Genesis 4 – Line 00099

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 4:19

וַיִּקַּח לוֹ לֶמֶךְ שְׁתֵּי נָשִׁים שֵׁם הָאַחַת עָדָה וְשֵׁם הַשֵּׁנִית צִלָּה

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayyiqqach lo lemekh shtei nashim shem ha’akhat adah ve-shem hashenit tsillah

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיִּקַּח

Transliteration: vayyiqqach

Lexical Root: לקח (laqach)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

he took

he seized

he acquired

he selected

WORD 2

Original: לוֹ

Transliteration: lo

Lexical Root: ל (le) + הוא (hu)

Part of Speech: Preposition + pronoun

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

for himself

to himself

for him

WORD 3

Original: לֶמֶךְ

Transliteration: lemekh

Lexical Root: למך (lamekh)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Lamech (personal name)

WORD 4

Original: שְׁתֵּי

Transliteration: shtei

Lexical Root: שתים (shtayim)

Part of Speech: Numeral (dual)

Grammatical Info: Construct feminine dual

Lexical Range:

two (of)

pair (of)

WORD 5

Original: נָשִׁים

Transliteration: nashim

Lexical Root: אשה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine plural irregular

Lexical Range:

women

wives

females

WORD 6

Original: שֵׁם

Transliteration: shem

Lexical Root: שם (shem)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

name

designation

title

WORD 7

Original: הָאַחַת

Transliteration: ha’akhat

Lexical Root: אחד (echad)

Part of Speech: Numeral

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the one

the first

one (female)

WORD 8

Original: עָדָה

Transliteration: adah

Lexical Root: עדה (adah)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

Adah (personal name)

Notable Observations:

Derived possibly from “adorn” or “assembly” roots

WORD 9

Original: וְשֵׁם

Transliteration: ve-shem

Lexical Root: ו (vav) + שם (shem)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + noun

Grammatical Info:;

Lexical Range:

and name

and the designation

WORD 10

Original: הַשֵּׁנִית

Transliteration: hashenit

Lexical Root: שני (sheni)

Part of Speech: Ordinal numeral (feminine)

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular with definite article

Lexical Range:

the second (feminine)

second one

WORD 11

Original: צִלָּה

Transliteration: tsillah

Lexical Root: צלה (tsillah)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

Zillah (personal name)

Notable Observations:

Possibly related to “shade” or “protection”

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Narrative structure: introductory verb + personal action + relational context.

“Vayyiqqach lo” construction common for marriage-taking or covenant-initiated unions.

First recorded instance of polygamy in biblical text.

Parallel clauses: “shem ha’akhat … ve-shem hashenit” provide symmetrical naming.

Placement of names at the end of each clause emphasizes identity and continuity.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

LXX reflects same structure, though names are rendered in Greek (e.g., Ada, Sella).

Samaritan Pentateuch agrees with MT in content and order.

No extant DSS fragments for this verse identified.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Begins Lamech’s household record, leading to significant descendants (Genesis 4:20–22).

Continues genealogical sequence from Line_00098 (Genesis 4:18).

Introduction of multiple wives mirrors later patriarchal practices (e.g., Abraham, Jacob), though this is first appearance.

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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