2 Samuel 12:18 שְׁמוּאֵל ב
Who acts: bread, child, servants, children, we, David · What happens: come, pass, die, fear, tell, be · To what, where: David, harm · Speech: someone speaks in this verse
This is 2 Samuel 12:18 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — bread, child, servants, children, we, David — and what happens in the verse to David, harm, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 24 chapters of 2 Samuel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.
וַיְהִ֛י בַּיּ֥וֹם הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י וַיָּ֣מָת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַיִּֽרְאוּ֩ עַבְדֵ֨י דָוִ֜ד לְהַגִּ֥יד ל֣וֹ ׀ כִּי־מֵ֣ת הַיֶּ֗לֶד כִּ֤י אָֽמְרוּ֙ הִנֵּה֩ בִהְי֨וֹת הַיֶּ֜לֶד חַ֗י דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ אֵלָיו֙ וְלֹא־שָׁמַ֣ע בְּקוֹלֵ֔נוּ וְאֵ֨יךְ נֹאמַ֥ר אֵלָ֛יו מֵ֥ת הַיֶּ֖לֶד וְעָשָׂ֥ה רָעָֽה׃
And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died. And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said: 'Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice; how then shall we tell him that the child is dead, so that he do himself some harm?'
The tree
Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss.
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation | gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַ | וְ | CCONJ | _ | 2 יְהִ֛י | cc | and |
| 2 | יְהִ֛י | הָיָה | VERB | Gender=Masc HebBinyan=QAL Number=Sing Person=3 | root | root | it was |
| 3 | בַּ | בְּ | ADP | _ | 5 יּ֥וֹם | case | on |
| 4 | ה | הַ | DET | PronType=Art | 5 יּ֥וֹם | det | the |
| 5 | יּ֥וֹם | יוֹם | NOUN | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 2 יְהִ֛י | obl | day |
| 6 | הַ | הַ | DET | PronType=Art | 7 שְּׁבִיעִ֖י | det | (the) |
| 7 | שְּׁבִיעִ֖י | שְׁבִיעִי | NUM | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 5 יּ֥וֹם | nummod | seventh |
| 8 | וַ | וְ | CCONJ | _ | 9 יָּ֣מָת | cc | and |
| 9 | יָּ֣מָת | מוּת | VERB | Gender=Masc HebBinyan=QAL Number=Sing Person=3 | 2 יְהִ֛י | conj | he died |
| 10 | הַ | הַ | DET | PronType=Art | 11 יָּ֑לֶד | det | the |
| 11 | יָּ֑לֶד | יֶלֶד | NOUN | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 9 יָּ֣מָת | nsubj | child |
| 12 | וַ | וְ | CCONJ | _ | 13 יִּֽרְאוּ֩ | cc | and |
| 13 | יִּֽרְאוּ֩ | יָרֵא | VERB | Gender=Masc HebBinyan=QAL Number=Plur Person=3 | 2 יְהִ֛י | conj | they were afraid |
| 14 | עַבְדֵ֨י | עֶבֶד | NOUN | Gender=Masc Number=Plur | 13 יִּֽרְאוּ֩ | nsubj | the servants |
| 15 | דָוִ֜ד | דָּוִד | PROPN | _ | 14 עַבְדֵ֨י | compound:smixut | of David |
| 16 | לְ | לְ | ADP | _ | 17 הַגִּ֥יד | case | to |
| 17 | הַגִּ֥יד | נָגַד | VERB | HebBinyan=HIPHIL | 13 יִּֽרְאוּ֩ | advcl | tell |
| 18 | ל | לְ | ADP | _ | 19 ֣וֹ | case | to |
| 19 | ֣וֹ | הוּא | PRON | Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 17 הַגִּ֥יד | obl | him |
| 20 | ׀ | ׀ | PUNCT | _ | 19 ֣וֹ | punct | |
| 21 | כִּי־ | כִּי | SCONJ | _ | 22 מֵ֣ת | mark | (dm) that |
| 22 | מֵ֣ת | מוּת | VERB | Gender=Masc HebBinyan=QAL Number=Sing Person=3 | 17 הַגִּ֥יד | ccomp | he had died |
| 23 | הַ | הַ | DET | PronType=Art | 24 יֶּ֗לֶד | det | the |
| 24 | יֶּ֗לֶד | יֶלֶד | NOUN | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 22 מֵ֣ת | nsubj | child |
| 25 | כִּ֤י | כִּי | SCONJ | _ | 26 אָֽמְרוּ֙ | mark | (dm) |
| 26 | אָֽמְרוּ֙ | אָמַר | VERB | Gender=Com HebBinyan=QAL Number=Plur Person=3 | 2 יְהִ֛י | advcl | they said |
| 27 | הִנֵּה֩ | הִנֵּה | INTJ | _ | 33 דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | discourse | here! |
| 28 | בִ | בְּ | ADP | _ | 32 חַ֗י | case | when |
| 29 | הְי֨וֹת | הָיָה | AUX | HebBinyan=QAL | 32 חַ֗י | cop | was |
| 30 | הַ | הַ | DET | PronType=Art | 31 יֶּ֜לֶד | det | the |
| 31 | יֶּ֜לֶד | יֶלֶד | NOUN | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 32 חַ֗י | nsubj | child |
| 32 | חַ֗י | חַי | ADJ | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 33 דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | obl | alive |
| 33 | דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | דָבַר | VERB | Gender=Com HebBinyan=PIEL Number=Plur Person=1 | 26 אָֽמְרוּ֙ | ccomp | we spoke |
| 34 | אֵלָי | אֶל | ADP | _ | 35 ו֙ | case | to |
| 35 | ו֙ | הוּא | PRON | Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 33 דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | obl | him |
| 36 | וְ | וְ | CCONJ | _ | 38 שָׁמַ֣ע | cc | and |
| 37 | לֹא־ | לֹא | ADV | _ | 38 שָׁמַ֣ע | advmod | not |
| 38 | שָׁמַ֣ע | שָׁמַע | VERB | Gender=Masc HebBinyan=QAL Number=Sing Person=3 | 33 דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | conj | he listened |
| 39 | בְּ | בְּ | ADP | _ | 40 קוֹל | case | to |
| 40 | קוֹל | קוֹל | NOUN | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 38 שָׁמַ֣ע | obl | voice |
| 41 | ֵ֔נוּ | הוּא | PRON | Gender=Com Number=Plur Person=1 PronType=Prs | 40 קוֹל | nmod:poss | our |
| 42 | וְ | וְ | CCONJ | _ | 44 נֹאמַ֥ר | cc | and |
| 43 | אֵ֨יךְ | אֵיךְ | INTJ | _ | 44 נֹאמַ֥ר | discourse | how? |
| 44 | נֹאמַ֥ר | אָמַר | VERB | Gender=Com HebBinyan=QAL Number=Plur Person=1 | 33 דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | conj | will we say |
| 45 | אֵלָ֛י | אֶל | ADP | _ | 46 ו | case | to |
| 46 | ו | הוּא | PRON | Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 44 נֹאמַ֥ר | obl | him |
| 47 | מֵ֥ת | מוּת | VERB | Gender=Masc HebBinyan=QAL Number=Sing Person=3 | 44 נֹאמַ֥ר | ccomp | he has died |
| 48 | הַ | הַ | DET | PronType=Art | 49 יֶּ֖לֶד | det | the |
| 49 | יֶּ֖לֶד | יֶלֶד | NOUN | Gender=Masc Number=Sing | 47 מֵ֥ת | nsubj | child |
| 50 | וְ | וְ | CCONJ | _ | 51 עָשָׂ֥ה | cc | and |
| 51 | עָשָׂ֥ה | עָשָׂה | VERB | Gender=Masc HebBinyan=QAL Number=Sing Person=3 | 33 דִּבַּ֤רְנוּ | conj | he will do |
| 52 | רָעָֽה | רָעָה | NOUN | Gender=Fem Number=Sing | 51 עָשָׂ֥ה | obj | harm |
| 53 | ׃ | ׃ | PUNCT | _ | 52 רָעָֽה | punct |
Pragmatics
- form
- statement
- act
- assert
- voice
- character
- speech
- a frame and its quote
- negation
- yes
- the frame alone
- decl · narrate · none
| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| יָּמָת he died | wayyiqtol · qal | יָּלֶד child | |||
| יִּֽרְאוּ they were afraid | wayyiqtol · qal | עַבְדֵי the servants | |||
| הַגִּיד tell | infinitive construct · hiphil | מֵת he had died | עַבְדֵי the servants | ||
| מֵת he had died | qatal · qal | יֶּלֶד child | |||
| אָֽמְרוּ they said | qatal · qal | עַבְדֵי the servants | |||
| הְיוֹת was | infinitive construct · qal | יֶּלֶד child | |||
| דִּבַּרְנוּ we spoke | qatal · piel | עַבְדֵי the servants | |||
| not שָׁמַע he listened | qatal · qal | דָוִד of David | |||
| נֹאמַר will we say | yiqtol · qal | עַבְדֵי the servants | מֵת he has died | ||
| מֵת he has died | qatal · qal | יֶּלֶד child | |||
| עָשָׂה he will do | weqatal · qal | דָוִד of David | רָעָֽה harm |
MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen.
Targum Jonathan
וַהֲוָה בְּיוֹמָא שְׁבִיעָאָה וּמִית רַבְיָא וּדְחִילוּ עַבְדֵי דָוִד לְחַוָאָה לֵיהּ אֲרֵי מִית רַבְיָא אֲרֵי אֲמַרוּ כַּד הֲוָה רַבְיָא קַיָם מַלֵילְנָא עִמֵיהּ וְלָא קַבֵּיל מִנָנָא וְאֵיכְדֵין נֵימַר לֵיהּ מִית רַבְיָא וְיַעְבֵּד בִּישָׁא:
The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.
English, JPS 1917
Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in.
- And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the child died.
- And the servants of David feared to tell him that the child was dead; for they said: 'Behold, while the child was yet alive, we spoke unto him, and he hearkened not unto our voice; how then shall we tell him that the child is dead, so that he do himself some harm?'
Hebrew text: Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. Tree, glosses and frames: MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew, CC BY 4.0; converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). Speech act: Mova's rules on the MACULA words (macula prag). Targum: Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain.
English: JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License).
Hebrew sentence wlc:2SA:281.
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