--- title: 1 Samuel 26:16 — This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye d… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: This thing is not good that thou hast done. As the LORD liveth, ye deserve to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD'S anointed. And now, see, where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.' Who acts: thing, thou, LORD, ye. 1 Samuel 26:16 in Hebrew with --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [1 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/) / [chapter 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/26/) / 26:16 # 1 Samuel 26:16 שְׁמוּאֵל א **Who acts:** thing, thou, LORD, ye, you, cruse · **What happens:** not be, do, live, deserve, die, not keep · **To what, where:** thing, watch, spear, head This is 1 Samuel 26:16 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 — thing, thou, LORD, ye, you, cruse — and what happens in the verse to thing, watch, spear, head, 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. לֹא־ט֞וֹב הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂיתָ֒ חַי־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְנֵי־מָ֙וֶת֙ אַתֶּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם עַל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ רְאֵ֗ה אֵֽי־חֲנִ֥ית הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃ [This thing is not good that thou hast done.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.783/) [As the LORD liveth, ye deserve to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD'S anointed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.784/) [And now, see, where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.785/) ## 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:709 # text = לֹא־ט֞וֹב הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂיתָ֒ חַי־יְהוָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְנֵי־מָ֙וֶת֙ אַתֶּ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם עַל־אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם עַל־מְשִׁ֣יחַ יְהוָ֑ה וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ רְאֵ֗ה אֵֽי־חֲנִ֥ית הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְאֶת־צַפַּ֥חַת הַמַּ֖יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו׃ # verse = 1SA.26.16 1 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=1SA_26:16!1|MId=o090260160011|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 2 ט֞וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=[is].good|Ref=1SA_26:16!2|MId=o090260160021|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 3-4 הַדָּבָ֣ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_26:16!3|MId=o090260160031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 דָּבָ֣ר דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=thing|Ref=1SA_26:16!3|MId=o090260160032|Strong=1697 5-6 הַזֶּה֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 6 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=1SA_26:16!4|MId=o090260160041|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 6 זֶּה֮ זֶה DET _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=1SA_26:16!4|MId=o090260160042|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 7 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 8 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=1SA_26:16!5|MId=o090260160051|Strong=0834|Type=relative 8 עָשִׂיתָ֒ עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 4 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.have.done|Ref=1SA_26:16!6|MId=o090260160061|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:090260150041;A1:090260160032;|Type=qatal 9 חַי־ חַי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ Gloss=[by].the.life|Ref=1SA_26:16!7|MId=o090260160071|Strong=2416|Type=adjective|SpaceAfter=No 10 יְהוָ֗ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 9 nsubj _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=1SA_26:16!8|MId=o090260160081|Strong=3068 11 כִּ֤י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 12 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=1SA_26:16!9|MId=o090260160091|Strong=3588 12 בְנֵי־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 advcl _ Gloss=[are].sons|Ref=1SA_26:16!10|MId=o090260160101|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 13 מָ֙וֶת֙ מָוֶת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.death|Ref=1SA_26:16!11|MId=o090260160111|Strong=4194 14 אַתֶּ֔ם אַתֶּם PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=1SA_26:16!12|MId=o090260160121|Strong=0859a|Type=personal 15 אֲשֶׁ֧ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 17 mark _ Gloss=that|Ref=1SA_26:16!13|MId=o090260160131|Strong=0834|Type=relative 16 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 17 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=1SA_26:16!14|MId=o090260160141|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 17 שְׁמַרְתֶּ֛ם שָׁמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2 14 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.watched|Ref=1SA_26:16!15|MId=o090260160151|Strong=8104|Frame=A0:090260140042;090260150041;|Type=qatal 18 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=1SA_26:16!16|MId=o090260160161|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 19-20 אֲדֹנֵיכֶ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 אֲדֹנֵי אָדוֹן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 17 obl _ Gloss=master(s)|Ref=1SA_26:16!17|MId=o090260160171|Strong=0113 20 כֶ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=1SA_26:16!17|MId=o090260160172|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 21 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=1SA_26:16!18|MId=o090260160181|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 22 מְשִׁ֣יחַ מָשִׁיחַ ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 nmod _ Gloss=the.[one].anointed|Ref=1SA_26:16!19|MId=o090260160191|Strong=4899 23 יְהוָ֑ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 22 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=1SA_26:16!20|MId=o090260160201|Strong=3068 24-25 וְעַתָּ֣ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_26:16!21|MId=o090260160211|Strong=2050b 25 עַתָּ֣ה עַתָּה ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=now|Ref=1SA_26:16!21|MId=o090260160212|Strong=6258 26 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 25 punct _ Ref=1SA_26:16!21 27 רְאֵ֗ה רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 parataxis _ Gloss=see|Ref=1SA_26:16!22|MId=o090260160221|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:090260150041;|Type=imperative 28 אֵֽי־ אַי PART _ _ 2 parataxis _ Gloss=where?|Ref=1SA_26:16!23|MId=o090260160231|Strong=0335|Type=interrogative|SpaceAfter=No 29 חֲנִ֥ית חֲנִית NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 28 nsubj _ Gloss=[is].the.spear|Ref=1SA_26:16!24|MId=o090260160241|Strong=2595 30-31 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=1SA_26:16!25|MId=o090260160251|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 31 מֶּ֛לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=1SA_26:16!25|MId=o090260160252|Strong=4428 32-33 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_26:16!26|MId=o090260160261|Strong=2050b 33 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_26:16!26|MId=o090260160262|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 34 צַפַּ֥חַת צַפַּחַת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 29 conj _ Gloss=the.jug|Ref=1SA_26:16!27|MId=o090260160271|Strong=6835 35-36 הַמַּ֖יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 36 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=1SA_26:16!28|MId=o090260160281|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 36 מַּ֖יִם מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 34 compound:smixut _ Gloss=water|Ref=1SA_26:16!28|MId=o090260160282|Strong=4325 37 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 38 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=1SA_26:16!29|MId=o090260160291|Strong=0834|Type=relative 38-39 מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽיו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 מְרַאֲשֹׁתָֽי מְרַאֲשָׁוֹת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 29 acl:relcl _ Gloss=place.of.his.head|Ref=1SA_26:16!31|MId=o090260160311|Strong=4763 39 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[was].the|Ref=1SA_26:16!31|MId=o090260160312|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 40 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 39 punct _ Ref=1SA_26:16!31 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: ask - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | עָשִׂיתָ *you have done* | qatal · qal | | דָּבָר *thing* | | | | **not** שְׁמַרְתֶּם *you watched* | qatal · qal | | | | | | רְאֵה *see* | imperative · qal | | | | | 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} לָא תַקֵין פִּתְגָמָא הָדֵין דִי עֲבַדְתָּא קַיָים הוּא יְיָ אֲרֵי גַבְרִין חַיָבֵי קְטוֹל אַתּוּן דְלָא נְטַרְתּוּן עַל רִבּוֹנְכוֹן עַל מְשִׁיחָא דַייָ וּכְעַן חֲזֵי אָן מוּרְנִיתָא דְמַלְכָּא וְיַת מָנָא דְמַיָא דְאִיסָדוֹהִי: 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. [This thing is not good that thou hast done.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.783/) 2. [As the LORD liveth, ye deserve to die, because ye have not kept watch over your lord, the LORD'S anointed.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.784/) 3. [And now, see, where the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that was at his head.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.785/) **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:1SA:709`. - ← previous: [1 Samuel 26:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.15/) - next →: [1 Samuel 26:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.17/) - ↑ back to [1 Samuel 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/26/)