Genesis 3 – Line 00078

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[LINE ID]: 00078

[BOOK]: Genesis

[CHAPTER]: 3

[VERSE]: 22

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INTRO

This file shows what the earliest Hebrew 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 Westminster/Leningrad Codex.

Where other manuscript witnesses differ or offer meaningful variation (such as the Dead Sea Scrolls), we remain watchful and will note those cases transparently when identified.

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Westminster/Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:22

וַיֹּאמֶר יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים הֵן הָאָדָם הָיָה כְּאַחַד מִמֶּנּוּ לָדַעַת טוֹב וָרָע וְעַתָּה פֶּן־יִשְׁלַח יָדוֹ וְלָקַח גַּם מֵעֵץ הַחַיִּים וְאָכַל וָחַי לְעֹלָם :contentReference[oaicite:0]{index=0}

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayomer YHWH Elohim hen ha’adam hayah ke’achad mimennu lada’at tov va-ra ve-attah pen yishlah yadho ve-lakah gam me’etstz hachayim ve’achal va-chai le’olam

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

to say
to speak
to utter
to declare

WORD 2

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root: היה (hayah) — presumed root for the Tetragrammaton

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Divine name, 3rd person singular

Lexical Range

the LORD / Yahweh

WORD 3

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אלה (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Plural form, singular usage here

Lexical Range

God
gods
divine beings

WORD 4

Original: הֵן

Transliteration: hen

Lexical Root: הן (hen)

Part of Speech: Particle / Interjection

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

behold
lo / see now

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 man
humanity

WORD 6

Original: הָיָה

Transliteration: hayah

Lexical Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

to be
to become
to exist

WORD 7

Original: כְּאַחַד

Transliteration: ke’achad

Lexical Root: אחד (echad) + preposition כְּ (ke-)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun / Adjective

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

as one
like one

WORD 8

Original: מִמֶּנּוּ

Transliteration: mimennu

Lexical Root: מִן (min) + הוּא (hu)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

from Him / of Him

WORD 9

Original: לָדַעַת

Transliteration: lada’at

Lexical Root: ידע (yada)

Part of Speech: Infinitive construct

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

to know
to perceive
to have knowledge of

WORD 10

Original: טוֹב

Transliteration: tov

Lexical Root: טוב (tov)

Part of Speech: Adjective / Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

good
pleasant
desirable

WORD 11

Original: וָרָע

Transliteration: va-ra

Lexical Root: רע (ra)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + adjective / noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

evil
bad
wrong

WORD 12

Original: וְעַתָּה

Transliteration: ve-attah

Lexical Root: ו (vav) + עתה (attah)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + adverb

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

WORD 13

Original: פֶּן־יִשְׁלַח

Transliteration: pen yishlah

Lexical Root: פן (pen) + שלח (shalach)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + Verb

Grammatical Info: Imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular after pen (lest)

Lexical Range

lest he send
lest he stretch out his hand

WORD 14

Original: יָדֹו

Transliteration: yad‑o

Lexical Root: יד (yad) + suffix הוּא (his)

Part of Speech: Noun + suffix

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range

his hand

WORD 15

Original: וְלָקַח

Transliteration: ve-lakah

Lexical Root: לקח (laqach)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

and he take / shall take

WORD 16

Original: גַּם

Transliteration: gam

Lexical Root: גַּם (gam)

Part of Speech: Conjunction / Particle

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

also
even

WORD 17

Original: מֵעֵץ

Transliteration: me’etstz

Lexical Root: עֵץ (etz) + מִן (min)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular construct form with min

Lexical Range

from the tree

WORD 18

Original: הַחַיִּים

Transliteration: hachayim

Lexical Root: חיים (chayim)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural (used collectively) with definite article

Lexical Range

the life(s)
tree of life

WORD 19

Original: וְאָכַל

Transliteration: ve’achal

Lexical Root: אכל (akal)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

and he eat

WORD 20

Original: וָחַי

Transliteration: va-chai

Lexical Root: חי (chai)

Part of Speech: Verb / participle used as verbal adjective (imperfect), 3rd person masculine singular with vav-consecutive

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

and he live

WORD 21

Original: לְעֹלָם

Transliteration: le’olam

Lexical Root: עולם (‘olam)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun / Adverb

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range

forever
for perpetuity
age‑lasting

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The line opens with divine speech “Vayomer YHWH Elohim,” a formula common in Genesis.
The clause “ha’adam hayah ke’achad mimennu lada’at tov va-ra” is descriptive — stating a change in the human condition: becoming like “one of us,” having knowledge of good and evil.
The particle “ve‑attah pen…” introduces a precaution (“lest”) clause, with imperfect verbs following.
The sequence “yishlah yadho ve-lakah gam me’etstz hachayim” is a hypothetical potential action being prevented.
Final phrase “ve’achal va-chai le’olam” expresses the consequence being avoided: eating and living forever.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

Major Masoretic Text witnesses (Westminster / Leningrad) are consistent in this line. :contentReference[oaicite:1]{index=1}
Septuagint and other ancient translations render similar structure; some interpret “like one of us” in corporate / divine council senses.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Follows immediately after God’s concern in Genesis 3:21 that humans might eat from the Tree of Life.
Acts as the closing logic to the prohibition section — the reason for excluding humans from eternal life in Eden.
Echoes themes of knowledge, life, and divine boundary set earlier (Genesis 2:16‑17).

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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