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title: 2 Kings 17:28 — So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came a… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD. Who acts: priests, one. 2 Kings 17:28 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause.
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# 2 Kings 17:28 מְלָכִים ב

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**Who acts:** priests, one · **What happens:** carry away, come, dwell, teach, fear · **To what, where:** priests, Samaria, Beth el, LORD · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is 2 Kings 17:28 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 — priests, one — and what happens in the verse to priests, Samaria, Beth el, LORD, 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 25 chapters of 2 Kings on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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וַיָּבֹ֞א אֶחָ֣ד מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלוּ֙ מִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑לבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי֙ מוֹרֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם אֵ֖יךְ יִֽירְא֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃

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[So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.536/)

## 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:2KI:477
# text = וַיָּבֹ֞א אֶחָ֣ד מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלוּ֙ מִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹן וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑לבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל וַֽיְהִי֙ מוֹרֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔ם אֵ֖יךְ יִֽירְא֥וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃
# verse = 2KI.17.28
1-2	וַיָּבֹ֞א	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_17:28!1|MId=o120170280011|Strong=2050b
2	יָּבֹ֞א	בּוֹא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=he.went|Ref=2KI_17:28!1|MId=o120170280012|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:120170280021;|Type=wayyiqtol
3	אֶחָ֣ד	אֶחָד	NUM	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	nsubj	_	Gloss=one|Ref=2KI_17:28!2|MId=o120170280021|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number
4-6	מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	מֵ	מִן	ADP	_	_	6	case	_	Gloss=of|Ref=2KI_17:28!3|MId=o120170280031|Strong=4480
5	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	6	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=2KI_17:28!3|MId=o120170280032|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
6	כֹּהֲנִ֗ים	כֹּהֵן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	3	nmod	_	Gloss=priests|Ref=2KI_17:28!3|MId=o120170280033|Strong=3548
7	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	8	mark	_	Gloss=whom|Ref=2KI_17:28!4|MId=o120170280041|Strong=0834|Type=relative
8	הִגְלוּ֙	גָּלָה	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3	6	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=they.had.taken.into.exile|Ref=2KI_17:28!5|MId=o120170280051|Strong=1540|Frame=A0:;A1:120170280033;|Type=qatal
9-10	מִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹן	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	10	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=2KI_17:28!6|MId=o120170280061|Strong=4480
10	שֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹן	שֹׁמְרוֹן	PROPN	_	_	8	obl	_	Gloss=Samaria|Ref=2KI_17:28!6|MId=o120170280062|Strong=8111
11-12	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
11	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	12	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_17:28!7|MId=o120170280071|Strong=2050b
12	יֵּ֖שֶׁב	יָשַׁב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.dwelt|Ref=2KI_17:28!7|MId=o120170280072|Strong=3427|Frame=A0:120170280021;|Type=wayyiqtol
13-15	בְּבֵֽית־אֵ֑לבֵֽית־אֵ֑ל	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	14	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=2KI_17:28!8|MId=o120170280081|Strong=0871a
14	בֵֽית־אֵ֑ל	בֵּית־אֵל	PROPN	_	_	12	obl	_	Gloss=Bethel|Ref=2KI_17:28!8|MId=o120170280082
15	בֵֽית־אֵ֑ל	בֵּיתְאֵל	PROPN	_	_	14	nmod	_	Gloss=Bethel|Ref=2KI_17:28!9|MId=o120170280091
16-17	וַֽיְהִי֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
16	וַֽ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	18	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_17:28!10|MId=o120170280101|Strong=2050b
17	יְהִי֙	הָיָה	AUX	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	18	cop	_	Gloss=he.was|Ref=2KI_17:28!10|MId=o120170280102|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:120170280021;|Type=wayyiqtol
18	מוֹרֶ֣ה	יָרָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing	2	conj	_	Gloss=teaching|Ref=2KI_17:28!11|MId=o120170280111|Strong=3384b|Frame=AA:120170280021;A0:120170280112;A1:120170280131;|Type=participle_active
19-20	אֹתָ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	אֹת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	20	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=2KI_17:28!12|MId=o120170280121|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker
20	ָ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	Gloss=them|Ref=2KI_17:28!12|MId=o120170280122|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
21	אֵ֖יךְ	אֵיךְ	INTJ	_	_	22	discourse	_	Gloss=how?|Ref=2KI_17:28!13|MId=o120170280131|Strong=0349|Type=interrogative
22	יִֽירְא֥וּ	יָרֵא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	18	xcomp	_	Gloss=will.they.fear|Ref=2KI_17:28!14|MId=o120170280141|Strong=3372|Frame=A0:120170260052;A1:120170280151;|Type=yiqtol
23	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	24	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=2KI_17:28!15|MId=o120170280151|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
24	יְהוָֽה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	22	obj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=2KI_17:28!16|MId=o120170280161|Strong=3068|SpaceAfter=No
25	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	24	punct	_	Ref=2KI_17:28!16
```

## 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יָּבֹא *he went* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֶחָד *one* |  |  |  |
| הִגְלוּ *they had taken into exile* | qatal · hiphil |  | כֹּהֲנִים *priests* |  |  |
| יֵּשֶׁב *he dwelt* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֶחָד *one* |  |  |  |
| יְהִי *he was* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֶחָד *one* |  |  |  |
| מוֹרֶה *teaching* | participle active · hiphil |  | אֵיךְ *how?* |  | אֶחָד *one* |
| יִֽירְאוּ *will they fear* | yiqtol · qal |  | אֶת־ *(et)* |  |  |

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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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וַאֲתָא חַד מִכַּהֲנַיָא דְאִתְגְלִיאוּ מִשֹׁמְרוֹן וִיתֵיב בְּבֵית אֵל וַהֲוָה מַלֵיף יַתְהוֹן אֵכְדֵין יִדְחֲלוּן מִן קֳדָם יְיָ:

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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. [So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.536/)

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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:2KI:477`.

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