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title: 2 Samuel 10:17 — And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and pass… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam. And the Arameans set themselves in array against David, and fought with him. Who acts: David, Arameans. 2 Samuel 10:17 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the prag
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# 2 Samuel 10:17 שְׁמוּאֵל ב

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**Who acts:** David, Arameans · **What happens:** tell, gather, pass, come, set, fight · **To what, where:** River, David, Israel, Jordan, Helam, Arameans · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is 2 Samuel 10:17 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 — David, Arameans — and what happens in the verse to River, David, Israel, Jordan, Helam, Arameans, 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 24 chapters of 2 Samuel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְדָוִ֗דס וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיָּבֹ֖א חֵלָ֑אמָה וַיַּעַרְכ֤וּ אֲרָם֙ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּ עִמּֽוֹ׃

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[And it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.263/) [And the Arameans set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.264/)

## 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:2SA:234
# text = וַיֻּגַּ֣ד לְדָוִ֗דס וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף אֶת־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר אֶת־הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן וַיָּבֹ֖א חֵלָ֑אמָה וַיַּעַרְכ֤וּ אֲרָם֙ לִקְרַ֣את דָּוִ֔ד וַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּ עִמּֽוֹ׃
# verse = 2SA.10.17
1-2	וַיֻּגַּ֣ד	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_10:17!1|MId=o100100170011|Strong=2050b
2	יֻּגַּ֣ד	נָגַד	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HOPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=it.was.told|Ref=2SA_10:17!1|MId=o100100170012|Strong=5046|Type=wayyiqtol
3-4	לְדָוִ֗ד	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
3	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	4	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_10:17!2|MId=o100100170021|Strong=3807a
4	דָוִ֗ד	דָּוִד	PROPN	_	_	2	obl	_	Gloss=David|Ref=2SA_10:17!2|MId=o100100170022|Strong=1732
5	ס	ס	PUNCT	_	_	4	punct	_	Ref=2SA_10:17!2
6-7	וַיֶּאֱסֹ֤ף	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	7	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_10:17!3|MId=o100100170031|Strong=2050b
7	יֶּאֱסֹ֤ף	אָסַף	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.gathered|Ref=2SA_10:17!3|MId=o100100170032|Strong=0622|Frame=A0:100100170022;A1:100100170071;|Type=wayyiqtol
8	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_10:17!4|MId=o100100170041|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
9	כָּל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	7	obj	_	Gloss=all|Ref=2SA_10:17!5|MId=o100100170051|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No
10	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	יִשְׂרָאֵל	PROPN	_	_	9	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=Israel|Ref=2SA_10:17!6|MId=o100100170061|Strong=3478
11-12	וַיַּעֲבֹ֣ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
11	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	12	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_10:17!7|MId=o100100170071|Strong=2050b
12	יַּעֲבֹ֣ר	עָבַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.passed.over|Ref=2SA_10:17!7|MId=o100100170072|Strong=5674|Frame=A0:100100170022;|Type=wayyiqtol
13	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	15	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_10:17!8|MId=o100100170081|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
14-15	הַיַּרְדֵּ֔ן	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	15	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_10:17!9|MId=o100100170091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
15	יַּרְדֵּ֔ן	יַרְדֵּן	PROPN	_	_	12	obl	_	Gloss=Jordan|Ref=2SA_10:17!9|MId=o100100170092|Strong=3383
16-17	וַיָּבֹ֖א	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
16	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	17	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_10:17!10|MId=o100100170101|Strong=2050b
17	יָּבֹ֖א	בּוֹא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.came|Ref=2SA_10:17!10|MId=o100100170102|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:100100170022;|Type=wayyiqtol
18-19	חֵלָ֑אמָה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
18	חֵלָ֑אמ	חֵילָם	PROPN	_	_	17	obl	_	Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_10:17!11|MId=o100100170111|Strong=2431
19	ָה	ה	X	_	_	18	nmod	_	Gloss=Helam|Ref=2SA_10:17!11|MId=o100100170112|Strong=1886c|Type=directional_he
20-21	וַיַּעַרְכ֤וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	21	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_10:17!12|MId=o100100170121|Strong=2050b
21	יַּעַרְכ֤וּ	עָרַךְ	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.deployed|Ref=2SA_10:17!12|MId=o100100170122|Strong=6186|Frame=A0:100100170141;|Type=wayyiqtol
22	אֲרָם֙	אֲרָם	PROPN	_	_	21	nsubj	_	Gloss=Aram|Ref=2SA_10:17!13|MId=o100100170131|Strong=0758
23-24	לִקְרַ֣את	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	לִ	לְ	ADP	_	_	24	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_10:17!14|MId=o100100170141|Strong=3807a
24	קְרַ֣את	קרא	VERB	_	HebBinyan=QAL	21	advcl	_	Gloss=meet|Ref=2SA_10:17!14|MId=o100100170142|Strong=7122|Frame=A0:100100170141;A1:100100170161;|Type=infinitive_construct
25	דָּוִ֔ד	דָּוִד	PROPN	_	_	24	obj	_	Gloss=David|Ref=2SA_10:17!15|MId=o100100170151|Strong=1732
26-27	וַיִּלָּחֲמ֖וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	27	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_10:17!16|MId=o100100170161|Strong=2050b
27	יִּלָּחֲמ֖וּ	לָחַם	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.engaged.in.battle|Ref=2SA_10:17!16|MId=o100100170162|Strong=3898|Frame=A0:100100170141;|Type=wayyiqtol
28-29	עִמּֽוֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
28	עִמּ	עִם	ADP	_	_	29	case	_	Gloss=with|Ref=2SA_10:17!17|MId=o100100170171|Strong=5973
29	ֽוֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	obl	_	Gloss=him|Ref=2SA_10:17!17|MId=o100100170172|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
30	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	29	punct	_	Ref=2SA_10:17!17
```

## 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יֶּאֱסֹף *he gathered* | wayyiqtol · qal | דָוִד *David* | וַ *and* |  |  |
| יַּעֲבֹר *he passed over* | wayyiqtol · qal | דָוִד *David* |  |  |  |
| יָּבֹא *he came* | wayyiqtol · qal | דָוִד *David* |  |  |  |
| יַּעַרְכוּ *they deployed* | wayyiqtol · qal | לִ *to* |  |  |  |
| קְרַאת *meet* | infinitive construct · qal | לִ *to* | וַ *and* |  |  |
| יִּלָּחֲמוּ *they engaged in battle* | wayyiqtol · niphal | לִ *to* |  |  |  |

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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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וְאִיתְחַוָא לְדָוִד וּכְנַשׁ יַת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל וַעֲבַר יַת יַרְדְנָא וַאֲתוֹ לְחֵלָם וְסַדָרוּ אֱנַשׁ אֲרָם לְקֳדָמוּת דָוִד וְאַגִיחוּ קְרָבָא עִמֵיהּ:

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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 it was told David; and he gathered all Israel together, and passed over the Jordan, and came to Helam.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.263/)
2. [And the Arameans set themselves in array against David, and fought with him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.264/)

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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:2SA:234`.

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