Biblia Sacra Vulgata Vetus Testamentum Reading 1: The Creation of Man and of the Garden of Eden. Genesis 2:7-9

Latin III:  Biblia Sacra Vulgata Vetus Testamentum

Instructor:  James Ransom

March 27, 2014

The Creation of Man and of the Garden of Eden

Genesis 2:7-9

7           Formavit igitur Dominus Deus hominem de limo terrae: et inspiravit in faciem eius spiraculum vitae; et factus est homo in animam viventem.         8           Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus paradisum voluptatis a principio: in quo posuit hominem quem formaverat.                  9           Produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum, pulchrum visu, et ad vescendum suave lignum: etiam vitae in medio paradisi: lignumque scientiae boni et mali.

7              Formavit igitur Dominus Deus hominem de limo terrae And the Lord God formed man from the mud of the earth; “limo” is ablative singular of the first/second declension nouns limus, limi, m., “mud, slime, muck.”  “terrae” is genitive singular of the first declension noun terra, terrae, f.  “hominem” is accusative singular of the first declension noun homo, hominis, m.  “formavit” is third person singular perfect indicative active of the first conjugation verb formo, formare, formavi, formatum. 

et inspiravit in faciem eius spiraculum vitae and breathed into his face the breath of life;  “vitae” is genitive singular of the first declension noun vita, vitae, f.  “spiraculum” is accusative singular of the second declension noun spiraculum, spiraculi, n., “breath.” “faciem” is accusative singular of the fifth declension noun facies, faciei, f., “face, visage.”  “inspiravit” is third person singular perfect indicative active of inspiro, inspirare, inspiravi, inspiratum, “to breath into, inspire.” 

et factus est homo in animam viventem and man became a living soul; “viventem” is accusative masculine present participle of vivo, vivere, vixi, victum, “to live, be alive.” “animam” is accusative singular of anima, animae, f., “soul, spirit, life.”  “factus est” is perfect passive participle of facio, facere, feci, factum, “to make or do.” 

8              Plantaverat autem Dominus Deus paradisum voluptatis a principio And the Lord God from the beginning had planted a paradise of pleasure; “principio” is ablative singular of the second declension noun principium, principii, n., “beginning, origin.”  “voluptatis” is genitive singular of the third declension noun voluptas, voluptatis, f., “pleasure.”  “plantaverat” is third person singular pluperfect indicative active of planto, plantare, plantavi, plantatum, “to plant.” 

in quo posuit hominem quem formaverat and there he placed the man he had formed; “formaverat” is third person singular pluperfect indicative active of form.  “quem” is accusative masculine singular (in agreement with “hominem”) of the relative pronoun qui, quae, quod.  “posuit” is third person singular perfect indicative active of pono, ponere, posui, positum. “in quo”=lit. “in which,” “wherein.” 

9              Produxitque Dominus Deus de humo omne lignum, pulchrum visu And the Lord God raised up from the soil every sort of tree, beautiful to behold; “visu” is ablative singular of the fourth declension noun visus, visus, m., “the action of looking.”  “pulchrum” is masculine accusative singular of the first/second declension adjective pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum, “beautiful, fair.”  “lignum” is accusative singular of the second declension noun lignum, ligni, n., “tree, wood.”  “humo” is ablative singular of the second declension noun humus, humi, f., “ground, earth, soil.”  “produxit” is third person singular perfect indicative active of produco, producere, produxi, productum, “to bring forth.”  

et ad vescendum suave lignum and sweet to savor the fruit thereof;  “suave” is accusative neuter singular of the third declension adjective suavis, suavis, m.f.n., “sweet.” “vescendum” is the future passive participle of the defective vescor, vesci, “to eat, feed upon.” 

etiam vitae in medio paradisi: lignumque scientiae boni et mali and the tree of life in the midst of the paradise; and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; “mali” is genitive singular of the neuter substantive malus, mali, m., “evil.”  “boni” is genitive singular of the neuter substantive bonum, boni, n.  “good.”  “scientiae” is genitive singular of the first declension noun scientia, scientiae, f. , “knowledge.”  “medio” is ablative singular of the first/second declension adjective medius, media, medium, “middle.” 

Running Vocabulary

7 limus, limi, m., “mud, slime, “ terra, terrae, f., “earth” homo, hominis, m., “man” formo, formare, formavi, formatum, “to form” vita, vitae, f., “life” spiraculum, spiraculi, n., “breath.” facies, faciei, f., “face, visage.” inspiro, inspirare, inspiravi, inspiratum, “to breath into, inspire.”  principium, principii, n., “beginning, origin.”  voluptas, voluptatis, f., “pleasure.” vivo, vivere, vixi, victum, “to live, be alive.” anima, animae, f., “soul, spirit, life.”  facio, facere, feci, factum, “to make or do.”

8 planto, plantare, plantavi, plantatum, “to plant.” pono, ponere, posui, positum, “to place, set, put down.” visus, visus, m., “the action of looking.” pulcher, pulchra, pulchrum, “beautiful, fair.”  lignum, ligni, n., “tree, wood.”    humus, humi, f., “ground, earth, soil.”

9 produco, producere, produxi, productum, “to bring forth.” suavis, adj., “sweet.” vescor, vesci, “to eat, feed upon.” malus, mali, m., “evil.”  bonum, boni, n.  “good.”  scientia, scientiae, f. , “knowledge.” medius, adj., “middle.”