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title: 1 Kings 13:8 — And the man of God said unto the king: 'If thou wilt give me half th… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And the man of God said unto the king: 'If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place. Who acts: man, thou, I. 1 Kings 13:8 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause.
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# 1 Kings 13:8 מְלָכִים א

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**Who acts:** man, thou, I · **What happens:** say, give, not go in, eat, drink · **To what, where:** house, me, bread, water, place · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is 1 Kings 13:8 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). 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, thou, I — and what happens in the verse to house, me, bread, water, place, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan 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 22 chapters of 1 Kings on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי֙ אֶת־חֲצִ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ לֹ֥א אָבֹ֖א עִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֤כַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּ֔יִם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃

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[And the man of God said unto the king: 'If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.493/)

## The tree {#tree}

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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:1KI:474
# text = וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אִם־תִּתֶּן־לִי֙ אֶת־חֲצִ֣י בֵיתֶ֔ךָ לֹ֥א אָבֹ֖א עִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־אֹ֤כַל לֶ֙חֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א אֶשְׁתֶּה־מַּ֔יִם בַּמָּק֖וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃
# verse = 1KI.13.8
1-2	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_13:8!1|MId=o110130080011|Strong=2050b
2	יֹּ֤אמֶר	אָמַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=he.said|Ref=1KI_13:8!1|MId=o110130080012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:110130080021;|Type=wayyiqtol
3	אִישׁ־	אִישׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	Gloss=the.man|Ref=1KI_13:8!2|MId=o110130080021|Strong=0376|SpaceAfter=No
4-5	הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	הָֽ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	5	det	_	Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=1KI_13:8!3|MId=o110130080031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
5	אֱלֹהִים֙	אֱלֹהִים	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	3	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=God|Ref=1KI_13:8!3|MId=o110130080032|Strong=0430
6	אֶל־	אֶל	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1KI_13:8!4|MId=o110130080041|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No
7-8	הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
7	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	8	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=1KI_13:8!5|MId=o110130080051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
8	מֶּ֔לֶךְ	מֶלֶךְ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	obl	_	Gloss=king|Ref=1KI_13:8!5|MId=o110130080052|Strong=4428
9	אִם־	אִם	SCONJ	_	_	10	mark	_	Gloss=if|Ref=1KI_13:8!6|MId=o110130080061|Strong=0518|SpaceAfter=No
10	תִּתֶּן־	נָתַן	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2	18	advcl	_	Gloss=you.will.give|Ref=1KI_13:8!7|MId=o110130080071|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:110130080052;A1:110130080101;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No
11-12	לִי֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
11	ל	לְ	ADP	_	_	12	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1KI_13:8!8|MId=o110130080081|Strong=3807a
12	ִי֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	10	obl	_	Gloss=me|Ref=1KI_13:8!8|MId=o110130080082|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
13	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	14	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=1KI_13:8!9|MId=o110130080091|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
14	חֲצִ֣י	חֲצִי	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	10	obj	_	Gloss=(the).half|Ref=1KI_13:8!10|MId=o110130080101|Strong=2677
15-16	בֵיתֶ֔ךָ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	בֵית	בַּיִת	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	14	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=your.household|Ref=1KI_13:8!11|MId=o110130080111|Strong=1004
16	ֶ֔ךָ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=your|Ref=1KI_13:8!11|MId=o110130080112|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
17	לֹ֥א	לֹא	ADV	_	_	18	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=1KI_13:8!12|MId=o110130080121|Strong=3808|Type=negative
18	אָבֹ֖א	בּוֹא	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	2	ccomp	_	Gloss=I.will.go|Ref=1KI_13:8!13|MId=o110130080131|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:110130080021;|Type=yiqtol
19-20	עִמָּ֑ךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	עִמּ	עִם	ADP	_	_	20	case	_	Gloss=with|Ref=1KI_13:8!14|MId=o110130080141|Strong=5973
20	ָ֑ךְ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obl	_	Gloss=you|Ref=1KI_13:8!14|MId=o110130080142|Strong=3509c|Type=pronominal
21-22	וְלֹֽא־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	23	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_13:8!15|MId=o110130080151|Strong=2050b
22	לֹֽא־	לֹא	ADV	_	_	23	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=1KI_13:8!15|MId=o110130080152|Strong=3808|Type=negative
23	אֹ֤כַל	אָכַל	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	18	conj	_	Gloss=I.will.eat|Ref=1KI_13:8!16|MId=o110130080161|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:110130080021;A1:110130080171;|Type=yiqtol
24	לֶ֙חֶם֙	לֶחֶם	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	23	obj	_	Gloss=bread|Ref=1KI_13:8!17|MId=o110130080171|Strong=3899
25-26	וְלֹ֣א	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	27	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_13:8!18|MId=o110130080181|Strong=2050b
26	לֹ֣א	לֹא	ADV	_	_	27	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=1KI_13:8!18|MId=o110130080182|Strong=3808|Type=negative
27	אֶשְׁתֶּה־	שָׁתָה	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	18	conj	_	Gloss=I.will.drink|Ref=1KI_13:8!19|MId=o110130080191|Strong=8354|Frame=A0:110130080021;A1:110130080201;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No
28	מַּ֔יִם	מַיִם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	27	obj	_	Gloss=water|Ref=1KI_13:8!20|MId=o110130080201|Strong=4325
29-31	בַּמָּק֖וֹם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	בַּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	31	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=1KI_13:8!21|MId=o110130080211|Strong=0871a
30	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	31	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=1KI_13:8!21|MId=o110130080211ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
31	מָּק֖וֹם	מָקוֹם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	27	obl	_	Gloss=place|Ref=1KI_13:8!21|MId=o110130080212|Strong=4725
32-33	הַזֶּֽה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
32	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	33	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=1KI_13:8!22|MId=o110130080221|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
33	זֶּֽה	זֶה	DET	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	31	det	_	Gloss=this|Ref=1KI_13:8!22|MId=o110130080222|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative
34	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	33	punct	_	Ref=1KI_13:8!22
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: promise
- voice: character
- speech: a frame and its quote
- negation: yes
- the frame alone: decl · narrate · none

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | אִישׁ־ *the man* |  |  |  |
| תִּתֶּן־ *you will give* | yiqtol · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | חֲצִי *(the) half* |  |  |
| **not** אָבֹא *I will go* | yiqtol · qal | אִישׁ־ *the man* |  |  |  |
| **not** אֹכַל *I will eat* | yiqtol · qal | אִישׁ־ *the man* | לֶחֶם *bread* |  |  |
| **not** אֶשְׁתֶּה־ *I will drink* | yiqtol · qal | אִישׁ־ *the man* | מַּיִם *water* |  |  |

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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.

## Targum Jonathan {#onkelos}

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וַאֲמַר נְבִיָא דַייָ לְמַלְכָּא אִם תִּתֵּן לִי יַת פַּלְגוּת בֵּיתָךְ לָא אֵיעוּל עִמָךְ וְלָא אֵיכוֹל לַחְמָא וְלָא אֶשְׁתֵּי מַיָא בְּאַתְרָא הָדֵין:

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The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.

## English, JPS 1917 {#english}

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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.

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1. [And the man of God said unto the king: 'If thou wilt give me half thy house, I will not go in with thee, neither will I eat bread nor drink water in this place.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.493/)

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**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:1KI:474`.

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