--- title: 2 Chronicles 23:17 — And all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars. Who acts: people, Baal. 2 Chronicles 23:17 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.23.17/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [2 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH/) / [chapter 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH/23/) / 23:17 # 2 Chronicles 23:17 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ב **Who acts:** people, Baal · **What happens:** go, break down, break, slay, image · **To what, where:** house, covenant, altars, pieces, Mattan This is 2 Chronicles 23:17 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Ketuvim — the Writings). 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 — people, Baal — and what happens in the verse to house, covenant, altars, pieces, Mattan, 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. וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ כָל־הָעָ֤ם בֵּית־הַבַּ֙עַל֙ וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו וְאֶת־צְלָמָ֖יו שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ וְאֵ֗ת מַתָּן֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הַבַּ֔עַל הָרְג֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃ [And all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.510/) ## 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:478 # text = וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ כָל־הָעָ֤ם בֵּית־הַבַּ֙עַל֙ וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו וְאֶת־צְלָמָ֖יו שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ וְאֵ֗ת מַתָּן֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הַבַּ֔עַל הָרְג֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃ # verse = 2CH.23.17 1-2 וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_23:17!1|MId=o140230170011|Strong=2050b 2 יָּבֹ֨אוּ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.went|Ref=2CH_23:17!1|MId=o140230170012|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:140230170032;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=2CH_23:17!2|MId=o140230170021|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 הָעָ֤ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_23:17!3|MId=o140230170031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 עָ֤ם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=people|Ref=2CH_23:17!3|MId=o140230170032|Strong=5971 6 בֵּית־ בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=2CH_23:17!4|MId=o140230170041|Strong=1004|SpaceAfter=No 7-8 הַבַּ֙עַל֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=2CH_23:17!5|MId=o140230170051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 8 בַּ֙עַל֙ בַּעַל PROPN _ _ 6 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Baal|Ref=2CH_23:17!5|MId=o140230170052|Strong=1168 9-11 וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וַֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_23:17!6|MId=o140230170061|Strong=2050b 10 יִּתְּצֻ֔ נָתַץ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they|Ref=2CH_23:17!6|MId=o140230170062|Strong=5422|Frame=A0:140230170032;A1:140230170063;|Type=wayyiqtol 11 הוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ Gloss=pulled.it.down|Ref=2CH_23:17!6|MId=o140230170063|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal 12-13 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_23:17!7|MId=o140230170071|Strong=2050b 13 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2CH_23:17!7|MId=o140230170072|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 14-15 מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥י מִזְבֵּחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 20 obj _ Gloss=altars|Ref=2CH_23:17!8|MId=o140230170081|Strong=4196 15 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=2CH_23:17!8|MId=o140230170082|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 16-17 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 18 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_23:17!9|MId=o140230170091|Strong=2050b 17 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2CH_23:17!9|MId=o140230170092|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 18-19 צְלָמָ֖יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 צְלָמָ֖י צֶלֶם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 14 conj _ Gloss=images|Ref=2CH_23:17!10|MId=o140230170101|Strong=6754 19 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=2CH_23:17!10|MId=o140230170102|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20 שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ שָׁבַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.broke|Ref=2CH_23:17!11|MId=o140230170111|Strong=7665|Frame=A0:140230170032;A1:140230170081;140230170101;|Type=qatal 21-22 וְאֵ֗ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_23:17!12|MId=o140230170121|Strong=2050b 22 אֵ֗ת אֵת ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2CH_23:17!12|MId=o140230170122|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 23 מַתָּן֙ מַתָּן PROPN _ _ 27 obj _ Gloss=Mattan|Ref=2CH_23:17!13|MId=o140230170131|Strong=4977 24 כֹּהֵ֣ן כֹּהֵן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 appos _ Gloss=the.priest|Ref=2CH_23:17!14|MId=o140230170141|Strong=3548 25-26 הַבַּ֔עַל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=2CH_23:17!15|MId=o140230170151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 26 בַּ֔עַל בַּעַל PROPN _ _ 24 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Baal|Ref=2CH_23:17!15|MId=o140230170152|Strong=1168 27 הָרְג֖וּ הָרַג VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.killed|Ref=2CH_23:17!16|MId=o140230170161|Strong=2026|Frame=A0:140230170032;A1:140230170131;|Type=qatal 28-29 לִפְנֵ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=2CH_23:17!17|MId=o140230170171|Strong=3807a 29 פְנֵ֥י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 27 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=2CH_23:17!17|MId=o140230170172|Strong=6440 30-31 הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 הַֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_23:17!18|MId=o140230170181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 31 מִּזְבְּחֽוֹת מִזְבֵּחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=altars|Ref=2CH_23:17!18|MId=o140230170182|Strong=4196 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=2CH_23:17!18 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יָּבֹאוּ *they went* | wayyiqtol · qal | עָם *people* | | | | | יִּתְּצֻ *they* | wayyiqtol · qal | עָם *people* | הוּ *pulled it down* | | | | שִׁבֵּרוּ *they broke* | qatal · piel | עָם *people* | מִזְבְּחֹתָי *altars* + צְלָמָי *images* | | | | הָרְגוּ *they killed* | qatal · qal | עָם *people* | מַתָּן *Mattan* | | | 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 all the people went to the house of Baal, and broke it down, and broke his altars and his images in pieces, and slew Mattan the priest of Baal before the altars.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.510/) **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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