Genesis 4 – Line 00096

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 4:16

וַיֵּצֵא קַיִן מִלִּפְנֵי יְהוָה וַיֵּשֶׁב בְּאֶרֶץ־נוֹד קִדְמַת־עֵדֶן

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayetze qayin milifnei YHWH vayyéshev be’eretz-nod kidmat-eden

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיֵּצֵא

Transliteration: vayetze

Lexical Root: יצא (yatsa)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

he went out

he departed

he exited

WORD 2

Original: קַיִן

Transliteration: qayin

Lexical Root: קין (qayin)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Cain (personal name)

WORD 3

Original: מִלִּפְנֵי

Transliteration: milifnei

Lexical Root: מן (min) + לפני (lifnei)

Part of Speech: Preposition + construct noun

Grammatical Info: Construct with prefixed preposition

Lexical Range:

from before

from the presence of

away from facing

WORD 4

Original: יְהוָה

Transliteration: YHWH

Lexical Root:;

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Tetragrammaton

Lexical Range:

the LORD

YHWH (divine name)

WORD 5

Original: וַיֵּשֶׁב

Transliteration: vayyeshev

Lexical Root: ישב (yashav)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

he dwelled

he settled

he inhabited

he sat

WORD 6

Original: בְּאֶרֶץ־נוֹד

Transliteration: be’eretz-nod

Lexical Root: ארץ (eretz) + נוד (nod)

Part of Speech: Preposition + noun (construct)

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

in the land of Nod

within the territory of wandering

Notable Observations:

“Nod” shares root with “na va-nad” from previous verses (wander/flee)

WORD 7

Original: קִדְמַת־עֵדֶן

Transliteration: kidmat-eden

Lexical Root: קדם (qedem) + עדן (eden)

Part of Speech: Noun in construct

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular construct + proper noun

Lexical Range:

east of Eden

toward the front of Eden

facing Eden

Notable Observations:

“Qedem” can imply directional (east) or temporal (ancient) significance

“Eden” is previously introduced in Genesis 2:8

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Double vav-consecutive verbs (“vayetze … vayyeshev”) create sequential narrative flow.

“Milifnei YHWH” expresses relational departure; presence being left.

“Be’eretz-nod” combines physical geography with thematic exile.

Construct “kidmat-eden” forms directional positioning; Eden remains a fixed point of reference.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

LXX (Septuagint) aligns closely: “Cain went out from the presence of God and dwelt in the land of Nod, east of Eden.”

Samaritan Pentateuch supports MT text with no significant variation noted.

No known Dead Sea Scrolls fragments for this line.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Concludes the Cain narrative arc that began in Genesis 4:1 (Line_00081).

Continues and finalizes the exile theme initiated in Genesis 3:24 and 4:11–14.

“Nod” reflects Cain’s earlier judgment to become a “na va-nad” (wanderer and fugitive).

Eden as orienting point remains consistent with Genesis 2–3 framework.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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