--- title: 1 Samuel 25:8 — Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee; wherefore let the young… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee; wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; for we come on a good day; give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.' 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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 — you, shepherds, young men, we, I, whatsoever — and what happens in the verse to young men, thee, favour, eyes, hand, 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 31 chapters of 1 Samuel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. שְׁאַ֨ל אֶת־נְעָרֶ֜יךָ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֗ךְ וְיִמְצְא֨וּ הַנְּעָרִ֥ים חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־עַל־י֥וֹם ט֖וֹב בָּ֑נוּ תְּנָה־נָּ֗א אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּמְצָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּלְבִנְךָ֖ לְדָוִֽד׃ [Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee; wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; for we come on a good day; give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.729/) ## 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:1SA:657 # text = שְׁאַ֨ל אֶת־נְעָרֶ֜יךָ וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ לָ֗ךְ וְיִמְצְא֨וּ הַנְּעָרִ֥ים חֵן֙ בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ כִּֽי־עַל־י֥וֹם ט֖וֹב בָּ֑נוּ תְּנָה־נָּ֗א אֵת֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּמְצָ֤א יָֽדְךָ֙ לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ וּלְבִנְךָ֖ לְדָוִֽד׃ # verse = 1SA.25.8 1 שְׁאַ֨ל שָׁאַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=ask|Ref=1SA_25:8!1|MId=o090250080011|Strong=7592|Frame=A0:090250050121;A1:090250080031;|Type=imperative 2 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 3 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_25:8!2|MId=o090250080021|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 3-4 נְעָרֶ֜יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 נְעָרֶ֜י נַעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 1 obj _ Gloss=servants|Ref=1SA_25:8!3|MId=o090250080031|Strong=5288 4 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your.own|Ref=1SA_25:8!3|MId=o090250080032|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 5-6 וְיַגִּ֣ידוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 6 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_25:8!4|MId=o090250080041|Strong=2050b 6 יַגִּ֣ידוּ נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 1 conj _ Gloss=they.will.tell|Ref=1SA_25:8!4|MId=o090250080042|Strong=5046|Frame=A0:090250080031;|Type=yiqtol 7-8 לָ֗ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 ל לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_25:8!5|MId=o090250080051|Strong=3807a 8 ָ֗ךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=1SA_25:8!5|MId=o090250080052|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 9-10 וְיִמְצְא֨וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_25:8!6|MId=o090250080061|Strong=2050b 10 יִמְצְא֨וּ מָצָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 1 conj _ Gloss=let.them.find|Ref=1SA_25:8!6|MId=o090250080062|Strong=4672|Frame=A0:090250080072;A1:090250080081;|Type=yiqtol 11-12 הַנְּעָרִ֥ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=the.young|Ref=1SA_25:8!7|MId=o090250080071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 נְּעָרִ֥ים נַעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ Gloss=men|Ref=1SA_25:8!7|MId=o090250080072|Strong=5288 13 חֵן֙ חֵן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 obj _ Gloss=favor|Ref=1SA_25:8!8|MId=o090250080081|Strong=2580 14-16 בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=1SA_25:8!9|MId=o090250080091|Strong=0871a 15 עֵינֶ֔י עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 10 obl _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=1SA_25:8!9|MId=o090250080092|Strong=5869 16 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=1SA_25:8!9|MId=o090250080093|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 17 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 21 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=1SA_25:8!10|MId=o090250080101|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 18 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=1SA_25:8!11|MId=o090250080111|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 19 י֥וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 obl _ Gloss=a.day|Ref=1SA_25:8!12|MId=o090250080121|Strong=3117 20 ט֖וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 amod _ Gloss=good|Ref=1SA_25:8!13|MId=o090250080131|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 21 בָּ֑נוּ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 1 advcl _ Gloss=we.have.come|Ref=1SA_25:8!14|MId=o090250080141|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:090250050061;090250080072;|Type=qatal 22-23 תְּנָה־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 תְּנ נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 1 parataxis _ Gloss=give|Ref=1SA_25:8!15|MId=o090250080151|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:090250050121;A1:090250080191;|Type=imperative 23 ָה־ ה X _ _ 22 nmod _ Gloss=|Ref=1SA_25:8!15|MId=o090250080152|Strong=1886j|Type=paragogic_he 24 נָּ֗א נָא INTJ _ _ 22 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=1SA_25:8!16|MId=o090250080161|Strong=4994|Type=interjection 25 אֵת֩ אֵת ADP _ _ 22 obj _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_25:8!17|MId=o090250080171|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 26 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 27 mark _ Gloss=[that].which|Ref=1SA_25:8!18|MId=o090250080181|Strong=0834|Type=relative 27 תִּמְצָ֤א מָצָא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 25 acl:relcl _ Gloss=it.will.find|Ref=1SA_25:8!19|MId=o090250080191|Strong=4672|Frame=A0:090250080201;|Type=yiqtol 28-29 יָֽדְךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 יָֽד יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ Gloss=hand|Ref=1SA_25:8!20|MId=o090250080201|Strong=3027 29 ְךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=1SA_25:8!20|MId=o090250080202|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 30-32 לַעֲבָדֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_25:8!21|MId=o090250080211|Strong=3807a 31 עֲבָדֶ֔י עֶבֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 22 obl _ Gloss=servants|Ref=1SA_25:8!21|MId=o090250080212|Strong=5650 32 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=1SA_25:8!21|MId=o090250080213|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 33-36 וּלְבִנְךָ֖ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 35 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_25:8!22|MId=o090250080221|Strong=2050b 34 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_25:8!22|MId=o090250080222|Strong=3807a 35 בִנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 31 conj _ Gloss=son|Ref=1SA_25:8!22|MId=o090250080223|Strong=1121 36 ְךָ֖ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=1SA_25:8!22|MId=o090250080224|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 37-38 לְדָוִֽד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_25:8!23|MId=o090250080231|Strong=3807a 38 דָוִֽד דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 35 nmod _ Gloss=David|Ref=1SA_25:8!23|MId=o090250080232|Strong=1732 39 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=1SA_25:8!23 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | שְׁאַל *ask* | imperative · qal | | נְעָרֶי *servants* | | | | יַגִּידוּ *they will tell* | yiqtol · hiphil | נְעָרֶי *servants* | | | | | יִמְצְאוּ *let them find* | yiqtol · qal | נְּעָרִים *men* | חֵן *favor* | | | | בָּנוּ *we have come* | qatal · qal | נְּעָרִים *men* | | | | | תְּנ *give* | imperative · qal | | תִּמְצָא *it will find* | | | | תִּמְצָא *it will find* | yiqtol · qal | יָֽד *hand* | | | | 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} שְׁאַל יַת עוּלֵמָךְ וִיחַוּן לָךְ וְיִשְׁכְּחוּן עוּלֵימַיָא רַחֲמִין בְּעֵינָךְ אֲרֵי עַל יוֹם טַב אֲתֵינָא הַב כְּעַן יַת דְתַשְׁכַּח יְדָךְ לְעַבְדָךְ וְלִבְרָךְ לְדָוִד: 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. [Ask thy young men, and they will tell thee; wherefore let the young men find favour in thine eyes; for we come on a good day; give, I pray thee, whatsoever cometh to thy hand, unto thy servants, and to thy son David.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.729/) **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). 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