וַתּוֹצֵ֨א (wat·tō·w·ṣê) in Genesis 1:12: Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

Hebrew-verb

Verb

Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular

Conjunctive waw

Hifil

Consecutive imperfect

Third person

Feminine

Singular

The consecutive imperfect carries the narrative or sequence forward in Genesis 1:12, linking this action to the movement around it.

This form carries the BSB rendering "produced" within Genesis 1:12. Genesis 1 presents God ordering, filling, naming, blessing, and giving life to the created world by his word.

The earth producing vegetation in Genesis 1:12

The creation sequence in which the earth brings forth vegetation under God's command

The waw-linked Hifil consecutive imperfect reports the earth's producing action as the next narrated result after God's command.

The form does not by itself settle the mechanics of creation, the doctrine of providence, or every use of H3318.

Moderate: The form affects subject identification and narrative sequence in the vegetation scene.

Waw-linked Hebrew sequence form. advances the narrative by reporting the earth's producing action. Attached to the earth producing vegetation in Genesis 1:12. Governed by the creation sequence in which the earth brings forth vegetation under God's command. The waw-linked consecutive imperfect advances the local discourse, but the verse and passage decide how the action relates to the larger argument.

What is the grammatical subject of the producing action? The earth is the local subject, acting within the creation sequence shaped by God's command.

Direct: The form directly supports the rendering "produced."

The waw-linked consecutive imperfect advances the local discourse, but the verse and passage decide how the action relates to the larger argument. The attached waw should be explained from the clause relation rather than treated as a stand-alone theological signal. The feminine singular subject relation should be read from the nearby noun, not treated as an independent theological claim.

Consecutive imperfect proves every chronology claim: The form advances the discourse; broader chronology or theology must be argued from the passage, not the sequence form alone. stem label settles the theology: The Hebrew stem identifies the verbal pattern; the passage supplies the theological claim. grammar replaces context: The morphology should clarify the clause while remaining governed by the surrounding passage.

The BSB+ row for Genesis 1:12 links the English rendering "produced" with וַתּוֹצֵ֨א, Strong's H3318, and the morphology label Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs.

H3318 is represented here by the lemma יָצָא. In this occurrence, the public guide is limited to the BSB rendering "produced" rather than every possible gloss of the entry.

The third feminine singular points to the earth as the grammatical subject in context, while the narrative remains under God's prior command.

Genesis 1 presents God ordering, filling, naming, blessing, and giving life to the created world by his word.

The form fits Scripture's opening witness that creation is received from God and interpreted under his speech and order.

When teaching Genesis 1:12, use this form to distinguish the local subject from the larger theological frame of God's creative command.

Do not derive a full account of creation process, providence, or the full range of H3318 from Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3fs alone.