--- title: Ecclesiastes 7:26 — and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares a… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her. Who acts: I, heart, whoso, oppression. 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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 — I, heart, whoso, oppression — and what happens in the verse to woman, snares, God, sinner, 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. וּמוֹצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִמָּ֗וֶת אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨יא מְצוֹדִ֧ים וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑יהָ ט֞וֹב לִפְנֵ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְחוֹטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽהּ׃ [and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.148/) ## 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:139 # text = וּמוֹצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִמָּ֗וֶת אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨יא מְצוֹדִ֧ים וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑יהָ ט֞וֹב לִפְנֵ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְחוֹטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽהּ׃ # verse = ECC.7.26 1-2 וּמוֹצֶ֨א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and.[was]|Ref=ECC_7:26!1|MId=o210070260011|Strong=2050b 2 מוֹצֶ֨א מָצָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=finding|Ref=ECC_7:26!1|MId=o210070260012|Strong=4672|Frame=A0:210070260021;A1:210070260031;|Type=participle_active 3 אֲנִ֜י אֲנִי PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=ECC_7:26!2|MId=o210070260021|Strong=0589|Type=personal 4 מַ֣ר מַר ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ Gloss=bitter|Ref=ECC_7:26!3|MId=o210070260031|Strong=4751|Type=adjective 5-6 מִמָּ֗וֶת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=more|Ref=ECC_7:26!4|MId=o210070260041|Strong=4480 6 מָּ֗וֶת מָוֶת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=than.death|Ref=ECC_7:26!4|MId=o210070260042|Strong=4194 7 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=ECC_7:26!5|MId=o210070260051|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 8-9 הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הָֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_7:26!6|MId=o210070260061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 אִשָּׁה֙ אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ Gloss=woman|Ref=ECC_7:26!6|MId=o210070260062|Strong=0802 10 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 11 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=ECC_7:26!7|MId=o210070260071|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 11 הִ֨יא הִיא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 acl:relcl _ Gloss=she|Ref=ECC_7:26!8|MId=o210070260081|Strong=1931a|Type=personal 12 מְצוֹדִ֧ים מָצוֹד NOUN _ Number=Plur 11 parataxis _ Gloss=[is].snares|Ref=ECC_7:26!9|MId=o210070260091|Strong=4685 13-14 וַחֲרָמִ֛ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 14 cc _ Gloss=and.[is]|Ref=ECC_7:26!10|MId=o210070260101|Strong=2050b 14 חֲרָמִ֛ים חֵרֶם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 12 conj _ Gloss=nets|Ref=ECC_7:26!10|MId=o210070260102|Strong=2764a 15-16 לִבָּ֖הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 לִבּ לֵב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ Gloss=heart|Ref=ECC_7:26!11|MId=o210070260111|Strong=3820 16 ָ֖הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ Gloss=her|Ref=ECC_7:26!11|MId=o210070260112|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 17 אֲסוּרִ֣ים אֵסוּר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 11 parataxis _ Gloss=[are].fetters|Ref=ECC_7:26!12|MId=o210070260121|Strong=0612 18-19 יָדֶ֑יהָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 יָדֶ֑י יָד NOUN _ Number=Dual 17 nsubj _ Gloss=hands|Ref=ECC_7:26!13|MId=o210070260131|Strong=3027 19 הָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=her|Ref=ECC_7:26!13|MId=o210070260132|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 20 ט֞וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ Gloss=a.[person].good|Ref=ECC_7:26!14|MId=o210070260141|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 21-22 לִפְנֵ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=ECC_7:26!15|MId=o210070260151|Strong=3807a 22 פְנֵ֤י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 20 nmod _ Gloss=|Ref=ECC_7:26!15|MId=o210070260152|Strong=6440 23-24 הָאֱלֹהִים֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ECC_7:26!16|MId=o210070260161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 אֱלֹהִים֙ אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 22 compound:smixut _ Gloss=God|Ref=ECC_7:26!16|MId=o210070260162|Strong=0430 25 יִמָּלֵ֣ט מָלַט VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 parataxis _ Gloss=he.escapes|Ref=ECC_7:26!17|MId=o210070260171|Strong=4422|Frame=A0:210070260141;|Type=yiqtol 26-27 מִמֶּ֔נָּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 מִמּ מִן ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ECC_7:26!18|MId=o210070260181|Strong=4480 27 ֶ֔נָּה הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ Gloss=her|Ref=ECC_7:26!18|MId=o210070260182|Strong=5089a|Type=pronominal 28-29 וְחוֹטֵ֖א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 30 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_7:26!19|MId=o210070260191|Strong=2050b 29 חוֹטֵ֖א חָטָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ Gloss=a.sinner|Ref=ECC_7:26!19|MId=o210070260192|Strong=2398|Type=participle_active 30 יִלָּ֥כֶד לָכַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.is.captured|Ref=ECC_7:26!20|MId=o210070260201|Strong=3920|Frame=A1:210070260192;|Type=yiqtol 31-32 בָּֽהּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=ECC_7:26!21|MId=o210070260211|Strong=0871a 32 ָֽהּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obl _ Gloss=her|Ref=ECC_7:26!21|MId=o210070260212|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 33 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=ECC_7:26!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | מוֹצֶא *finding* | participle active · qal | אֲנִי *I* | מַר *bitter* | | | | יִמָּלֵט *he escapes* | yiqtol · niphal | טוֹב *a \[person\] good* | | | | | יִלָּכֶד *he is captured* | yiqtol · niphal | | חוֹטֵא *a sinner* | | | 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} וְאַשְׁכָּחִית אֲנָא פִּתְגָם דִמָרִיד עַל אֱנָשׁ יַתִּיר מִן מְרִיר יוֹם מוֹתָא יָת אִתְּתָא דְּהִיא עַבְדַת עָקִין סַגִּיאִין לְבַעְלָהּ וּמְצָדְתָּן וְתַקְלָן בְּלִבָּהּ כְּפִיתָן יְדָהָא בְּדִיל דְּלָא לְמִפְלַח בְּהוֹן תַּקִין קֳדָם יְיָ גְּבַר דִי יַפְטִיר יָתָהּ בְּגֶּט פְּטּוּרִין וּמִשְׁתְזֵיב מִנָּהּ וְחַיָּבָא קֳדָם יְיָ גְּבַר דְיִסְּבִּנָּהּ וְאִתְלְכַד בִּזְנוּתָהָא: 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. [and I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands; whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.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:ECC:139`. - ← previous: [Ecclesiastes 7:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.7.25/) - next →: [Ecclesiastes 7:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.7.27/) - ↑ back to [Ecclesiastes 7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/7/)