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title: 1 Kings 18:12 — And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the s… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth. Who acts: oath, I, spirit, LORD. 1 Kings 18:12 in Hebre
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# 1 Kings 18:12 מְלָכִים א

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**Who acts:** oath, I, spirit, LORD · **What happens:** come, pass, be, carry, not know, tell · **To what, where:** thee, Ahab, me, LORD, youth · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is 1 Kings 18:12 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 — oath, I, spirit, LORD — and what happens in the verse to thee, Ahab, me, LORD, youth, 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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וְהָיָ֞ה אֲנִ֣י ׀ אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵאִתָּ֗ךְ וְר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ יִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־אֵדָ֔ע וּבָ֨אתִי לְהַגִּ֧יד לְאַחְאָ֛ב וְלֹ֥א יִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖ וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי וְעַבְדְּךָ֛ יָרֵ֥א אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה מִנְּעֻרָֽי׃

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[And it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.662/)

## 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:635
# text = וְהָיָ֞ה אֲנִ֣י ׀ אֵלֵ֣ךְ מֵאִתָּ֗ךְ וְר֨וּחַ יְהוָ֤ה ׀ יִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙ עַ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־אֵדָ֔ע וּבָ֨אתִי לְהַגִּ֧יד לְאַחְאָ֛ב וְלֹ֥א יִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖ וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי וְעַבְדְּךָ֛ יָרֵ֥א אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה מִנְּעֻרָֽי׃
# verse = 1KI.18.12
1-2	וְהָיָ֞ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_18:12!1|MId=o110180120011|Strong=2050b
2	הָיָ֞ה	הָיָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=it.will.be|Ref=1KI_18:12!1|MId=o110180120012|Strong=1961|Type=qatal
3	אֲנִ֣י	אֲנִי	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	Gloss=I|Ref=1KI_18:12!2|MId=o110180120021|Strong=0589|Type=personal
4	׀	׀	PUNCT	_	_	3	punct	_	Ref=1KI_18:12!2
5	אֵלֵ֣ךְ	הלך	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=I.will.go|Ref=1KI_18:12!3|MId=o110180120031|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:110180120021;|Type=yiqtol
6-8	מֵאִתָּ֗ךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	מֵ	מִן	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=1KI_18:12!4|MId=o110180120041|Strong=4480
7	אִתּ	אֵת	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	Gloss=with|Ref=1KI_18:12!4|MId=o110180120042|Strong=0854
8	ָ֗ךְ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	5	obl	_	Gloss=you|Ref=1KI_18:12!4|MId=o110180120043|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
9-10	וְר֨וּחַ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	13	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_18:12!5|MId=o110180120051|Strong=2050b
10	ר֨וּחַ	רוּחַ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	13	nsubj	_	Gloss=the.spirit|Ref=1KI_18:12!5|MId=o110180120052|Strong=7307
11	יְהוָ֤ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	10	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=1KI_18:12!6|MId=o110180120061|Strong=3068
12	׀	׀	PUNCT	_	_	11	punct	_	Ref=1KI_18:12!6
13-14	יִֽשָּׂאֲךָ֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	יִֽשָּׂא	נָשָׂא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=it|Ref=1KI_18:12!7|MId=o110180120071|Strong=5375|Frame=A0:110180120052;A1:110180120072;|Type=yiqtol
14	ֲךָ֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	Gloss=will.carry.you.away|Ref=1KI_18:12!7|MId=o110180120072|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
15	עַ֚ל	עַל	ADP	_	_	13	obl	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1KI_18:12!8|MId=o110180120081|Strong=5921
16	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	18	mark	_	Gloss=where|Ref=1KI_18:12!9|MId=o110180120091|Strong=0834|Type=relative
17	לֹֽא־	לֹא	ADV	_	_	18	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=1KI_18:12!10|MId=o110180120101|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No
18	אֵדָ֔ע	יָדַע	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	15	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=I.know|Ref=1KI_18:12!11|MId=o110180120111|Strong=3045|Frame=A0:110180090081;|Type=yiqtol
19-20	וּבָ֨אתִי	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	וּ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	20	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_18:12!12|MId=o110180120121|Strong=2050b
20	בָ֨אתִי	בּוֹא	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	2	conj	_	Gloss=I.will.go|Ref=1KI_18:12!12|MId=o110180120122|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:110180090081;|Type=qatal
21-22	לְהַגִּ֧יד	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	22	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1KI_18:12!13|MId=o110180120131|Strong=3807a
22	הַגִּ֧יד	נָגַד	VERB	_	HebBinyan=HIPHIL	20	advcl	_	Gloss=tell|Ref=1KI_18:12!13|MId=o110180120132|Strong=5046|Frame=A0:110180090081;|Type=infinitive_construct
23-24	לְאַחְאָ֛ב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	24	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1KI_18:12!14|MId=o110180120141|Strong=3807a
24	אַחְאָ֛ב	אַחְאָב	PROPN	_	_	22	obl	_	Gloss=Ahab|Ref=1KI_18:12!14|MId=o110180120142|Strong=0256
25-26	וְלֹ֥א	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	27	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_18:12!15|MId=o110180120151|Strong=2050b
26	לֹ֥א	לֹא	ADV	_	_	27	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=1KI_18:12!15|MId=o110180120152|Strong=3808|Type=negative
27-28	יִֽמְצָאֲךָ֖	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
27	יִֽמְצָא	מָצָא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he|Ref=1KI_18:12!16|MId=o110180120161|Strong=4672|Frame=A0:110180120142;A1:110180120162;|Type=yiqtol
28	ֲךָ֖	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	27	obj	_	Gloss=will.find.you|Ref=1KI_18:12!16|MId=o110180120162|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
29-31	וַהֲרָגָ֑נִי	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	30	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_18:12!17|MId=o110180120171|Strong=2050b
30	הֲרָג	הָרַג	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he|Ref=1KI_18:12!17|MId=o110180120172|Strong=2026|Frame=A0:110180120142;A1:110180120173;|Type=weqatal
31	ָ֑נִי	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	Gloss=will.kill.me|Ref=1KI_18:12!17|MId=o110180120173|Strong=5204a|Type=pronominal
32-34	וְעַבְדְּךָ֛	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
32	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	35	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_18:12!18|MId=o110180120181|Strong=2050b
33	עַבְדּ	עֶבֶד	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	35	nsubj	_	Gloss=servant|Ref=1KI_18:12!18|MId=o110180120182|Strong=5650
34	ְךָ֛	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	33	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=your|Ref=1KI_18:12!18|MId=o110180120183|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
35	יָרֵ֥א	יָרֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	conj	_	Gloss=[is].fearing|Ref=1KI_18:12!19|MId=o110180120191|Strong=3373|Type=adjective
36	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	37	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=1KI_18:12!20|MId=o110180120201|Strong=0853|SpaceAfter=No
37	יְהוָ֖ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	35	obj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1KI_18:12!21|MId=o110180120211|Strong=3068
38-40	מִנְּעֻרָֽי	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
38	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	39	case	_	Gloss=since|Ref=1KI_18:12!22|MId=o110180120221|Strong=4480
39	נְּעֻר	נְעוּרִים	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	35	obl	_	Gloss=youth(s)|Ref=1KI_18:12!22|MId=o110180120222|Strong=5271
40	ָֽי	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	39	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=1KI_18:12!22|MId=o110180120223|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
41	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	40	punct	_	Ref=1KI_18:12!22
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: character
- speech: inside a quote begun earlier
- negation: yes

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| אֵלֵךְ *I will go* | yiqtol · qal | אֲנִי *I* |  |  |  |
| יִֽשָּׂא *it* | yiqtol · qal | רוּחַ *the spirit* | ֲךָ *will carry you away* |  |  |
| **not** אֵדָע *I know* | yiqtol · qal |  |  |  |  |
| בָאתִי *I will go* | qatal · qal |  |  |  |  |
| הַגִּיד *tell* | infinitive construct · hiphil |  |  |  |  |
| **not** יִֽמְצָא *he* | yiqtol · qal | אַחְאָב *Ahab* | ֲךָ *will find you* |  |  |
| הֲרָג *he* | weqatal · qal | אַחְאָב *Ahab* | ָנִי *will kill me* |  |  |

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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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וִיהֵי עוֹד דַאֲנָא אָזֵיל מִלְוָתָךְ וְרוּחָא מִן קֳדָם יְיָ יִטְלִינָךְ לַאֲתַר דְלָא אִידַע וֶאֱהַךְ לְחַוָאָה לְאַחְאָב וְלָא יִשְׁכְּחִינָךְ וְיִקְטְלִינַנִי וְעַבְדָךְ דָחֵיל מִן קֳדָם יְיָ מִזְעוּרִי:

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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 it will come to pass, as soon as I am gone from thee, that the spirit of the LORD will carry thee whither I know not; and so when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he will slay me; but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.662/)

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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:635`.

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