--- title: Ecclesiastes 11:6 — In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy han… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. Who acts: you, thou, this. 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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 — you, thou, this — and what happens in the verse to seed, hand, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of the Targum and 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 Ecclesiastes on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜עאֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔ה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים׃ [In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.213/) ## 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:ECC:203 # text = בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜עאֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔ה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים׃ # verse = ECC.11.6 1-3 בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 3 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=ECC_11:6!1|MId=o210110060011|Strong=0871a 2 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 3 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_11:6!1|MId=o210110060011ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 3 בֹּ֙קֶר֙ בֹּקֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=morning|Ref=ECC_11:6!1|MId=o210110060012|Strong=1242 4 זְרַ֣ע זָרַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=sow|Ref=ECC_11:6!2|MId=o210110060021|Strong=2232|Frame=A0:210120120031;A1:210110060041;|Type=imperative 5 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=ECC_11:6!3|MId=o210110060031|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 6-7 זַרְעֶ֔ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 זַרְע זֶרַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obj _ Gloss=seed|Ref=ECC_11:6!4|MId=o210110060041|Strong=2233 7 ֶ֔ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=ECC_11:6!4|MId=o210110060042|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 8-11 וְלָעֶ֖רֶב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_11:6!5|MId=o210110060051|Strong=2050b 9 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_11:6!5|MId=o210110060052|Strong=3807a 10 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_11:6!5|MId=o210110060052ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 11 עֶ֖רֶב עֶרֶב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 obl _ Gloss=evening|Ref=ECC_11:6!5|MId=o210110060053|Strong=6153 12 אַל־ אַל ADV _ _ 13 advmod _ Gloss=do.not|Ref=ECC_11:6!6|MId=o210110060061|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 13 תַּנַּ֣ח נוח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 4 conj _ Gloss=give.rest.to|Ref=ECC_11:6!7|MId=o210110060071|Strong=5117|Frame=AA:210120120031;A0:210110060081;|Type=jussive 14-15 יָדֶ֑ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 יָד יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 13 obj _ Gloss=hand|Ref=ECC_11:6!8|MId=o210110060081|Strong=3027 15 ֶ֑ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=ECC_11:6!8|MId=o210110060082|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 16 כִּי֩ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 19 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=ECC_11:6!9|MId=o210110060091|Strong=3588 17-18 אֵֽינְךָ֨ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 אֵֽינ אַיִן ADV _ _ 19 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=ECC_11:6!10|MId=o210110060101|Strong=0369|Type=negative 18 ְךָ֨ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=ECC_11:6!10|MId=o210110060102|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 19-20 יוֹדֵ֜עאֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 יוֹדֵ֜ע יָדַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 4 advcl _ Gloss=[are].knowing|Ref=ECC_11:6!11|MId=o210110060111|Strong=3045|Frame=A0:210110060102;A1:210110060121;210110060152;210110060171;210110060211;|Type=participle_active 20 אֵ֣י אַי PART _ _ 19 ccomp _ Gloss=where?|Ref=ECC_11:6!12|MId=o210110060121|Strong=0335|Type=interrogative 21 זֶ֤ה זֶה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 20 nsubj _ Gloss=this|Ref=ECC_11:6!13|MId=o210110060131|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 22 יִכְשָׁר֙ כָּשֵׁר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 21 acl _ Gloss=will.it.succeed|Ref=ECC_11:6!14|MId=o210110060141|Strong=3787|Frame=A0:210110060131;|Type=yiqtol 23-24 הֲזֶ֣ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הֲ הֲ PART _ _ 24 advmod _ Gloss=?|Ref=ECC_11:6!15|MId=o210110060151|Strong=1886b|Type=interrogative 24 זֶ֣ה זֶה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 20 parataxis _ Gloss=this|Ref=ECC_11:6!15|MId=o210110060152|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 25 אוֹ־ אוֹ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=or?|Ref=ECC_11:6!16|MId=o210110060161|Strong=0176|SpaceAfter=No 26 זֶ֔ה זֶה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 24 conj _ Gloss=this|Ref=ECC_11:6!17|MId=o210110060171|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 27-28 וְאִם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 33 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_11:6!18|MId=o210110060181|Strong=2050b 28 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 33 mark _ Gloss=or?|Ref=ECC_11:6!18|MId=o210110060182|Strong=0518 29-30 שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 שְׁנֵי שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Dual 30 nummod _ Gloss=[will].both|Ref=ECC_11:6!19|MId=o210110060191|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 30 הֶ֥ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ Gloss=of.them|Ref=ECC_11:6!19|MId=o210110060192|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 31-32 כְּאֶחָ֖ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=as|Ref=ECC_11:6!20|MId=o210110060201|Strong=3509a 32 אֶחָ֖ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 33 obl _ Gloss=one|Ref=ECC_11:6!20|MId=o210110060202|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 33 טוֹבִֽים טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 24 conj _ Gloss=[be].good|Ref=ECC_11:6!21|MId=o210110060211|Strong=2896|Type=adjective|SpaceAfter=No 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=ECC_11:6!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | זְרַע *sow* | imperative · qal | | זַרְע *seed* | | | | **not** תַּנַּח *give rest to* | jussive · hiphil | יָד *hand* | | | | | **not** יוֹדֵע *\[are\] knowing* | participle active · qal | ְךָ *you* | אֵי *where?* + זֶה *this* + זֶה *this* + טוֹבִֽים *\[be\] good* | | | | יִכְשָׁר *will it succeed* | yiqtol · qal | זֶה *this* | | | | 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. ## The Targum {#onkelos} בְּיוֹמֵי עוּלֵימְתָּךְ תִּסַּב אִתְּתָא דְתוֹלֵיד בְּנִין וּלְעִדָּן סִיבוּתָךְ לָא תִשְׁבּוֹק אִתַּת חוּלְקָךְ מִלְּמֵילַד בְּנִין אֲרוּם לָא אִשְׁתְּמוֹדַע לָךְ אֵידֵין מִנְּהוֹן אִתְבְּחַר לְמֶהֱוֵי טָב הָדֵין אֵידֵין אוֹ תַּרְוֵיהוֹן כַּחֲדָּא טַבְיָין: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## 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 morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.213/) **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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