Genesis 4 – Line 00085

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 4:5

וְאֶל־קַיִן וְאֶל־מִנְחָתוֹ לֹא שָׁעָה וַיִּחַר לְקַיִן מְאֹד וַיִּפְּלוּ פָנָיו

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

ve-el-qayin ve-el-minchato lo sha’ah vayichar le-qayin me’od vayippelu panav

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וְאֶל־קַיִן

Transliteration: ve-el-qayin

Lexical Root: אל (el) + קין (qayin)

Part of Speech: Preposition + proper noun

Grammatical Info: Directional phrase with conjunction

Lexical Range:

and toward Qayin

and regarding Qayin

and in relation to Qayin

WORD 2

Original: וְאֶל־מִנְחָתוֹ

Transliteration: ve-el-minchato

Lexical Root: מנחה (minchah)

Part of Speech: Preposition + noun + pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

and toward his offering

and regarding his tribute

and concerning his gift

WORD 3

Original: לֹא

Transliteration: lo

Lexical Root: לא (lo)

Part of Speech: Negative particle

Grammatical Info:;

Lexical Range:

not

no

negation of action/state

WORD 4

Original: שָׁעָה

Transliteration: sha’ah

Lexical Root: שׁעה (sha’ah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

to look upon

to regard

to pay attention

to gaze favorably

WORD 5

Original: וַיִּחַר

Transliteration: vayichar

Lexical Root: חרה (charah)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

to burn

to be kindled (in anger)

to be enraged

to grow hot

WORD 6

Original: לְקַיִן

Transliteration: le-qayin

Lexical Root: קין (qayin)

Part of Speech: Proper noun with preposition

Grammatical Info: Masculine proper noun with ל (to/for/about)

Lexical Range:

to Qayin

for Qayin

concerning Qayin

WORD 7

Original: מְאֹד

Transliteration: me’od

Lexical Root: מאד (me’od)

Part of Speech: Adverb

Grammatical Info:;

Lexical Range:

greatly

exceedingly

very much

intensely

WORD 8

Original: וַיִּפְּלוּ

Transliteration: vayippelu

Lexical Root: נפל (naphal)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal imperfect 3rd person plural with vav-consecutive

Lexical Range:

they fell

they collapsed

they dropped

they descended

WORD 9

Original: פָנָיו

Transliteration: panav

Lexical Root: פנים (panim)

Part of Speech: Noun + pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Plural form with 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

his face

his countenance

his appearance

Notable Observations:

“Panim” is grammatically plural but refers to a singular face; idiomatic in Hebrew.

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

The line opens with a contrastive clause (“ve-el Qayin… lo sha’ah”), continuing directly from 4:4.

The verb “sha’ah” reappears, now negated with “lo,” establishing divine non-regard.

A result clause follows: emotional reaction (“vayichar… me’od”) and physical expression (“vayippelu panav”).

The verb-subject inversion of “vayippelu panav” (literally: “fell his face”) is idiomatic and structurally common in biblical Hebrew.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

No significant textual variants present in major Masoretic sources.

Septuagint uses a Greek construction that approximates emotional response (“Cain was greatly grieved”), but differs syntactically.

Samaritan Pentateuch retains the Hebrew structure; no notable divergence.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Continues direct contrast between Cain (Line_00083) and Hevel (Line_00084).

The verb “charah” appears again in Genesis 18:30; common for divine or human anger.

“Panim” in emotional states recurs in Genesis 31:2 and 40:7.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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