--- title: 2 Kings 2:24 — And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name o… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD. And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them. Who acts: LORD, two she bears. 2 Kings 2:24 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.2.24/) [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/) / [2 Kings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/) / [chapter 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/2/) / 2:24 # 2 Kings 2:24 מְלָכִים ב **Who acts:** LORD, two she bears · **What happens:** look, see, curse, name, come, tore · **To what, where:** children, name, LORD, wood, forty children This is 2 Kings 2:24 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 — LORD, two she bears — and what happens in the verse to children, name, LORD, wood, forty 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 25 chapters of 2 Kings on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן־הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י יְלָדִֽים׃ [And he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.46/) [And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.47/) ## 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:41 # text = וַיִּ֤פֶן אַֽחֲרָיו֙ וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה שְׁתַּ֤יִם דֻּבִּים֙ מִן־הַיַּ֔עַר וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה מֵהֶ֔ם אַרְבָּעִ֥ים וּשְׁנֵ֖י יְלָדִֽים׃ # verse = 2KI.2.24 1-2 וַיִּ֤פֶן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:24!1|MId=o120020240011|Strong=2050b 2 יִּ֤פֶן פָּנָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.turned|Ref=2KI_2:24!1|MId=o120020240012|Strong=6437|Frame=A0:120020220071;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 אַֽחֲרָיו֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 אַֽחֲרָי אַחַר ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=behind|Ref=2KI_2:24!2|MId=o120020240021|Strong=0310 4 ו֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=2KI_2:24!2|MId=o120020240022|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 5-7 וַיִּרְאֵ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 6 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:24!3|MId=o120020240031|Strong=2050b 6 יִּרְא רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=2KI_2:24!3|MId=o120020240032|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:120020220071;A1:120020240033;|Type=wayyiqtol 7 ֵ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ Gloss=saw.them|Ref=2KI_2:24!3|MId=o120020240033|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 8-10 וַֽיְקַלְלֵ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וַֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 9 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:24!4|MId=o120020240041|Strong=2050b 9 יְקַלְל קָלַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=2KI_2:24!4|MId=o120020240042|Strong=7043|Frame=A0:120020220071;A1:120020240043;|Type=wayyiqtol 10 ֵ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ Gloss=cursed.them|Ref=2KI_2:24!4|MId=o120020240043|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 11-12 בְּשֵׁ֣ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2KI_2:24!5|MId=o120020240051|Strong=0871a 12 שֵׁ֣ם שֵׁם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 obl _ Gloss=the.name|Ref=2KI_2:24!5|MId=o120020240052|Strong=8034 13 יְהוָ֑ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 12 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=2KI_2:24!6|MId=o120020240061|Strong=3068 14-15 וַתֵּצֶ֨אנָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:24!7|MId=o120020240071|Strong=2050b 15 תֵּצֶ֨אנָה יָצָא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.came.out|Ref=2KI_2:24!7|MId=o120020240072|Strong=3318|Frame=A0:120020240091;|Type=wayyiqtol 16 שְׁתַּ֤יִם שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 17 nummod _ Gloss=two|Ref=2KI_2:24!8|MId=o120020240081|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 17 דֻּבִּים֙ דֹּב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ Gloss=[female].bears|Ref=2KI_2:24!9|MId=o120020240091|Strong=1677 18 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=2KI_2:24!10|MId=o120020240101|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 19-20 הַיַּ֔עַר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2KI_2:24!11|MId=o120020240111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 יַּ֔עַר יַעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 obl _ Gloss=forest|Ref=2KI_2:24!11|MId=o120020240112|Strong=3293 21-22 וַתְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:24!12|MId=o120020240121|Strong=2050b 22 תְּבַקַּ֣עְנָה בָּקַע VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.tore.in.pieces|Ref=2KI_2:24!12|MId=o120020240122|Strong=1234|Frame=A0:120020240091;A1:120020240161;|Type=wayyiqtol 23-24 מֵהֶ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=2KI_2:24!13|MId=o120020240131|Strong=4480 24 הֶ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=2KI_2:24!13|MId=o120020240132|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 25 אַרְבָּעִ֥ים אַרְבַּע NUM _ Number=Plur 28 nummod _ Gloss=forty|Ref=2KI_2:24!14|MId=o120020240141|Strong=0705|Type=cardinal_number 26-27 וּשְׁנֵ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_2:24!15|MId=o120020240151|Strong=2050b 27 שְׁנֵ֖י שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Dual 25 conj _ Gloss=two|Ref=2KI_2:24!15|MId=o120020240152|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 28 יְלָדִֽים יֶלֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 22 obj _ Gloss=boys|Ref=2KI_2:24!16|MId=o120020240161|Strong=3206|SpaceAfter=No 29 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 28 punct _ Ref=2KI_2:24!16 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִּפֶן *he turned* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | יִּרְא *he* | wayyiqtol · qal | | ֵם *saw them* | | | | יְקַלְל *he* | wayyiqtol · piel | | ֵם *cursed them* | | | | תֵּצֶאנָה *they came out* | wayyiqtol · qal | דֻּבִּים *\[female\] bears* | | | | | תְּבַקַּעְנָה *they tore in pieces* | wayyiqtol · piel | דֻּבִּים *\[female\] bears* | יְלָדִֽים *boys* | | | 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} וְאִתְפְּנֵי לַאֲחוֹרוֹהִי וַחֲזִינוּן וְלַטִינוּן בִּשְׁמָא דַייָ וּנְפַקוּ תַּרְתֵּין דוּבִין מִן חוּרְשָׁא וּבְזָעָא מִנְהוֹן אַרְבְּעִין וּתְרֵין יַנְקִין: 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 he looked behind him and saw them, and cursed them in the name of the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.46/) 2. [And there came forth two she-bears out of the wood, and tore forty and two children of them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.47/) **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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