמִיחַ
Transliteration: tatzmiach
Lexical Root: צמח (tzamach)
Part of Speech: Verb
Grammatical Info: Hifil, imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular
Lexical Range
- it shall bring forth
- it will sprout
- it will produce
WORD 4
Original: לָךְ
Transliteration: lakh
Lexical Root: ל (le) + Pronoun
Part of Speech: Preposition + 2nd person masculine singular suffix
Grammatical Info: —
Lexical Range
- for you
- to you
WORD 5
Original: וְאָכַלְתָּ
Transliteration: ve’akhalta
Lexical Root: אכל (akal)
Part of Speech: Verb
Grammatical Info: Qal, perfect, 2nd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive
Lexical Range
- and you ate
- and you consumed
WORD 6
Original: אֶת־
Transliteration: et
Lexical Root: אֵת (et)
Part of Speech: Direct object marker
Grammatical Info: —
Lexical Range
- [marks definite direct object]
WORD 7
Original: עֵשֶׂב
Transliteration: esev
Lexical Root: עֵשֶׂב (esev)
Part of Speech: Noun
Grammatical Info: Masculine singular
Lexical Range
- grass
- vegetation
- herb
WORD 8
Original: הַשָּׂדֶה
Transliteration: hasadeh
Lexical Root: שדה (sadeh)
Part of Speech: Noun
Grammatical Info: Masculine singular with definite article
Lexical Range
- the field
- the cultivated land
- the open area
4. STRUCTURAL NOTES
- Repetition of “ve” (and) links the thorn-thistle pairing.
- Verb “tatzmiach” (it shall bring forth) is feminine, referring back to “ha’adamah” (ground) from the previous verse.
- The direct object marker “et” signals “esev hasadeh” as the object of “ve’akhalta.”
5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES
- No substantive variants in MT or LXX noted for this line.
- LXX renders “thorns and thistles it shall bring forth to you,” closely matching Hebrew structure.
6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES
- Continues the theme from Genesis 3:17 regarding consequences tied to the ground.
- Sets contrast with Edenic vegetation previously provided without labor (cf. Genesis 2:9).
7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER
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