--- title: 2 Chronicles 34:12 — And the men did the work faithfully; and the overseers of them were… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the men did the work faithfully; and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to preside over it; and other of the Levites, all that had skill with instruments of music. 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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 — men, overseers — and what happens in the verse to work, Jahath, house, skill, 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. וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ עֹשִׂ֨ים בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ מֻ֠פְקָדִים יַ֣חַת וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִן־בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י וּזְכַרְיָ֧ה וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם מִן־בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים לְנַצֵּ֑חַ וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם כָּל־מֵבִ֖ין בִּכְלֵי־שִֽׁיר׃ [And the men did the work faithfully; and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to preside over it; and other of the Levites, all that had skill with instruments of music.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.807/) ## 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:750 # text = וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ עֹשִׂ֨ים בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ מֻ֠פְקָדִים יַ֣חַת וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִן־בְּנֵ֣י מְרָרִ֔י וּזְכַרְיָ֧ה וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם מִן־בְּנֵ֥י הַקְּהָתִ֖ים לְנַצֵּ֑חַ וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם כָּל־מֵבִ֖ין בִּכְלֵי־שִֽׁיר׃ # verse = 2CH.34.12 1-3 וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:12!1|MId=o140340120011|Strong=2050b 2 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 3 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_34:12!1|MId=o140340120012|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 3 אֲנָשִׁים֩ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ Gloss=men|Ref=2CH_34:12!1|MId=o140340120013|Strong=0376 4 עֹשִׂ֨ים עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 0 root _ Gloss=[were].working|Ref=2CH_34:12!2|MId=o140340120021|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:140340120013;|Type=participle_active 5-6 בֶּאֱמוּנָ֜ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 בֶּ בְּ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2CH_34:12!3|MId=o140340120031|Strong=0871a 6 אֱמוּנָ֜ה אֱמוּנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=faithfulness|Ref=2CH_34:12!3|MId=o140340120032|Strong=0530 7-9 בַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2CH_34:12!4|MId=o140340120041|Strong=0871a 8 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_34:12!4|MId=o140340120041ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 מְּלָאכָ֗ה מְלָאכָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=work|Ref=2CH_34:12!4|MId=o140340120042|Strong=4399 10-12 וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 14 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:12!5|MId=o140340120051|Strong=2050b 11 עֲלֵי עַל ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=2CH_34:12!5|MId=o140340120052|Strong=5921 12 הֶ֣ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=2CH_34:12!5|MId=o140340120053|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 13 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 12 punct _ Ref=2CH_34:12!5 14 מֻ֠פְקָדִים פָּקַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HOPHAL|Number=Plur 4 conj _ Gloss=[were].appointed|Ref=2CH_34:12!6|MId=o140340120061|Strong=6485|Frame=A1:140340120071;140340120082;140340120132;140340120142;|Type=participle_passive 15 יַ֣חַת יַחַת PROPN _ _ 14 nsubj _ Gloss=Jahath|Ref=2CH_34:12!7|MId=o140340120071|Strong=3189 16-17 וְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:12!8|MId=o140340120081|Strong=2050b 17 עֹבַדְיָ֤הוּ עֹבַדְיָהוּ PROPN _ _ 15 conj _ Gloss=Obadiah|Ref=2CH_34:12!8|MId=o140340120082|Strong=5662a 18-19 הַלְוִיִּם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_34:12!9|MId=o140340120091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 לְוִיִּם֙ לֵוִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 appos _ Gloss=Levites|Ref=2CH_34:12!9|MId=o140340120092|Strong=3881|Type=gentilic 20 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=2CH_34:12!10|MId=o140340120101|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 21 בְּנֵ֣י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 19 nmod _ Gloss=the.descendants|Ref=2CH_34:12!11|MId=o140340120111|Strong=1121 22 מְרָרִ֔י מְרָרִי PROPN _ _ 21 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Merari|Ref=2CH_34:12!12|MId=o140340120121|Strong=4847 23-24 וּזְכַרְיָ֧ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:12!13|MId=o140340120131|Strong=2050b 24 זְכַרְיָ֧ה זְכַרְיָה PROPN _ _ 15 conj _ Gloss=Zechariah|Ref=2CH_34:12!13|MId=o140340120132|Strong=2148 25-26 וּמְשֻׁלָּ֛ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:12!14|MId=o140340120141|Strong=2050b 26 מְשֻׁלָּ֛ם מְשֻׁלָּם PROPN _ _ 24 conj _ Gloss=Meshullam|Ref=2CH_34:12!14|MId=o140340120142|Strong=4918 27 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=2CH_34:12!15|MId=o140340120151|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 28 בְּנֵ֥י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 24 nmod _ Gloss=the.descendants|Ref=2CH_34:12!16|MId=o140340120161|Strong=1121 29-30 הַקְּהָתִ֖ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 30 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2CH_34:12!17|MId=o140340120171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 30 קְּהָתִ֖ים קְהָתִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 28 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.Kohathites|Ref=2CH_34:12!17|MId=o140340120172|Strong=6956|Type=gentilic 31-32 לְנַצֵּ֑חַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2CH_34:12!18|MId=o140340120181|Strong=3807a 32 נַצֵּ֑חַ נָצַח VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 14 advcl _ Gloss=act.as.overseers|Ref=2CH_34:12!18|MId=o140340120182|Strong=5329|Frame=A0:140340120071;140340120082;140340120132;140340120142;|Type=infinitive_construct 33-35 וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 36 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:12!19|MId=o140340120191|Strong=2050b 34 הַ֨ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_34:12!19|MId=o140340120192|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 לְוִיִּ֔ם לֵוִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 36 nsubj _ Gloss=Levites|Ref=2CH_34:12!19|MId=o140340120193|Strong=3881|Type=gentilic 36 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 conj _ Gloss=every|Ref=2CH_34:12!20|MId=o140340120201|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 37 מֵבִ֖ין בִּין VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing 36 compound:smixut _ Gloss=[one.who.was].skilled|Ref=2CH_34:12!21|MId=o140340120211|Strong=0995|Type=participle_active 38-39 בִּכְלֵי־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 בִּ בְּ ADP _ _ 39 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2CH_34:12!22|MId=o140340120221|Strong=0871a 39 כְלֵי־ כְּלִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 37 obl _ Gloss=instruments|Ref=2CH_34:12!22|MId=o140340120222|Strong=3627 40 שִֽׁיר שִׁיר NOUN _ Number=Sing 39 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.song|Ref=2CH_34:12!23|MId=o140340120231|Strong=7892|SpaceAfter=No 41 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 40 punct _ Ref=2CH_34:12!23 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | עֹשִׂים *\[were\] working* | participle active · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *men* | | | | | מֻפְקָדִים *\[were\] appointed* | participle passive · hophal | | יַחַת *Jahath* + עֹבַדְיָהוּ *Obadiah* + זְכַרְיָה *Zechariah* + מְשֻׁלָּם *Meshullam* | | | | נַצֵּחַ *act as overseers* | infinitive construct · piel | יַחַת *Jahath* + עֹבַדְיָהוּ *Obadiah* + זְכַרְיָה *Zechariah* + מְשֻׁלָּם *Meshullam* | | | | 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 men did the work faithfully; and the overseers of them were Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to preside over it; and other of the Levites, all that had skill with instruments of music.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.807/) **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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