Genesis 4 – Line 00100

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 4:20

וַתֵּלֶד עָדָה אֶת־יָבָל הוּא הָיָה אֲבִי יֹשֵׁב אֹהֶל וּמִקְנֶה

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vatteled adah et-yaval hu hayah avi yoshev ohel u-miqneh

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַתֵּלֶד

Transliteration: vatteled

Lexical Root: ילד (yalad)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

she bore

she gave birth

she brought forth

WORD 2

Original: עָדָה

Transliteration: adah

Lexical Root: עדה (adah)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

Adah (personal name)

WORD 3

Original: אֶת־יָבָל

Transliteration: et-yaval

Lexical Root: יבל (yaval)

Part of Speech: Direct object marker + proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Jabal (personal name)

WORD 4

Original: הוּא

Transliteration: hu

Lexical Root: הוא (hu)

Part of Speech: Pronoun

Grammatical Info: 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

he

it (masc.)

WORD 5

Original: הָיָה

Transliteration: hayah

Lexical Root: היה (hayah)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular

Lexical Range:

he was

he became

he existed

WORD 6

Original: אֲבִי

Transliteration: avi

Lexical Root: אב (av)

Part of Speech: Noun with pronominal suffix (construct form)

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

father of

ancestor of

founder of

WORD 7

Original: יֹשֵׁב

Transliteration: yoshev

Lexical Root: ישב (yashav)

Part of Speech: Participle

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular active

Lexical Range:

dweller

inhabitant

one who sits

settler

WORD 8

Original: אֹהֶל

Transliteration: ohel

Lexical Root: אהל (ohel)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

tent

dwelling

shelter

WORD 9

Original: וּמִקְנֶה

Transliteration: u-miqneh

Lexical Root: מקנה (miqneh)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and livestock

and cattle

and property (movable, usually herds)

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Sentence divides into two parts: birth declaration and role identification.

“Vatteled Adah et-Yaval” is a direct genealogical clause.

“Hu hayah avi …” forms an explanatory apposition—identifying the child’s vocational lineage.

Construct form “avi yoshev” links fatherhood with occupational designation.

Dual spheres: “tent” (dwelling) and “livestock” (economic role).

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

LXX renders name as “Jabal” and keeps basic clause structure.

Samaritan Pentateuch conforms to MT.

No DSS variant known for this verse.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Continues the line of Lamech’s descendants (Line_00099).

Begins vocational identity motif in Cainite genealogy, echoed in Jubal (music) and Tubal-cain (metalwork).

Sets thematic contrast with later agricultural and nomadic developments.

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