--- title: Daniel 5:5 — In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over… · Aramaic, tree and pragmatics description: In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote. Who acts: fingers, king, hand. 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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 — fingers, king, hand — and what happens in the verse to palm, 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. בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֗ה נְפַ֙קָה֙ אֶצְבְּעָן֙ דִּ֣י יַד־אֱנָ֔שׁ וְכָֽתְבָן֙ לָקֳבֵ֣ל נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א עַל־גִּירָ֕א דִּֽי־כְתַ֥ל הֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וּמַלְכָּ֣א חָזֵ֔ה פַּ֥ס יְדָ֖ה דִּ֥י כָתְבָֽה׃ [In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.148/) ## 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:117 # text = בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֗ה נְפַ֙קָה֙ אֶצְבְּעָן֙ דִּ֣י יַד־אֱנָ֔שׁ וְכָֽתְבָן֙ לָקֳבֵ֣ל נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א עַל־גִּירָ֕א דִּֽי־כְתַ֥ל הֵיכְלָ֖א דִּ֣י מַלְכָּ֑א וּמַלְכָּ֣א חָזֵ֔ה פַּ֥ס יְדָ֖ה דִּ֥י כָתְבָֽה׃ # verse = DAN.5.5 1-2 בַּהּ־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 2 case _ Gloss=at|Ref=DAN_5:5!1|MId=o270050050011|Strong=0871b|Lang=arc 2 ַהּ־ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ Gloss=it|Ref=DAN_5:5!1|MId=o270050050012|Strong=1886i|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 3-4 שַׁעֲתָ֗ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 שַׁעֲת שָׁעָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 appos _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:5!2|MId=o270050050021|Strong=8160|Lang=arc 4 ָ֗ה ה DET _ PronType=Art 3 det _ Gloss=moment|Ref=DAN_5:5!2|MId=o270050050022|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 5 נְפַ֙קָה֙ נְפַק VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.went.forth|Ref=DAN_5:5!4|MId=o270050050041|Strong=5312|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050050051;|Type=qatal 6 אֶצְבְּעָן֙ אֶצְבַּע NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ Gloss=fingers|Ref=DAN_5:5!5|MId=o270050050051|Strong=0677|Lang=arc 7 דִּ֣י דִּי SCONJ _ _ 8 mark _ Gloss=(diy).of|Ref=DAN_5:5!6|MId=o270050050061|Strong=1768|Lang=arc 8 יַד־ יַד NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 acl:relcl _ Gloss=a.hand|Ref=DAN_5:5!7|MId=o270050050071|Strong=3028|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 9 אֱנָ֔שׁ אֱנָשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.human|Ref=DAN_5:5!8|MId=o270050050081|Strong=0606|Lang=arc 10-11 וְכָֽתְבָן֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_5:5!9|MId=o270050050091|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 11 כָֽתְבָן֙ כְּתַב VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Plur 5 conj _ Gloss=[they.were].writing|Ref=DAN_5:5!9|MId=o270050050092|Strong=3790|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050050051;|Type=participle_active 12-13 לָקֳבֵ֣ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=(to)|Ref=DAN_5:5!10|MId=o270050050101|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 13 קֳבֵ֣ל קֳבֵל NOUN _ _ 11 obl _ Gloss=before|Ref=DAN_5:5!10|MId=o270050050102|Strong=6903|Lang=arc 14-15 נֶבְרַשְׁתָּ֔א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 נֶבְרַשְׁתּ נֶבְרְשָׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 13 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:5!11|MId=o270050050111|Strong=5043|Lang=arc 15 ָ֔א א DET _ PronType=Art 14 det _ Gloss=candlestick|Ref=DAN_5:5!11|MId=o270050050112|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 16 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=DAN_5:5!12|MId=o270050050121|Strong=5922|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 17-18 גִּירָ֕א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 גִּיר גִּיר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 obl _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:5!13|MId=o270050050131|Strong=1528|Lang=arc 18 ָ֕א א DET _ PronType=Art 17 det _ Gloss=plaster|Ref=DAN_5:5!13|MId=o270050050132|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 19 דִּֽי־ דִּי SCONJ _ _ 20 mark _ Gloss=(diy).of|Ref=DAN_5:5!14|MId=o270050050141|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 20 כְתַ֥ל כְּתַל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 acl:relcl _ Gloss=the.wall|Ref=DAN_5:5!15|MId=o270050050151|Strong=3797|Lang=arc 21-22 הֵיכְלָ֖א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 הֵיכְל הֵיכַל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of|Ref=DAN_5:5!16|MId=o270050050161|Strong=1965|Lang=arc 22 ָ֖א א DET _ PronType=Art 21 det _ Gloss=the.palace|Ref=DAN_5:5!16|MId=o270050050162|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 23 דִּ֣י דִּי SCONJ _ _ 24 mark _ Gloss=(diy).of|Ref=DAN_5:5!17|MId=o270050050171|Strong=1768|Lang=arc 24-25 מַלְכָּ֑א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 acl:relcl _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:5!18|MId=o270050050181|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 25 ָ֑א א DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=king|Ref=DAN_5:5!18|MId=o270050050182|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 26-28 וּמַלְכָּ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_5:5!19|MId=o270050050191|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 27 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ Gloss=the|Ref=DAN_5:5!19|MId=o270050050192|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 28 ָ֣א א DET _ PronType=Art 27 det _ Gloss=king|Ref=DAN_5:5!19|MId=o270050050193|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 29 חָזֵ֔ה חֲזָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=[was].seeing|Ref=DAN_5:5!20|MId=o270050050201|Strong=2370|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050050192;A1:270050050211;|Type=participle_active 30 פַּ֥ס פַּס NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 29 obj _ Gloss=the.palm|Ref=DAN_5:5!21|MId=o270050050211|Strong=6447|Lang=arc 31-32 יְדָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 יְד יַד NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of|Ref=DAN_5:5!22|MId=o270050050221|Strong=3028|Lang=arc 32 ָ֖ה ה DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=the.hand|Ref=DAN_5:5!22|MId=o270050050222|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 33 דִּ֥י דִּי SCONJ _ _ 34 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=DAN_5:5!23|MId=o270050050231|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative 34 כָתְבָֽה כְּתַב VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 30 acl:relcl _ Gloss=[was].writing|Ref=DAN_5:5!24|MId=o270050050241|Strong=3790|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270050050211;|Type=participle_active|SpaceAfter=No 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=DAN_5:5!24 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | נְפַקָה *they went forth* | qatal · peal | אֶצְבְּעָן *fingers* | | | | | כָֽתְבָן *\[they were\] writing* | participle active · peal | אֶצְבְּעָן *fingers* | | | | | חָזֵה *\[was\] seeing* | participle active · peal | מַלְכּ *the* | פַּס *the palm* | | | | כָתְבָֽה *\[was\] writing* | participle active · peal | פַּס *the palm* | | | | 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. [In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the plaster of the wall of the king's palace; and the king saw the palm of the hand that wrote.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.148/) **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). Hebrew sentence `wlc-arc:DAN:117`. - ← previous: [Daniel 5:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.5.4/) - next →: [Daniel 5:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.5.6/) - ↑ back to [Daniel 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN/5/)