--- title: 2 Chronicles 34:3 — For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he bega… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images. 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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 — Josiah — and what happens in the verse to Judah, 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. וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה שָׁנִ֜ים לְמָלְכ֗וֹ וְהוּא֙ עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ נַ֔עַר הֵחֵ֕ל לִדְר֕וֹשׁ לֵאלֹהֵ֖י דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יו וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֗ה הֵחֵל֙ לְטַהֵ֔ר אֶת־יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מִן־הַבָּמוֹת֙ וְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔ים וְהַפְּסִלִ֖ים וְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃ [For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.798/) ## 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:741 # text = וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה שָׁנִ֜ים לְמָלְכ֗וֹ וְהוּא֙ עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ נַ֔עַר הֵחֵ֕ל לִדְר֕וֹשׁ לֵאלֹהֵ֖י דָּוִ֣יד אָבִ֑יו וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֗ה הֵחֵל֙ לְטַהֵ֔ר אֶת־יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מִן־הַבָּמוֹת֙ וְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔ים וְהַפְּסִלִ֖ים וְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃ # verse = 2CH.34.3 1-3 וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:3!1|MId=o140340030011|Strong=2050b 2 בִ בְּ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2CH_34:3!1|MId=o140340030012|Strong=0871a 3 שְׁמוֹנֶ֨ה שְׁמֹנֶה NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 4 nummod _ Gloss=eight|Ref=2CH_34:3!1|MId=o140340030013|Strong=8083|Type=cardinal_number 4 שָׁנִ֜ים שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 0 root _ Gloss=years|Ref=2CH_34:3!2|MId=o140340030021|Strong=8141 5-7 לְמָלְכ֗וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=2CH_34:3!3|MId=o140340030031|Strong=3807a 6 מָלְכ מָלַךְ VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 4 nmod _ Gloss=reigning|Ref=2CH_34:3!3|MId=o140340030032|Strong=4427|Frame=A0:140340030033;|Type=infinitive_construct 7 ֗וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ Gloss=his|Ref=2CH_34:3!3|MId=o140340030033|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 8-9 וְהוּא֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:3!4|MId=o140340030041|Strong=2050b 9 הוּא֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 dislocated _ Gloss=he|Ref=2CH_34:3!4|MId=o140340030042|Strong=1931|Type=personal 10-11 עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 עוֹד עוֹד ADV _ _ 12 advmod _ Gloss=still|Ref=2CH_34:3!5|MId=o140340030051|Strong=5750 11 ֶ֣נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=2CH_34:3!5|MId=o140340030052|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 12 נַ֔עַר נַעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 conj _ Gloss=[was].a.youth|Ref=2CH_34:3!6|MId=o140340030061|Strong=5288 13 הֵחֵ֕ל חָלַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 parataxis _ Gloss=he.began|Ref=2CH_34:3!7|MId=o140340030071|Strong=2490|Frame=A0:140340010041;|Type=qatal 14-15 לִדְר֕וֹשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2CH_34:3!8|MId=o140340030081|Strong=3807a 15 דְר֕וֹשׁ דָּרַשׁ VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 13 xcomp _ Gloss=seek|Ref=2CH_34:3!8|MId=o140340030082|Strong=1875|Frame=A0:140340010041;|Type=infinitive_construct 16-17 לֵאלֹהֵ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 לֵ לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=(to).the|Ref=2CH_34:3!9|MId=o140340030091|Strong=3807a 17 אלֹהֵ֖י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 obl _ Gloss=God|Ref=2CH_34:3!9|MId=o140340030092|Strong=0430 18 דָּוִ֣יד דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.David|Ref=2CH_34:3!10|MId=o140340030101|Strong=1732 19-20 אָבִ֑יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 אָבִ֑י אָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 appos _ Gloss=ancestor|Ref=2CH_34:3!11|MId=o140340030111|Strong=0001 20 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=2CH_34:3!11|MId=o140340030112|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 21-23 וּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:3!12|MId=o140340030121|Strong=2050b 22 בִ בְּ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2CH_34:3!12|MId=o140340030122|Strong=0871a 23 שְׁתֵּ֧ים שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 25 nummod _ Gloss=two.plus|Ref=2CH_34:3!12|MId=o140340030123|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 24 עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה עֶשְׂרֵה NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 23 flat _ Gloss=ten|Ref=2CH_34:3!13|MId=o140340030131|Strong=6240|Type=cardinal_number 25 שָׁנָ֗ה שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 26 obl _ Gloss=year|Ref=2CH_34:3!14|MId=o140340030141|Strong=8141 26 הֵחֵל֙ חָלַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=he.began|Ref=2CH_34:3!15|MId=o140340030151|Strong=2490|Frame=A0:140340010041;|Type=qatal 27-28 לְטַהֵ֔ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2CH_34:3!16|MId=o140340030161|Strong=3807a 28 טַהֵ֔ר טָהֵר VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 26 xcomp _ Gloss=cleanse|Ref=2CH_34:3!16|MId=o140340030162|Strong=2891|Frame=A0:140340010041;A1:140340030181;140340030192;|Type=infinitive_construct 29 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2CH_34:3!17|MId=o140340030171|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 30 יְהוּדָה֙ יְהוּדָה PROPN _ _ 28 obj _ Gloss=Judah|Ref=2CH_34:3!18|MId=o140340030181|Strong=3063 31-32 וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 וִ וְ CCONJ _ _ 32 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:3!19|MId=o140340030191|Strong=2050b 32 יר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם PROPN _ _ 30 conj _ Gloss=Jerusalem|Ref=2CH_34:3!19|MId=o140340030192|Strong=3389 33 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=2CH_34:3!20|MId=o140340030201|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 34-35 הַבָּמוֹת֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=the.high|Ref=2CH_34:3!21|MId=o140340030211|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 בָּמוֹת֙ בָּמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 28 obl _ Gloss=places|Ref=2CH_34:3!21|MId=o140340030212|Strong=1116 36-38 וְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 38 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:3!22|MId=o140340030221|Strong=2050b 37 הָ֣ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=the.Asherah|Ref=2CH_34:3!22|MId=o140340030222|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 אֲשֵׁרִ֔ים אֲשֵׁרָה PROPN _ _ 35 conj _ Gloss=poles|Ref=2CH_34:3!22|MId=o140340030223|Strong=0842 39-41 וְהַפְּסִלִ֖ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 41 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:3!23|MId=o140340030231|Strong=2050b 40 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 41 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_34:3!23|MId=o140340030232|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 41 פְּסִלִ֖ים פָּסִיל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 35 conj _ Gloss=idols|Ref=2CH_34:3!23|MId=o140340030233|Strong=6456 42-44 וְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 44 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_34:3!24|MId=o140340030241|Strong=2050b 43 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 44 det _ Gloss=the.molten|Ref=2CH_34:3!24|MId=o140340030242|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 44 מַּסֵּכֽוֹת מַסֵּכָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 35 conj _ Gloss=images|Ref=2CH_34:3!24|MId=o140340030243|Strong=4541 45 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 44 punct _ Ref=2CH_34:3!24 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | מָלְכ *reigning* | infinitive construct · qal | וֹ *his* | | | | | הֵחֵל *he began* | qatal · hiphil | | | | | | דְרוֹשׁ *seek* | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | הֵחֵל *he began* | qatal · hiphil | | | | | | טַהֵר *cleanse* | infinitive construct · piel | | יְהוּדָה *Judah* + ירוּשָׁלִַם *Jerusalem* | | | 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. [For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father; and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the Asherim, and the graven images, and the molten images.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.798/) **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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