--- title: 2 Chronicles 18:12 — And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying: 'B… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying: 'Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.' 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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 — messenger, words, I, word, thou, thy — and what happens in the verse to Micaiah, king, good, word, thee, prophets, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 36 chapters of 2 Chronicles on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ ׀ לִקְרֹ֣א לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֞ה דִּבְרֵ֧י הַנְּבִאִ֛ים פֶּֽה־אֶחָ֥ד ט֖וֹב אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וִֽיהִי־נָ֧א דְבָרְךָ֛ כְּאַחַ֥ד מֵהֶ֖ם וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ טּֽוֹב׃ [And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying: 'Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.380/) ## The tree {#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. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:2CH:359 # text = וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ אֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֣ךְ ׀ לִקְרֹ֣א לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ דִּבֶּ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר הִנֵּ֞ה דִּבְרֵ֧י הַנְּבִאִ֛ים פֶּֽה־אֶחָ֥ד ט֖וֹב אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וִֽיהִי־נָ֧א דְבָרְךָ֛ כְּאַחַ֥ד מֵהֶ֖ם וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ טּֽוֹב׃ # verse = 2CH.18.12 1-3 וְהַמַּלְאָ֞ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_18:12!1|MId=o140180120011|Strong=2050b 2 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 3 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_18:12!1|MId=o140180120012|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 3 מַּלְאָ֞ךְ מַלְאָךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 nsubj _ Gloss=messenger|Ref=2CH_18:12!1|MId=o140180120013|Strong=4397 4 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 5 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=2CH_18:12!2|MId=o140180120021|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 5 הָלַ֣ךְ הָלַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 3 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.had.gone|Ref=2CH_18:12!3|MId=o140180120031|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:140180120013;|Type=qatal 6 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 5 punct _ Ref=2CH_18:12!3 7-8 לִקְרֹ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2CH_18:12!4|MId=o140180120041|Strong=3807a 8 קְרֹ֣א קָרָא VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 5 advcl _ Gloss=summon|Ref=2CH_18:12!4|MId=o140180120042|Strong=7121|Frame=A0:140180120013;|Type=infinitive_construct 9-10 לְמִיכָ֗יְהוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=(to)|Ref=2CH_18:12!5|MId=o140180120051|Strong=3807a 10 מִיכָ֗יְהוּ מִיכָיְהוּ PROPN _ _ 8 obl _ Gloss=Micaiah|Ref=2CH_18:12!5|MId=o140180120052|Strong=4321 11 דִּבֶּ֤ר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.spoke|Ref=2CH_18:12!6|MId=o140180120061|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:140180120013;|Type=qatal 12-13 אֵלָיו֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 אֵלָי אֶל ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2CH_18:12!7|MId=o140180120071|Strong=0413 13 ו֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=2CH_18:12!7|MId=o140180120072|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 14-15 לֵאמֹ֔ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 לֵ לְ ADP _ ExtPos=SCONJ 22 mark _ Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=2CH_18:12!8|MId=o140180120081|Strong=3807a 15 אמֹ֔ר אָמַר VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 14 fixed _ Gloss=|Ref=2CH_18:12!8|MId=o140180120082|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:140180120013;|Type=infinitive_construct 16 הִנֵּ֞ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 22 discourse _ Gloss=here!|Ref=2CH_18:12!9|MId=o140180120091|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 17 דִּבְרֵ֧י דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 22 nsubj _ Gloss=the.words|Ref=2CH_18:12!10|MId=o140180120101|Strong=1697 18-19 הַנְּבִאִ֛ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2CH_18:12!11|MId=o140180120111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 נְּבִאִ֛ים נָבִיא NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.prophets|Ref=2CH_18:12!11|MId=o140180120112|Strong=5030 20 פֶּֽה־ פֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 obl _ Gloss=[are].a.mouth|Ref=2CH_18:12!12|MId=o140180120121|Strong=6310|SpaceAfter=No 21 אֶחָ֥ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 nummod _ Gloss=one|Ref=2CH_18:12!13|MId=o140180120131|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 22 ט֖וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 ccomp _ Gloss=good|Ref=2CH_18:12!14|MId=o140180120141|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 23 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=concerning|Ref=2CH_18:12!15|MId=o140180120151|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 24-25 הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 25 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_18:12!16|MId=o140180120161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 25 מֶּ֑לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=2CH_18:12!16|MId=o140180120162|Strong=4428 26-27 וִֽיהִי־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וִֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 32 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_18:12!17|MId=o140180120171|Strong=2050b 27 יהִי־ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 32 cop _ Gloss=let.it.be|Ref=2CH_18:12!17|MId=o140180120172|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:140180120191;|Type=jussive 28 נָ֧א נָא INTJ _ _ 32 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=2CH_18:12!18|MId=o140180120181|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 29-30 דְבָרְךָ֛ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 דְבָר דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ Gloss=word|Ref=2CH_18:12!19|MId=o140180120191|Strong=1697 30 ְךָ֛ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=2CH_18:12!19|MId=o140180120192|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 31-32 כְּאַחַ֥ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=2CH_18:12!20|MId=o140180120201|Strong=3509a 32 אַחַ֥ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 conj _ Gloss=one|Ref=2CH_18:12!20|MId=o140180120202|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 33-34 מֵהֶ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=2CH_18:12!21|MId=o140180120211|Strong=4480 34 הֶ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nmod _ Gloss=them|Ref=2CH_18:12!21|MId=o140180120212|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 35-36 וְדִבַּ֥רְתָּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 36 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_18:12!22|MId=o140180120221|Strong=2050b 36 דִבַּ֥רְתָּ דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=2 22 conj _ Gloss=you.will.speak|Ref=2CH_18:12!22|MId=o140180120222|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:140180120052;A1:140180120231;|Type=weqatal 37 טּֽוֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 36 obj _ Gloss=good|Ref=2CH_18:12!23|MId=o140180120231|Strong=2896|Type=adjective|SpaceAfter=No 38 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 37 punct _ Ref=2CH_18:12!23 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | הָלַךְ *he had gone* | qatal · qal | מַּלְאָךְ *messenger* | | | | | קְרֹא *summon* | infinitive construct · qal | מַּלְאָךְ *messenger* | | | | | דִּבֶּר *he spoke* | qatal · piel | מַּלְאָךְ *messenger* | | | | | אמֹר | infinitive construct · qal | מַּלְאָךְ *messenger* | | | | | יהִי־ *let it be* | jussive · qal | דְבָר *word* | | | | | דִבַּרְתָּ *you will speak* | weqatal · piel | מִיכָיְהוּ *Micaiah* | טּֽוֹב *good* | | | 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. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} 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. 1. [And the messenger that went to call Micaiah spoke to him, saying: 'Behold, the words of the prophets declare good to the king with one mouth; let thy word therefore, I pray thee, be like one of theirs, and speak thou good.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.380/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/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). 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