--- title: 2 Kings 2:16 — And they said unto him: 'Behold now, there are with thy servants fif… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And they said unto him: 'Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master; lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.' And he said: 'Ye shall not send.' 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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 — sons, fifty strong men, we, spirit, Ye — and what happens in the verse to sons, thee, master, Elijah, mountain, 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. וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֡יו הִנֵּה־נָ֣א יֵֽשׁ־אֶת־עֲבָדֶיךָ֩ חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־חַ֗יִל יֵ֣לְכוּ נָא֮ וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶיךָ֒ פֶּן־נְשָׂאוֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד הֶהָרִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַגֵּאָי֑וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֥א תִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃ [And they said unto him: 'Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master; lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.' And he said: 'Ye shall not send.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.38/) ## 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:2KI:33 # text = וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֡יו הִנֵּה־נָ֣א יֵֽשׁ־אֶת־עֲבָדֶיךָ֩ חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים אֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּנֵֽי־חַ֗יִל יֵ֣לְכוּ נָא֮ וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ אֶת־אֲדֹנֶיךָ֒ פֶּן־נְשָׂאוֹ֙ ר֣וּחַ יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ בְּאַחַ֣ד הֶהָרִ֔ים א֖וֹ בְּאַחַ֣ת הַגֵּאָי֑וֹת וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לֹ֥א תִשְׁלָֽחוּ׃ # verse = 2KI.2.16 1-2 וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:16!1|MId=o120020160011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּאמְר֣וּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.said|Ref=2KI_2:16!1|MId=o120020160012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:120020150021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 אֵלָ֡יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 אֵלָ֡י אֶל ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2KI_2:16!2|MId=o120020160021|Strong=0413 4 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=2KI_2:16!2|MId=o120020160022|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 5 הִנֵּה־ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 7 parataxis _ Gloss=here!|Ref=2KI_2:16!3|MId=o120020160031|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative|SpaceAfter=No 6 נָ֣א נָא INTJ _ _ 5 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=2KI_2:16!4|MId=o120020160041|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 7 יֵֽשׁ־ יֵשׁ ADV _ _ 2 ccomp _ Gloss=there.[are]|Ref=2KI_2:16!5|MId=o120020160051|Strong=3426|Type=demonstrative|SpaceAfter=No 8 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=2KI_2:16!6|MId=o120020160061|Strong=0854|SpaceAfter=No 9-10 עֲבָדֶיךָ֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 עֲבָדֶי עֶבֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 7 obl _ Gloss=servants|Ref=2KI_2:16!7|MId=o120020160071|Strong=5650 10 ךָ֩ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=2KI_2:16!7|MId=o120020160072|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 11 חֲמִשִּׁ֨ים חָמֵשׁ NUM _ Number=Plur 12 nummod _ Gloss=fifty|Ref=2KI_2:16!8|MId=o120020160081|Strong=2572|Type=cardinal_number 12 אֲנָשִׁ֜ים אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 7 nsubj _ Gloss=men|Ref=2KI_2:16!9|MId=o120020160091|Strong=0376 13 בְּנֵֽי־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 12 appos _ Gloss=sons|Ref=2KI_2:16!10|MId=o120020160101|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 14 חַ֗יִל חַיִל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.ability|Ref=2KI_2:16!11|MId=o120020160111|Strong=2428 15 יֵ֣לְכוּ הלך VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 7 parataxis _ Gloss=let.them.go|Ref=2KI_2:16!12|MId=o120020160121|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:120020160091;|Type=jussive 16 נָא֮ נָא INTJ _ _ 15 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=2KI_2:16!13|MId=o120020160131|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 17-18 וִיבַקְשׁ֣וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 וִ וְ CCONJ _ _ 18 cc _ Gloss=so|Ref=2KI_2:16!14|MId=o120020160141|Strong=2050b 18 יבַקְשׁ֣וּ בָּקַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 7 conj _ Gloss=that.they.may.search.for|Ref=2KI_2:16!14|MId=o120020160142|Strong=1245|Frame=A0:120020160091;A1:120020160161;|Type=jussive 19 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2KI_2:16!15|MId=o120020160151|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 20-21 אֲדֹנֶיךָ֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 אֲדֹנֶי אָדוֹן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 18 obj _ Gloss=master(s)|Ref=2KI_2:16!16|MId=o120020160161|Strong=0113 21 ךָ֒ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=2KI_2:16!16|MId=o120020160162|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 22 פֶּן־ פֶּן SCONJ _ _ 23 mark _ Gloss=lest|Ref=2KI_2:16!17|MId=o120020160171|Strong=6435|SpaceAfter=No 23-24 נְשָׂאוֹ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 נְשָׂא נָשָׂא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 7 advcl _ Gloss=it|Ref=2KI_2:16!18|MId=o120020160181|Strong=5375|Frame=A1:120020160182;A0:120020160191;|Type=qatal 24 וֹ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ Gloss=has.carried.him.off|Ref=2KI_2:16!18|MId=o120020160182|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 25 ר֣וּחַ רוּחַ NOUN _ Number=Sing 23 nsubj _ Gloss=the.spirit|Ref=2KI_2:16!19|MId=o120020160191|Strong=7307 26 יְהוָ֔ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 25 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=2KI_2:16!20|MId=o120020160201|Strong=3068 27-29 וַיַּשְׁלִכֵ֙הוּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:16!21|MId=o120020160211|Strong=2050b 28 יַּשְׁלִכ שָׁלַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=it|Ref=2KI_2:16!21|MId=o120020160212|Strong=7993|Frame=AA:120020160191;A0:120020160213;|Type=wayyiqtol 29 ֵ֙הוּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obj _ Gloss=has.cast.him|Ref=2KI_2:16!21|MId=o120020160213|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal 30-31 בְּאַחַ֣ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=2KI_2:16!22|MId=o120020160221|Strong=0871a 31 אַחַ֣ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 33 nummod _ Gloss=one|Ref=2KI_2:16!22|MId=o120020160222|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 32-33 הֶהָרִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 הֶ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 33 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2KI_2:16!23|MId=o120020160231|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 33 הָרִ֔ים הַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 28 obl _ Gloss=the.mountains|Ref=2KI_2:16!23|MId=o120020160232|Strong=2022 34 א֖וֹ אוֹ CCONJ _ _ 38 cc _ Gloss=or|Ref=2KI_2:16!24|MId=o120020160241|Strong=0176 35-36 בְּאַחַ֣ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2KI_2:16!25|MId=o120020160251|Strong=0871a 36 אַחַ֣ת אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 38 nummod _ Gloss=one|Ref=2KI_2:16!25|MId=o120020160252|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 37-38 הַגֵּאָי֑וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2KI_2:16!27|MId=o120020160271|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 גֵּאָי֑וֹת גַּיְא NOUN _ Number=Plur 33 conj _ Gloss=the.valleys|Ref=2KI_2:16!27|MId=o120020160272|Strong=1516 39-40 וַיֹּ֖אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 40 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:16!28|MId=o120020160281|Strong=2050b 40 יֹּ֖אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=2KI_2:16!28|MId=o120020160282|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:120020140251;|Type=wayyiqtol 41 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 42 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=2KI_2:16!29|MId=o120020160291|Strong=3808|Type=negative 42 תִשְׁלָֽחוּ שָׁלַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2 40 ccomp _ Gloss=you.must.send|Ref=2KI_2:16!30|MId=o120020160301|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:120020150021;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 43 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 42 punct _ Ref=2KI_2:16!30 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמְרוּ *they said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | יֵלְכוּ *let them go* | jussive · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *men* | | | | | יבַקְשׁוּ *that they may search for* | jussive · piel | אֲנָשִׁים *men* | אֲדֹנֶי *master(s)* | | | | נְשָׂא *it* | qatal · qal | רוּחַ *the spirit* | וֹ *has carried him off* | | | | יַּשְׁלִכ *it* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | ֵהוּ *has cast him* | | | רוּחַ *the spirit* | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | **not** תִשְׁלָֽחוּ *you must send* | yiqtol · 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} וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ הָא כְעַן אִית עִם עַבְדָךְ חַמְשִׁין גַבְרִין בְּנֵי חֵילָא יֵיזְלוּן כְּעַן וְיִבְעוּן יַת רִבּוֹנָךְ דִלְמָא נַטְלֵיהּ רוּחַ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וּרְמָהִי בְּחַד מִן טוּרַיָא אוֹ בְּחַד מִן חֵילַיָא וַאֲמַר לָא תִשְׁלְחוּן: 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. [And they said unto him: 'Behold now, there are with thy servants fifty strong men; let them go, we pray thee, and seek thy master; lest peradventure the spirit of the LORD hath taken him up, and cast him upon some mountain, or into some valley.' And he said: 'Ye shall not send.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.38/) **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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