--- title: 1 Samuel 26:20 — Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the pres… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.' Who acts: you, blood, king, one. 1 Samuel 26:20 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JP --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.20/) [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/) / 26:20 # 1 Samuel 26:20 שְׁמוּאֵל א **Who acts:** you, blood, king, one · **What happens:** not let, fall, come out, seek, hunt · **To what, where:** blood, presence, single flea, partridge, mountains This is 1 Samuel 26:20 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 — you, blood, king, one — and what happens in the verse to blood, presence, single flea, partridge, mountains, 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. וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים׃ [Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.790/) ## 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:713 # text = וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־יִפֹּ֤ל דָּֽמִי֙ אַ֔רְצָה מִנֶּ֖גֶד פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־יָצָ֞א מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ אֶחָ֔ד כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יִרְדֹּ֥ף הַקֹּרֵ֖א בֶּהָרִֽים׃ # verse = 1SA.26.20 1-2 וְעַתָּ֗ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_26:20!1|MId=o090260200011|Strong=2050b 2 עַתָּ֗ה עַתָּה ADV _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=now|Ref=1SA_26:20!1|MId=o090260200012|Strong=6258 3 אַל־ אַל ADV _ _ 4 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=1SA_26:20!2|MId=o090260200021|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 4 יִפֹּ֤ל נָפַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 parataxis _ Gloss=let.it.fall|Ref=1SA_26:20!3|MId=o090260200031|Strong=5307|Frame=A0:090260200041;|Type=jussive 5-6 דָּֽמִי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 דָּֽמ דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ Gloss=blood|Ref=1SA_26:20!4|MId=o090260200041|Strong=1818 6 ִי֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=1SA_26:20!4|MId=o090260200042|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 7-8 אַ֔רְצָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 אַ֔רְצ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=ground|Ref=1SA_26:20!5|MId=o090260200051|Strong=0776 8 ָה ה X _ _ 7 nmod _ Gloss=to.[the]|Ref=1SA_26:20!5|MId=o090260200052|Strong=1886c|Type=directional_he 9-10 מִנֶּ֖גֶד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=1SA_26:20!6|MId=o090260200061|Strong=4480 10 נֶּ֖גֶד נֶגֶד NOUN _ _ 4 obl _ Gloss=before|Ref=1SA_26:20!6|MId=o090260200062|Strong=5048 11 פְּנֵ֣י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 10 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.presence|Ref=1SA_26:20!7|MId=o090260200071|Strong=6440 12 יְהוָ֑ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 11 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=1SA_26:20!8|MId=o090260200081|Strong=3068 13 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 14 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=1SA_26:20!9|MId=o090260200091|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 14 יָצָ֞א יָצָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=he.has.come.out|Ref=1SA_26:20!10|MId=o090260200101|Strong=3318|Frame=A0:090260200111;|Type=qatal 15 מֶ֣לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=1SA_26:20!11|MId=o090260200111|Strong=4428 16 יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 15 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=1SA_26:20!12|MId=o090260200121|Strong=3478 17-18 לְבַקֵּשׁ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_26:20!13|MId=o090260200131|Strong=3807a 18 בַקֵּשׁ֙ בָּקַשׁ VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 14 advcl _ Gloss=seek|Ref=1SA_26:20!13|MId=o090260200132|Strong=1245|Frame=A0:090260200111;A1:090260200151;|Type=infinitive_construct 19 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_26:20!14|MId=o090260200141|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 20 פַּרְעֹ֣שׁ פַּרְעֹשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 obj _ Gloss=a.flea|Ref=1SA_26:20!15|MId=o090260200151|Strong=6550 21 אֶחָ֔ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 nummod _ Gloss=one|Ref=1SA_26:20!16|MId=o090260200161|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 22-23 כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 14 obl _ Gloss=just|Ref=1SA_26:20!17|MId=o090260200171|Strong=3509a 23 אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 24 mark _ Gloss=as|Ref=1SA_26:20!17|MId=o090260200172|Strong=0834|Type=relative 24 יִרְדֹּ֥ף רָדַף VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 22 acl:relcl _ Gloss=someone.pursues|Ref=1SA_26:20!18|MId=o090260200181|Strong=7291|Frame=A0:;A1:090260200192;|Type=yiqtol 25-26 הַקֹּרֵ֖א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_26:20!19|MId=o090260200191|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 26 קֹּרֵ֖א קֹרֵא NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obj _ Gloss=partridge|Ref=1SA_26:20!19|MId=o090260200192|Strong=7124 27-29 בֶּהָרִֽים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 בֶּ בְּ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=1SA_26:20!20|MId=o090260200201|Strong=0871a 28 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_26:20!20|MId=o090260200201ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 הָרִֽים הַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 24 obl _ Gloss=mountains|Ref=1SA_26:20!20|MId=o090260200202|Strong=2022 30 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 29 punct _ Ref=1SA_26:20!20 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **not** יִפֹּל *let it fall* | jussive · qal | דָּֽמ *blood* | | | | | יָצָא *he has come out* | qatal · qal | מֶלֶךְ *the king* | | | | | בַקֵּשׁ *seek* | infinitive construct · piel | מֶלֶךְ *the king* | פַּרְעֹשׁ *a flea* | | | | יִרְדֹּף *someone pursues* | yiqtol · qal | | קֹּרֵא *partridge* | | | 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} וּכְעַן לָא יִתְשַׁד דָמִי לְאַרְעָא מִן קֳדָם מֵימְרָא דַייָ אֲרֵי נְפַק מַלְכָּא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִיבְעֵי יַת חֲלָשׁ חַד כְּמָא דְמִתְרַדֵיף קוֹרָאָה בְּטוּרַיָא: 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. [Now therefore, let not my blood fall to the earth away from the presence of the LORD; for the king of Israel is come out to seek a single flea, as when one doth hunt a partridge in the mountains.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.790/) **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:713`. - ← previous: [1 Samuel 26:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.19/) - next →: [1 Samuel 26:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.21/) - ↑ back to [1 Samuel 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/26/)