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title: 1 Samuel 7:6 — And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there: 'We have sinned against the LORD.' And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah. Who acts: children, We, Samuel. 1 Samuel 7:6 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Tar
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# 1 Samuel 7:6 שְׁמוּאֵל א

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**Who acts:** children, We, Samuel · **What happens:** gather, draw, pour out, fast, say, sin · **To what, where:** Mizpah, water, children · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is 1 Samuel 7:6 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 — children, We, Samuel — and what happens in the verse to Mizpah, water, children, 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.

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וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ הַ֠מִּצְפָּתָה וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֜יִם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ ׀ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה וַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ שָׁ֔ם חָטָ֖אנוּ לַיהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃

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[And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there: 'We have sinned against the LORD.' And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.161/)

## 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:1SA:145
# text = וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ הַ֠מִּצְפָּתָה וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֜יִם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ ׀ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה וַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ שָׁ֔ם חָטָ֖אנוּ לַיהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃
# verse = 1SA.7.6
1-2	וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_7:6!1|MId=o090070060011|Strong=2050b
2	יִּקָּבְצ֣וּ	קָבַץ	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=they.gathered.together|Ref=1SA_7:6!1|MId=o090070060012|Strong=6908|Frame=A0:090070040021;|Type=wayyiqtol
3-5	הַ֠מִּצְפָּתָה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
3	הַ֠	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	4	det	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_7:6!2|MId=o090070060021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
4	מִּצְפָּת	מִצְפָּה	PROPN	_	_	2	obl	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=1SA_7:6!2|MId=o090070060022|Strong=4709
5	ָה	ה	X	_	_	4	nmod	_	Gloss=Mizpah|Ref=1SA_7:6!2|MId=o090070060023|Strong=1886c|Type=directional_he
6-7	וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	7	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_7:6!3|MId=o090070060031|Strong=2050b
7	יִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־	שָׁאַב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.drew|Ref=1SA_7:6!3|MId=o090070060032|Strong=7579|Frame=A0:090070040021;A1:090070060041;|Type=wayyiqtol
8	מַ֜יִם	מַיִם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	7	obj	_	Gloss=water|Ref=1SA_7:6!4|MId=o090070060041|Strong=4325
9-10	וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	וַֽ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	10	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_7:6!5|MId=o090070060051|Strong=2050b
10	יִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ	שָׁפַךְ	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.poured.[it].out|Ref=1SA_7:6!5|MId=o090070060052|Strong=8210|Frame=A0:090070040021;A1:090070060041;|Type=wayyiqtol
11	׀	׀	PUNCT	_	_	10	punct	_	Ref=1SA_7:6!5
12-13	לִפְנֵ֣י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	לִ	לְ	ADP	_	_	13	case	_	Gloss=before|Ref=1SA_7:6!6|MId=o090070060061|Strong=3807a
13	פְנֵ֣י	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	10	obl	_	Gloss=|Ref=1SA_7:6!6|MId=o090070060062|Strong=6440
14	יְהוָ֗ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	13	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1SA_7:6!7|MId=o090070060071|Strong=3068
15-16	וַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	16	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_7:6!8|MId=o090070060081|Strong=2050b
16	יָּצ֙וּמוּ֙	צוּם	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.fasted|Ref=1SA_7:6!8|MId=o090070060082|Strong=6684|Frame=A0:090070040021;|Type=wayyiqtol
17-19	בַּיּ֣וֹם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	בַּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	19	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=1SA_7:6!9|MId=o090070060091|Strong=0871a
18	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	19	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_7:6!9|MId=o090070060091ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
19	יּ֣וֹם	יוֹם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	16	obl	_	Gloss=day|Ref=1SA_7:6!9|MId=o090070060092|Strong=3117
20-21	הַה֔וּא	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	21	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=1SA_7:6!10|MId=o090070060101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
21	ה֔וּא	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	det	_	Gloss=that|Ref=1SA_7:6!10|MId=o090070060102|Strong=1931|Type=personal
22-23	וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
22	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	23	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_7:6!11|MId=o090070060111|Strong=2050b
23	יֹּ֣אמְרוּ	אָמַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.said|Ref=1SA_7:6!11|MId=o090070060112|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:090070040021;|Type=wayyiqtol
24	שָׁ֔ם	שָׁם	ADV	_	_	23	advmod	_	Gloss=there|Ref=1SA_7:6!12|MId=o090070060121|Strong=8033
25	חָטָ֖אנוּ	חָטָא	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1	23	ccomp	_	Gloss=we.have.sinned|Ref=1SA_7:6!13|MId=o090070060131|Strong=2398|Frame=A0:090070040021;|Type=qatal
26-27	לַיהוָ֑ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	לַ	לְ	ADP	_	_	27	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_7:6!14|MId=o090070060141|Strong=3807a
27	יהוָ֑ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	25	obl	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1SA_7:6!14|MId=o090070060142|Strong=3068
28-29	וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
28	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	29	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_7:6!15|MId=o090070060151|Strong=2050b
29	יִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט	שָׁפַט	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.judged|Ref=1SA_7:6!15|MId=o090070060152|Strong=8199|Frame=A0:090070060161;A1:090070060181;|Type=wayyiqtol
30	שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל	שְׁמוּאֵל	PROPN	_	_	29	nsubj	_	Gloss=Samuel|Ref=1SA_7:6!16|MId=o090070060161|Strong=8050
31	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	32	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_7:6!17|MId=o090070060171|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
32	בְּנֵ֥י	בֵּן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	29	obj	_	Gloss=the.people|Ref=1SA_7:6!18|MId=o090070060181|Strong=1121
33	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	יִשְׂרָאֵל	PROPN	_	_	32	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=1SA_7:6!19|MId=o090070060191|Strong=3478
34-36	בַּמִּצְפָּֽה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
34	בַּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	36	case	_	Gloss=at|Ref=1SA_7:6!20|MId=o090070060201|Strong=0871a
35	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	36	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=1SA_7:6!20|MId=o090070060201ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
36	מִּצְפָּֽה	מִצְפָּה	PROPN	_	_	29	obl	_	Gloss=Mizpah|Ref=1SA_7:6!20|MId=o090070060202|Strong=4709
37	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	36	punct	_	Ref=1SA_7:6!20
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: character
- speech: a frame and its quote
- negation: no
- the frame alone: decl · narrate · none

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יִּקָּבְצוּ *they gathered together* | wayyiqtol · niphal |  |  |  |  |
| יִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ *they drew* | wayyiqtol · qal |  | מַיִם *water* |  |  |
| יִּשְׁפְּכוּ *they poured \[it\] out* | wayyiqtol · qal |  | מַיִם *water* |  |  |
| יָּצוּמוּ *they fasted* | wayyiqtol · qal |  |  |  |  |
| יֹּאמְרוּ *they said* | wayyiqtol · qal |  |  |  |  |
| חָטָאנוּ *we have sinned* | qatal · qal |  |  |  |  |
| יִּשְׁפֹּט *he judged* | wayyiqtol · qal | שְׁמוּאֵל *Samuel* | בְּנֵי *the people* |  |  |

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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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וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ לְמִצְפַּיָא וּשְׁפִיכוּ לִבְּהוֹן בִּתְיוּבְתָּא כְּמַיָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצָמוּ בְיוֹמָא הַהוּא וַאֲמַרוּ תַמָן חַבְנָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְדָן שְׁמוּאֵל יַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְפַּיָא:

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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 they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there: 'We have sinned against the LORD.' And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.161/)

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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:1SA:145`.

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