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title: 1 Kings 21:11 — And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. Who acts: nobles, Jezebel, heart. 1 Kings 21:11 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and
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# 1 Kings 21:11 מְלָכִים א

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**Who acts:** nobles, Jezebel, heart · **What happens:** dwell, send, accord, write · **To what, where:** city, letters

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This is 1 Kings 21:11 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 — nobles, Jezebel, heart — and what happens in the verse to city, letters, 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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וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִיר֜וֹ הַזְּקֵנִ֣ים וְהַחֹרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּעִיר֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר שָׁלְחָ֥ה אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אִיזָ֑בֶל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּתוּב֙ בַּסְּפָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלְחָ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃

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[And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.783/)

## 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:744
# text = וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִיר֜וֹ הַזְּקֵנִ֣ים וְהַחֹרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּעִיר֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר שָׁלְחָ֥ה אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אִיזָ֑בֶל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּתוּב֙ בַּסְּפָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלְחָ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃
# verse = 1KI.21.11
1-2	וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_21:11!1|MId=o110210110011|Strong=2050b
2	יַּעֲשׂוּ֩	עָשָׂה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=they.did|Ref=1KI_21:11!1|MId=o110210110012|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:110210110021;|Type=wayyiqtol
3	אַנְשֵׁ֨י	אִישׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	Gloss=the.people|Ref=1KI_21:11!2|MId=o110210110021|Strong=0376
4-5	עִיר֜וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	עִיר	עִיר	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	3	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=his.city|Ref=1KI_21:11!3|MId=o110210110031|Strong=5892
5	֜וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	4	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=1KI_21:11!3|MId=o110210110032|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
6-7	הַזְּקֵנִ֣ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	7	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=1KI_21:11!4|MId=o110210110041|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
7	זְּקֵנִ֣ים	זָקֵן	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	3	appos	_	Gloss=elders|Ref=1KI_21:11!4|MId=o110210110042|Strong=2205|Type=adjective
8-10	וְהַחֹרִ֗ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
8	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	10	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1KI_21:11!5|MId=o110210110051|Strong=2050b
9	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	10	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=1KI_21:11!5|MId=o110210110052|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
10	חֹרִ֗ים	חֹר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	7	conj	_	Gloss=nobles|Ref=1KI_21:11!5|MId=o110210110053|Strong=2715
11	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	13	mark	_	Gloss=who|Ref=1KI_21:11!6|MId=o110210110061|Strong=0834|Type=relative
12-13	הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	הַ	הַ	SCONJ	_	_	13	mark	_	Gloss=[were|Ref=1KI_21:11!7|MId=o110210110071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
13	יֹּֽשְׁבִים֙	יָשַׁב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur	7	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=those.who.were].dwelling|Ref=1KI_21:11!7|MId=o110210110072|Strong=3427|Frame=A0:110210110042;110210110053;|Type=participle_active
14-16	בְּעִיר֔וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	15	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=1KI_21:11!8|MId=o110210110081|Strong=0871a
15	עִיר	עִיר	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	13	obl	_	Gloss=city|Ref=1KI_21:11!8|MId=o110210110082|Strong=5892
16	֔וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=1KI_21:11!8|MId=o110210110083|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
17-18	כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	כַּ	כְּ	ADP	_	_	2	obl	_	Gloss=just|Ref=1KI_21:11!9|MId=o110210110091|Strong=3509a
18	אֲשֶׁ֛ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	19	mark	_	Gloss=as|Ref=1KI_21:11!9|MId=o110210110092|Strong=0834|Type=relative
19	שָׁלְחָ֥ה	שָׁלַח	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	17	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=she.had.sent|Ref=1KI_21:11!10|MId=o110210110101|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:110210110121;|Type=qatal
20-21	אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	אֲלֵי	אֶל	ADP	_	_	21	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1KI_21:11!11|MId=o110210110111|Strong=0413
21	הֶ֖ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	obl	_	Gloss=them|Ref=1KI_21:11!11|MId=o110210110112|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
22	אִיזָ֑בֶל	אִיזֶבֶל	PROPN	_	_	19	nsubj	_	Gloss=Jezebel|Ref=1KI_21:11!12|MId=o110210110121|Strong=0348
23-24	כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	כַּ	כְּ	ADP	_	_	17	nmod	_	Gloss=just|Ref=1KI_21:11!13|MId=o110210110131|Strong=3509a
24	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	25	mark	_	Gloss=as|Ref=1KI_21:11!13|MId=o110210110132|Strong=0834|Type=relative
25	כָּתוּב֙	כָּתַב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing	23	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=[it.had.been].written|Ref=1KI_21:11!14|MId=o110210110141|Strong=3789|Frame=A1:110210110101;|Type=participle_passive
26-28	בַּסְּפָרִ֔ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	בַּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	28	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=1KI_21:11!15|MId=o110210110151|Strong=0871a
27	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	28	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=1KI_21:11!15|MId=o110210110151ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
28	סְּפָרִ֔ים	סֵפֶר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	25	obl	_	Gloss=letters|Ref=1KI_21:11!15|MId=o110210110152|Strong=5612
29	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	30	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=1KI_21:11!16|MId=o110210110161|Strong=0834|Type=relative
30	שָׁלְחָ֖ה	שָׁלַח	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	28	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=she.had.sent|Ref=1KI_21:11!17|MId=o110210110171|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:110210110121;A1:110210110153;|Type=qatal
31-32	אֲלֵיהֶֽם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	אֲלֵי	אֶל	ADP	_	_	32	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1KI_21:11!18|MId=o110210110181|Strong=0413
32	הֶֽם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obl	_	Gloss=them|Ref=1KI_21:11!18|MId=o110210110182|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
33	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	32	punct	_	Ref=1KI_21:11!18
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: narrate
- voice: narrator
- speech: narration
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יַּעֲשׂוּ *they did* | wayyiqtol · qal | אַנְשֵׁי *the people* |  |  |  |
| יֹּֽשְׁבִים *those who were\] dwelling* | participle active · qal | זְּקֵנִים *elders* + חֹרִים *nobles* |  |  |  |
| שָׁלְחָה *she had sent* | qatal · qal | אִיזָבֶל *Jezebel* |  |  |  |
| כָּתוּב *\[it had been\] written* | participle passive · qal |  | שָׁלְחָה *she had sent* |  |  |
| שָׁלְחָה *she had sent* | qatal · qal | אִיזָבֶל *Jezebel* |  |  |  |

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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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וַעֲבַדוּ אֱנָשֵׁי קַרְתֵּיהּ סָבַיָא וְתוּרְבְּיָנֵי דְיַתְבִין בְּקַרְתֵּיהּ כְּמָא דִשְׁלָחַת לְוַתְהוֹן אִיזֶבֶל כְּמָא דִכְתָבַת בְּאִגַרְתָּא דִשְׁלָחַת לְהוֹן:

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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 men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.783/)

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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:744`.

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