Genesis 4 – Line 00105

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PREFACE

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1. ORIGINAL LINE TEXT

Language: Hebrew

Manuscript Source: Leningrad Codex

Line Reference: Genesis 4:25

וַיֵּדַע אָדָם עוֹד אֵת אִשְׁתּוֹ וַתֵּלֶד בֵּן וַתִּקְרָא אֶת־שְׁמוֹ שֵׁת כִּי שָׁת־לִי אֱלֹהִים זֶרַע אַחֵר תַּחַת הֶבֶל כִּי הֲרָגוֹ קָיִן

2. DIRECT TRANSLITERATION

vayyéda‘ adam ‘od et-ishto vatteled ben vattiqra et-shemo shet ki shat-li elohim zera acher tachat hevel ki harago qayin

3. WORD-BY-WORD LEXICAL BREAKDOWN

WORD 1

Original: וַיֵּדַע

Transliteration: vayyéda‘

Lexical Root: ידע (yada)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

and he knew

and he had intimate relations

and he became acquainted with

WORD 2

Original: אָדָם

Transliteration: adam

Lexical Root: אדם (adam)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Adam (personal name)

man / humankind (contextual)

WORD 3

Original: עוֹד

Transliteration: ‘od

Lexical Root: עוד (‘od)

Part of Speech: Adverb

Lexical Range:

again

still

yet

once more

WORD 4

Original: אֵת

Transliteration: et

Lexical Root:;

Part of Speech: Direct object marker

Lexical Range:

no lexical content; marks the definite direct object

WORD 5

Original: אִשְׁתּוֹ

Transliteration: ishto

Lexical Root: אשה (ishah)

Part of Speech: Noun with pronominal suffix

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

Lexical Range:

his wife

his woman

WORD 6

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:

and she bore

and she gave birth

WORD 7

Original: בֵּן

Transliteration: ben

Lexical Root: בן (ben)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

son

male child

descendant

WORD 8

Original: וַתִּקְרָא

Transliteration: vattiqra

Lexical Root: קרא (qara)

Part of Speech: Verb

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

Lexical Range:

and she called

and she named

and she summoned

WORD 9

Original: אֶת־שְׁמוֹ

Transliteration: et-shemo

Lexical Root: שם (shem)

Part of Speech: Direct object marker + noun with pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

his name

WORD 10

Original: שֵׁת

Transliteration: shet

Lexical Root: שת (shet)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Seth (personal name)

WORD 11

Original: כִּי

Transliteration: ki

Lexical Root: כי (ki)

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Lexical Range:

because

for

that

indeed

WORD 12

Original: שָׁת־לִי

Transliteration: shat-li

Lexical Root: שת (shat)

Part of Speech: Verb + pronoun

Grammatical Info: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix

Lexical Range:

he appointed for me

he placed for me

he set

WORD 13

Original: אֱלֹהִים

Transliteration: elohim

Lexical Root: אלהים (elohim)

Part of Speech: Noun (plural in form, singular in usage here)

Grammatical Info: Masculine plural

Lexical Range:

God

deity/deities (contextual)

WORD 14

Original: זֶרַע

Transliteration: zera

Lexical Root: זרע (zera)

Part of Speech: Noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

seed

offspring

progeny

descendant

semen

WORD 15

Original: אַחֵר

Transliteration: acher

Lexical Root: אחר (acher)

Part of Speech: Adjective

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

another

different

other

WORD 16

Original: תַּחַת

Transliteration: tachat

Lexical Root: תחת (tachat)

Part of Speech: Preposition

Lexical Range:

in place of

instead of

beneath

under

WORD 17

Original: הֶבֶל

Transliteration: hevel

Lexical Root: הבל (hevel)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Abel (personal name)

breath / vapor (root meaning, not applied here)

WORD 18

Original: כִּי

Transliteration: ki

Lexical Root: כי (ki)

Part of Speech: Conjunction

Lexical Range:

because

for

that

WORD 19

Original: הֲרָגוֹ

Transliteration: harago

Lexical Root: הרג (harag)

Part of Speech: Verb + pronominal suffix

Grammatical Info: Qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix

Lexical Range:

he killed him

he struck him down

WORD 20

Original: קָיִן

Transliteration: qayin

Lexical Root: קין (qayin)

Part of Speech: Proper noun

Grammatical Info: Masculine singular

Lexical Range:

Cain (personal name)

4. STRUCTURAL NOTES

“Vayyéda‘ … vatteled … vattiqra” forms classic narrative sequence.

Wordplay between “Shet” (name) and “shat-li” (he appointed for me).

The preposition “tachat” emphasizes replacement or substitution in the context of Abel’s death.

Parallel constructions enhance semantic weight: “zera acher … tachat hevel” // “ki harago qayin.”

5. VARIANT MANUSCRIPT NOTES

LXX confirms overall structure, rendering Seth’s naming and the divine role in appointment.

Samaritan Pentateuch aligns closely with MT.

No DSS variants attested for this verse.

6. STRUCTURAL CONNECTION TO OTHER LINES

Thematic resolution to the Cain/Abel arc (Lines_00081–00096).

Introduces new genealogical line through Seth, transitioning to Genesis 5.

Echoes Genesis 4:1’s structure in its birth and naming formula.

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.