--- title: Ecclesiastes 6:3 — If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he; Who acts: man, days, soul, I. 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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 — man, days, soul, I, untimely birth — and what happens in the verse to hundred children, enough, burial, 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. אִם־יוֹלִ֣יד אִ֣ישׁ מֵאָ֡ה וְשָׁנִים֩ רַבּ֨וֹת יִֽחְיֶ֜ה וְרַ֣ב ׀ שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵֽי־שָׁנָ֗יו וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע מִן־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וְגַם־קְבוּרָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֣יְתָה לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל׃ [If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.113/) ## 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:104 # text = אִם־יוֹלִ֣יד אִ֣ישׁ מֵאָ֡ה וְשָׁנִים֩ רַבּ֨וֹת יִֽחְיֶ֜ה וְרַ֣ב ׀ שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵֽי־שָׁנָ֗יו וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע מִן־הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וְגַם־קְבוּרָ֖ה לֹא־הָ֣יְתָה לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל׃ # verse = ECC.6.3 1 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 2 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=ECC_6:3!1|MId=o210060030011|Strong=0518|SpaceAfter=No 2 יוֹלִ֣יד יָלַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 32 advcl _ Gloss=he.will.father|Ref=ECC_6:3!2|MId=o210060030021|Strong=3205|Frame=AA:210060030031;A0:210060030041;|Type=yiqtol 3 אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=anyone|Ref=ECC_6:3!3|MId=o210060030031|Strong=0376 4 מֵאָ֡ה מֵאָה NUM _ Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=one.hundred.[children]|Ref=ECC_6:3!4|MId=o210060030041|Strong=3967|Type=cardinal_number 5-6 וְשָׁנִים֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 8 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:3!5|MId=o210060030051|Strong=2050b 6 שָׁנִים֩ שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 8 obl _ Gloss=years|Ref=ECC_6:3!5|MId=o210060030052|Strong=8141 7 רַבּ֨וֹת רַב ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 6 amod _ Gloss=many|Ref=ECC_6:3!6|MId=o210060030061|Strong=7227|Type=adjective 8 יִֽחְיֶ֜ה חָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.will.live|Ref=ECC_6:3!7|MId=o210060030071|Strong=2421|Frame=A0:210060030031;|Type=yiqtol 9-10 וְרַ֣ב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:3!8|MId=o210060030081|Strong=2050b 10 רַ֣ב רַב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 conj _ Gloss=[will.be].many|Ref=ECC_6:3!8|MId=o210060030082|Strong=7227|Type=adjective 11 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 10 punct _ Ref=ECC_6:3!8 12-13 שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 שֶׁ שֶׁ SCONJ _ _ 13 mark _ Gloss=[that].which|Ref=ECC_6:3!9|MId=o210060030091|Strong=7578a|Type=relative 13 יִּהְי֣וּ הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 10 acl:relcl _ Gloss=they.will.be|Ref=ECC_6:3!9|MId=o210060030092|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:210060030101;|Type=yiqtol 14 יְמֵֽי־ יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ Gloss=the.days|Ref=ECC_6:3!10|MId=o210060030101|Strong=3117|SpaceAfter=No 15-16 שָׁנָ֗יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 שָׁנָ֗י שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 14 compound:smixut _ Gloss=his.years|Ref=ECC_6:3!11|MId=o210060030111|Strong=8141 16 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=ECC_6:3!11|MId=o210060030112|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 17-19 וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:3!12|MId=o210060030121|Strong=2050b 18 נַפְשׁ נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ Gloss=self|Ref=ECC_6:3!12|MId=o210060030122|Strong=5315 19 וֹ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=ECC_6:3!12|MId=o210060030123|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 21 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=ECC_6:3!13|MId=o210060030131|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 21 תִשְׂבַּ֣ע שָׂבֵעַ VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=it.will.be.satisfied|Ref=ECC_6:3!14|MId=o210060030141|Strong=7646|Frame=A0:210060030122;|Type=yiqtol 22 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ECC_6:3!15|MId=o210060030151|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 23-24 הַטּוֹבָ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_6:3!16|MId=o210060030161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 טּוֹבָ֔ה טוֹבָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 21 obl _ Gloss=good|Ref=ECC_6:3!16|MId=o210060030162|Strong=2896b|Type=adjective 25-26 וְגַם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_6:3!17|MId=o210060030171|Strong=2050b 26 גַם־ גַּם ADV _ _ 31 advmod _ Gloss=also|Ref=ECC_6:3!17|MId=o210060030172|Strong=1571|Type=affirmation 27 קְבוּרָ֖ה קְבוּרָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 31 nsubj _ Gloss=burial|Ref=ECC_6:3!18|MId=o210060030181|Strong=6900 28 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 31 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=ECC_6:3!19|MId=o210060030191|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 29 הָ֣יְתָה הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 31 cop _ Gloss=it.belonged|Ref=ECC_6:3!20|MId=o210060030201|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:210060030181;|Type=qatal 30-31 לּ֑וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 לּ לְ ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_6:3!21|MId=o210060030211|Strong=3807a 31 ֑וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 conj _ Gloss=him|Ref=ECC_6:3!21|MId=o210060030212|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 32 אָמַ֕רְתִּי אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 0 root _ Gloss=I.say|Ref=ECC_6:3!22|MId=o210060030221|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:210010120021;A1:210060030231;|Type=qatal 33 ט֥וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 32 ccomp _ Gloss=[is].good|Ref=ECC_6:3!23|MId=o210060030231|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 34-35 מִמֶּ֖נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 מִמּ מִן ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=more|Ref=ECC_6:3!24|MId=o210060030241|Strong=4480 35 ֶ֖נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 obl _ Gloss=than.him|Ref=ECC_6:3!24|MId=o210060030242|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 36-37 הַנָּֽפֶל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 37 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_6:3!25|MId=o210060030251|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 37 נָּֽפֶל נֵפֶל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 33 nsubj _ Gloss=miscarriage|Ref=ECC_6:3!25|MId=o210060030252|Strong=5309 38 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 37 punct _ Ref=ECC_6:3!25 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יוֹלִיד *he will father* | yiqtol · hiphil | מֵאָה *one hundred \[children\]* | | | אִישׁ *anyone* | | יִֽחְיֶה *he will live* | yiqtol · qal | אִישׁ *anyone* | | | | | יִּהְיוּ *they will be* | yiqtol · qal | יְמֵֽי־ *the days* | | | | | **not** תִשְׂבַּע *it will be satisfied* | yiqtol · qal | נַפְשׁ *self* | | | | | הָיְתָה *it belonged* | qatal · qal | קְבוּרָה *burial* | | | | | אָמַרְתִּי *I say* | qatal · qal | | טוֹב *\[is\] good* | | | 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} אִין יוֹלִיד גְּבַר מְאָה בְּנִין וּשְׁנִין סַגִּיאִין יֵיחֵי וּבְשָׁלְטָנוּתָא וְרַבָּנוּתָא הוּא דִי יהוֹן יוֹמֵי שְׁנוֹהִי וְנַפְשֵׁיהּ לָא שָׂבְעַת מִן טַבְתָא דַּהֲוָת לֵיהּ עַל דִי רְחִים עַל עָתְרֵיהּ וְלָא קְנָא מִנֵּיהּ שְׁמָא טָבָא אַף בֵּית קְבוּרְתָא לָא הֲוָת מְזַמְּנָא לֵיהּ אֲמָרִית אֲנָא בְּמֵימְרִי דְּטָב מִנֵּיהּ שְׁלִילָא דְּלָא חֲזָא עַלְמָא הָדֵין: 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. [If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul have not enough of good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.113/) **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:ECC:104`. - ← previous: [Ecclesiastes 6:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.6.2/) - next →: [Ecclesiastes 6:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.6.4/) - ↑ back to [Ecclesiastes 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/6/)