--- title: Daniel 7:9 — I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days… · Aramaic, tree and pragmatics description: I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire. Who acts: I, one, raiment, throne. 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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 — I, one, raiment, throne, wheels — and what happens in the verse to thrones, fiery flames, fire, 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. חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית עַ֣ד דִּ֤י כָרְסָוָן֙ רְמִ֔יו וְעַתִּ֥יק יוֹמִ֖ין יְתִ֑ב לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ ׀ כִּתְלַ֣ג חִוָּ֗ר וּשְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ כַּעֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ שְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־נ֔וּר גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִי נ֥וּר דָּלִֽק׃ [I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.216/) ## 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:180 # text = חָזֵ֣ה הֲוֵ֗ית עַ֣ד דִּ֤י כָרְסָוָן֙ רְמִ֔יו וְעַתִּ֥יק יוֹמִ֖ין יְתִ֑ב לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ ׀ כִּתְלַ֣ג חִוָּ֗ר וּשְׂעַ֤ר רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ כַּעֲמַ֣ר נְקֵ֔א כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ שְׁבִיבִ֣ין דִּי־נ֔וּר גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִי נ֥וּר דָּלִֽק׃ # verse = DAN.7.9 1 חָזֵ֣ה חֲזָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=seeing|Ref=DAN_7:9!1|MId=o270070090011|Strong=2370|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270070020021;|Type=participle_active 2 הֲוֵ֗ית הוה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 1 dep _ Gloss=I.was|Ref=DAN_7:9!2|MId=o270070090021|Strong=1934|Lang=arc|Type=qatal 3 עַ֣ד עַד ADP _ _ 1 parataxis _ Gloss=until|Ref=DAN_7:9!3|MId=o270070090031|Strong=5705|Lang=arc 4 דִּ֤י דִּי SCONJ _ _ 6 mark _ Gloss=that|Ref=DAN_7:9!4|MId=o270070090041|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative 5 כָרְסָוָן֙ כׇּרְסֵא NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ Gloss=thrones|Ref=DAN_7:9!5|MId=o270070090051|Strong=3764|Lang=arc 6 רְמִ֔יו רמה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 3 parataxis _ Gloss=they.were.placed|Ref=DAN_7:9!6|MId=o270070090061|Strong=7412|Lang=arc|Frame=A1:270070090051;|Type=qatal 7-8 וְעַתִּ֥יק _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and.[one]|Ref=DAN_7:9!7|MId=o270070090071|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 8 עַתִּ֥יק עַתִּיק ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ Gloss=ancient|Ref=DAN_7:9!7|MId=o270070090072|Strong=6268|Lang=arc|Type=adjective 9 יוֹמִ֖ין יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.days|Ref=DAN_7:9!8|MId=o270070090081|Strong=3118|Lang=arc 10 יְתִ֑ב יְתִב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 6 conj _ Gloss=he.sat|Ref=DAN_7:9!9|MId=o270070090091|Strong=3488|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270070090072;|Type=qatal 11-12 לְבוּשֵׁ֣הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 לְבוּשׁ לְבוּשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ Gloss=clothing|Ref=DAN_7:9!10|MId=o270070090101|Strong=3831|Lang=arc 12 ֵ֣הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DAN_7:9!10|MId=o270070090102|Strong=1886h|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 13 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 12 punct _ Ref=DAN_7:9!10 14-15 כִּתְלַ֣ג _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 כִּ כְּ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=DAN_7:9!11|MId=o270070090111|Strong=3509d|Lang=arc 15 תְלַ֣ג תְּלַג NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 parataxis _ Gloss=snow|Ref=DAN_7:9!11|MId=o270070090112|Strong=8517|Lang=arc 16 חִוָּ֗ר חִוָּר ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 amod _ Gloss=[was].white|Ref=DAN_7:9!12|MId=o270070090121|Strong=2358|Lang=arc|Type=adjective 17-18 וּשְׂעַ֤ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DAN_7:9!13|MId=o270070090131|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 18 שְׂעַ֤ר שְׂעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ Gloss=the.hair|Ref=DAN_7:9!13|MId=o270070090132|Strong=8177|Lang=arc 19-20 רֵאשֵׁהּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 רֵאשׁ רֵאשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of|Ref=DAN_7:9!14|MId=o270070090141|Strong=7217|Lang=arc 20 ֵהּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his.head|Ref=DAN_7:9!14|MId=o270070090142|Strong=1886h|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 21-22 כַּעֲמַ֣ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=DAN_7:9!15|MId=o270070090151|Strong=3509d|Lang=arc 22 עֲמַ֣ר עֲמַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 conj _ Gloss=wool|Ref=DAN_7:9!15|MId=o270070090152|Strong=6015|Lang=arc 23 נְקֵ֔א נְקֵא ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 amod _ Gloss=[was].pure|Ref=DAN_7:9!16|MId=o270070090161|Strong=5343|Lang=arc|Type=adjective 24-25 כָּרְסְיֵהּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 כָּרְסְי כׇּרְסֵא NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 nsubj _ Gloss=throne|Ref=DAN_7:9!17|MId=o270070090171|Strong=3764|Lang=arc 25 ֵהּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DAN_7:9!17|MId=o270070090172|Strong=1886h|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 26 שְׁבִיבִ֣ין שְׂבִיב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 1 parataxis _ Gloss=[was].flames|Ref=DAN_7:9!18|MId=o270070090181|Strong=7631|Lang=arc 27 דִּי־ דִּי SCONJ _ _ 28 mark _ Gloss=(diy).of|Ref=DAN_7:9!19|MId=o270070090191|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 28 נ֔וּר נוּר NOUN _ Number=Sing 26 acl:relcl _ Gloss=fire|Ref=DAN_7:9!20|MId=o270070090201|Strong=5135|Lang=arc 29-30 גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹהִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 גַּלְגִּלּ֖וֹ גַּלְגַּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 31 nsubj _ Gloss=wheels|Ref=DAN_7:9!21|MId=o270070090211|Strong=1535|Lang=arc 30 הִי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=DAN_7:9!21|MId=o270070090212|Strong=1958b|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 31 נ֥וּר נוּר NOUN _ Number=Sing 1 parataxis _ Gloss=[were].fire|Ref=DAN_7:9!22|MId=o270070090221|Strong=5135|Lang=arc 32 דָּלִֽק דְּלַק VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing 31 nmod _ Gloss=burning|Ref=DAN_7:9!23|MId=o270070090231|Strong=1815|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:270070090221;|Type=participle_active|SpaceAfter=No 33 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=DAN_7:9!23 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | חָזֵה *seeing* | participle active · peal | | | | | | רְמִיו *they were placed* | qatal · peil | | כָרְסָוָן *thrones* | | | | יְתִב *he sat* | qatal · peal | עַתִּיק *ancient* | | | | | דָּלִֽק *burning* | participle active · peal | נוּר *\[were\] fire* | | | | 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. [I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was as white snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.216/) **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:180`. - ← previous: [Daniel 7:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.7.8/) - next →: [Daniel 7:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.7.10/) - ↑ back to [Daniel 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN/7/)