--- title: Daniel 5:17 — Then Daniel answered and said before the king: 'Let thy gifts be to… · Aramaic, tree and pragmatics description: Then Daniel answered and said before the king: 'Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation. Who acts: Daniel, gifts, I, thy. 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The page gives the verse in Biblical Aramaic as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Aramaic — and its pragmatics: who acts — Daniel, gifts, I, thy — and what happens in the verse to gifts, rewards, another, writing, interpretation, 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 12 chapters of Daniel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. בֵּאדַ֜יִן עָנֵ֣ה דָנִיֵּ֗אל וְאָמַר֙ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א מַתְּנָתָךְ֙ לָ֣ךְ לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְ לְאָחֳרָ֣ן הַ֑ב בְּרַ֗ם כְּתָבָא֙ אֶקְרֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א וּפִשְׁרָ֖א אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃ [Then Daniel answered and said before the king: 'Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.163/) ## The tree {#tree} This verse is in Biblical Aramaic, as the book has it here; its tree is MACULA's Aramaic tree. Right to left, as it 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-arc:DAN:129 # text = בֵּאדַ֜יִן עָנֵ֣ה דָנִיֵּ֗אל וְאָמַר֙ קֳדָ֣ם מַלְכָּ֔א מַתְּנָתָךְ֙ לָ֣ךְ לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְ לְאָחֳרָ֣ן הַ֑ב בְּרַ֗ם כְּתָבָא֙ אֶקְרֵ֣א לְמַלְכָּ֔א וּפִשְׁרָ֖א אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ׃ # verse = DAN.5.17 1-2 בֵּאדַ֜יִן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 בֵּ בְּ ADP _ _ 2 case _ Gloss=|Ref=DAN_5:17!1|MId=o270050170011|Strong=0871b|Lang=arc 2 אדַ֜יִן אֱדַיִן ADV _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=then|Ref=DAN_5:17!1|MId=o270050170012|Strong=0116|Lang=arc 3 עָנֵ֣ה עֲנָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ Gloss=[was].replying|Ref=DAN_5:17!2|MId=o270050170021|Strong=6032|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050170031;|Type=participle_active 4 דָנִיֵּ֗אל דָּנִיֵּאל PROPN _ _ 3 nsubj _ Gloss=Daniel|Ref=DAN_5:17!3|MId=o270050170031|Strong=1841|Lang=arc 5-6 וְאָמַר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 6 cc _ Gloss=and.[say]|Ref=DAN_5:17!4|MId=o270050170041|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 6 אָמַר֙ אֲמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 2 conj _ Gloss=saying|Ref=DAN_5:17!4|MId=o270050170042|Strong=0560|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050170031;|Type=participle_active 7 קֳדָ֣ם קֳדָם ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=DAN_5:17!5|MId=o270050170051|Strong=6925|Lang=arc 8-9 מַלְכָּ֔א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 obl _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:17!6|MId=o270050170061|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 9 ָ֔א א DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=king|Ref=DAN_5:17!6|MId=o270050170062|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 10-11 מַתְּנָתָךְ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 מַתְּנָת מַתְּנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ Gloss=gifts|Ref=DAN_5:17!7|MId=o270050170071|Strong=4978|Lang=arc 11 ָךְ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DAN_5:17!7|MId=o270050170072|Strong=3509e|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 12-13 לָ֣ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 ל לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=DAN_5:17!8|MId=o270050170081|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 13 ָ֣ךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 ccomp _ Gloss=yourself|Ref=DAN_5:17!8|MId=o270050170082|Strong=3509e|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 14 לֶֽהֶוְיָ֔ן הוה AUX _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 13 cop _ Gloss=let.them.be|Ref=DAN_5:17!9|MId=o270050170091|Strong=1934|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050170071;|Type=yiqtol 15-17 וּנְבָ֥זְבְּיָתָ֖ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_5:17!10|MId=o270050170101|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 16 נְבָ֥זְבְּיָת נְבִזְבָּה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 20 obj _ Gloss=rewards|Ref=DAN_5:17!10|MId=o270050170102|Strong=5023|Lang=arc 17 ָ֖ךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DAN_5:17!10|MId=o270050170103|Strong=3509e|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 18-19 לְאָחֳרָ֣ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DAN_5:17!11|MId=o270050170111|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 19 אָחֳרָ֣ן אׇחֳרָן ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=another|Ref=DAN_5:17!11|MId=o270050170112|Strong=0321|Lang=arc|Type=adjective 20 הַ֑ב יְהַב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 13 conj _ Gloss=give!|Ref=DAN_5:17!12|MId=o270050170121|Strong=3052|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050170061;A1:270050170102;|Type=imperative 21 בְּרַ֗ם בְּרַם CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=nevertheless|Ref=DAN_5:17!13|MId=o270050170131|Strong=1297|Lang=arc 22-23 כְּתָבָא֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 כְּתָב כְּתָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obj _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:17!14|MId=o270050170141|Strong=3792|Lang=arc 23 ָא֙ א DET _ PronType=Art 22 det _ Gloss=writing|Ref=DAN_5:17!14|MId=o270050170142|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 24 אֶקְרֵ֣א קְרָא VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 13 conj _ Gloss=I.will.read.aloud|Ref=DAN_5:17!15|MId=o270050170151|Strong=7123|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050170031;A1:270050170141;|Type=yiqtol 25-27 לְמַלְכָּ֔א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DAN_5:17!16|MId=o270050170161|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 26 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obl _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:17!16|MId=o270050170162|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 27 ָ֔א א DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=king|Ref=DAN_5:17!16|MId=o270050170163|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 28-30 וּפִשְׁרָ֖א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_5:17!17|MId=o270050170171|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 29 פִשְׁר פְּשַׁר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 31 xcomp _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:17!17|MId=o270050170172|Strong=6591|Lang=arc 30 ָ֖א א DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=interpretation|Ref=DAN_5:17!17|MId=o270050170173|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 31-32 אֲהוֹדְעִנֵּֽהּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 אֲהוֹדְעִנּ יְדַע VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HAPHEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 13 conj _ Gloss=I|Ref=DAN_5:17!18|MId=o270050170181|Strong=3046|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050170031;A1:270050170172;A2:270050170182;|Type=yiqtol 32 ֵֽהּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ Gloss=will.make.known.to.him|Ref=DAN_5:17!18|MId=o270050170182|Strong=1886h|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 33 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=DAN_5:17!18 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} No stored speech act for this sentence. | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | עָנֵה *\[was\] replying* | participle active · peal | דָנִיֵּאל *Daniel* | | | | | אָמַר *saying* | participle active · peal | דָנִיֵּאל *Daniel* | | | | | לֶֽהֶוְיָן *let them be* | yiqtol · peal | מַתְּנָת *gifts* | | | | | הַב *give!* | imperative · peal | מַלְכּ *the* | נְבָזְבְּיָת *rewards* | | | | אֶקְרֵא *I will read aloud* | yiqtol · peal | דָנִיֵּאל *Daniel* | כְּתָב *the* | | | | אֲהוֹדְעִנּ *I* | yiqtol · haphel | דָנִיֵּאל *Daniel* | פִשְׁר *the* | ֵֽהּ *will make known to him* | | 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. [Then Daniel answered and said before the king: 'Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to another; nevertheless I will read the writing unto the king, and make known to him the interpretation.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.163/) **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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