Genesis 4 – Line 00102

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 4:22

וְצִלָּה גַּם־הִיא יָלְדָה אֶת־תּוּבַל קַיִן לֹטֵשׁ כָּל־חֹרֵשׁ נְחֹשֶׁת וּבַרְזֶל וַאֲחוֹת תּוּבַל קַיִן נַעֲמָה

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

ve-tsillah gam-hi yaldah et-tuwval qayin lotesh kol-choresh nechoshet u-varzel va’achot tuwval qayin na’amah

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וְצִלָּה

Transliteration: ve-tsillah

Lexical Root: ו (vav) + צלה (tsillah)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + proper noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

and Zillah (personal name)

WORD 2

Original: גַּם־הִיא

Transliteration: gam-hi

Lexical Root: גם (gam) + היא (hi)

Part of Speech: Adverb + pronoun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

also she

she too

even she

WORD 3

Original: יָלְדָה

Transliteration: yaldah

Lexical Root: ילד (yalad)

Part of Speech: Verb

Grammatical Info: Qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular

Lexical Range:

she bore

she gave birth

she delivered

WORD 4

Original: אֶת־תּוּבַל קַיִן

Transliteration: et-tuwval qayin

Lexical Root: תובל (tuwval) + קין (qayin)

Part of Speech: Direct object marker + proper noun + proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Tubal-cain (personal name)

Notable Observations:

Name compound includes earlier ancestor “Cain”

WORD 5

Original: לֹטֵשׁ

Transliteration: lotesh

Lexical Root: לטש (latash)

Part of Speech: Participle

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular active

Lexical Range:

forger

sharpener

whetter

craftsman

WORD 6

Original: כָּל־חֹרֵשׁ

Transliteration: kol-choresh

Lexical Root: כל (kol) + חרש (charash)

Part of Speech: Noun (construct) + participle

Grammatical Info: Construct form

Lexical Range:

all engraver

every craftsman

all metal-worker

artisan

Notable Observations:

“Charash” implies working or carving hard material

WORD 7

Original: נְחֹשֶׁת

Transliteration: nechoshet

Lexical Root: נחשת (nechoshet)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

copper

bronze

brass

metal (general, especially reddish alloys)

WORD 8

Original: וּבַרְזֶל

Transliteration: u-varzel

Lexical Root: ברזל (barzel)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

and iron

and metal

and strength (by metonymy)

WORD 9

Original: וַאֲחוֹת

Transliteration: va’achot

Lexical Root: ו (vav) + אחות (achot)

Part of Speech: Conjunction + noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

and sister

WORD 10

Original: תּוּבַל קַיִן

Transliteration: tuwval qayin

Lexical Root: תובל (tuwval) + קין (qayin)

Part of Speech: Proper noun (compound name)

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Tubal-cain (repeated for clarity of reference)

WORD 11

Original: נַעֲמָה

Transliteration: na’amah

Lexical Root: נעם (na’am)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Feminine singular

Lexical Range:

Naamah (personal name)

Notable Observations:

Possibly derived from “pleasant” or “lovely”

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

Line follows pattern of Genesis 4:20–21 but includes expanded vocational detail.

“Gam-hi yaldah” emphasizes continuation and inclusion.

Participial structure “lotesh kol-choresh…” defines Tubal-cain’s expertise.

“Kol-choresh” may imply archetypal role, not merely individual skill.

Final clause introduces Naamah without elaboration—distinct from prior male vocational lists.

Structural symmetry and gender pairing present but asymmetrical in detail.

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

LXX transliterates names and uses terms for smithing/artisan work.

Samaritan Pentateuch agrees with MT in structure and name forms.

No DSS fragments known for this verse.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Final installment in Lamech’s generational triad (Jabal, Jubal, Tubal-cain).

Introduces metallurgy as human innovation, expanding Cainite contributions to civilization.

Naamah’s naming may anticipate her relevance (not detailed here).

Sets up transition to Lamech’s speech in Genesis 4:23 (Line_00103).

7. CAUTIONARY REMINDER

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No conclusions, smoothing, or interpretive decisions have been made.

This file serves only to display the original structure and lexical range as transparently as possible.