Genesis 3 – Line 00079

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 3:23

• וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ יְהוָה אֱלֹהִים מִגַּן־עֵדֶן לַעֲבֹד אֶת־הָאֲדָמָה אֲשֶׁר לֻקַּח מִשָּׁם

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

• vayeshallchehu YHWH Elohim mi-gan-‘eden la’avod et-ha’adamah asher luqqach misham

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיְשַׁלְּחֵהוּ

Transliteration: vayeshallchehu

Lexical Root: שלח (shalach)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Piel, imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix, vav-consecutive

Lexical Range

• and he sent him
• and he expelled him
• and he dispatched him

WORD 2

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root: —

Part of Speech: Proper noun (divine name)

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• the LORD / Yahweh

WORD 3

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: Elohim

Lexical Root: אלה (eloah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural in form, singular in usage

Lexical Range

• God
• deity
• divine power

WORD 4

Original: מִגַּן־עֵדֶן

Transliteration: mi-gan-‘eden

Lexical Root: מן (min), גן (gan), עדן (‘eden)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Noun (construct)

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular construct

Lexical Range

• from the garden of Eden
• from the enclosure of delight

WORD 5

Original: לַעֲבֹד

Transliteration: la’avod

Lexical Root: עבד (‘avad)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Verb (infinitive construct)

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• to work
• to serve
• to cultivate

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: 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 8

Original: אֲשֶׁר

Transliteration: asher

Lexical Root: אֲשֶׁר (asher)

Part of Speech: Relative pronoun

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• which
• that
• who

WORD 9

Original: לֻקַּח

Transliteration: luqqach

Lexical Root: לקח (laqach)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range

• was taken
• was received
• was drawn

WORD 10

Original: מִשָּׁם

Transliteration: misham

Lexical Root: מן (min) + שם (sham)

Part of Speech: Preposition + Adverb

Grammatical Info: —

Lexical Range

• from there

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

• Subject "YHWH Elohim" precedes the main verb.
• Verb “vayeshallchehu” is Piel form, intensifying the sense of expulsion.
• “La’avod et-ha’adamah” uses infinitive construct to express purpose/result.
• Relative clause “asher luqqach misham” modifies “ha’adamah,” identifying it as the source of Adam’s creation.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

• LXX agrees closely with the Masoretic Text. No significant variants noted.
• Verb structure and object alignment consistent across textual witnesses.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

• Direct continuation of divine action following Genesis 3:22.
• Parallels Genesis 2:15 (“to work it and keep it”), but now in exile.
• Echo of 3:19’s reference to ground and mortality.

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