--- title: 2 Samuel 12:9 — Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight? Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the sword of the children of Ammon. 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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 — thou, My — and what happens in the verse to word, that, sight, LORD, Uriah, wife, 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. מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בְּעֵינַי֒ אֵ֣ת אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ הִכִּ֣יתָ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְּךָ֖ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹת֣וֹ הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃ [Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.308/) [Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the sword of the children of Ammon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.309/) ## 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:2SA:272 # text = מַדּ֜וּעַ בָּזִ֣יתָ ׀ אֶת־דְּבַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הָרַע֮ בְּעֵינַי֒ אֵ֣ת אוּרִיָּ֤ה הַֽחִתִּי֙ הִכִּ֣יתָ בַחֶ֔רֶב וְאֶ֨ת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ לָקַ֥חְתָּ לְּךָ֖ לְאִשָּׁ֑ה וְאֹת֣וֹ הָרַ֔גְתָּ בְּחֶ֖רֶב בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃ # verse = 2SA.12.9 1 מַדּ֜וּעַ מַדּוּעַ ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=why?|Ref=2SA_12:9!1|MId=o100120090011|Strong=4069|Type=interrogative 2 בָּזִ֣יתָ בָּזָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=have.you.despised|Ref=2SA_12:9!2|MId=o100120090021|Strong=0959|Frame=A0:100120070041;A1:100120090041;|Type=qatal 3 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 2 punct _ Ref=2SA_12:9!2 4 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_12:9!3|MId=o100120090031|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 5 דְּבַ֣ר דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=the.word|Ref=2SA_12:9!4|MId=o100120090041|Strong=1697 6 יְהוָ֗ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 5 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=2SA_12:9!5|MId=o100120090051|Strong=3068 7-8 לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=2SA_12:9!6|MId=o100120090061|Strong=3807a 8 עֲשׂ֣וֹת עָשָׂה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 2 advcl _ Gloss=doing|Ref=2SA_12:9!6|MId=o100120090062|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:100120070041;A1:100120090072;|Type=infinitive_construct 9-10 הָרַע֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_12:9!7|MId=o100120090071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 רַע֮ רַע ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 obj _ Gloss=evil|Ref=2SA_12:9!7|MId=o100120090072|Strong=7451|Type=adjective 11-13 בְּעֵינַי֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2SA_12:9!9|MId=o100120090091|Strong=0871a 12 עֵינ עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 10 nmod _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=2SA_12:9!9|MId=o100120090092|Strong=5869 13 ַי֒ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=2SA_12:9!9|MId=o100120090093|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 14 אֵ֣ת אֵת ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_12:9!10|MId=o100120090101|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 15 אוּרִיָּ֤ה אוּרִיָּה PROPN _ _ 18 obj _ Gloss=Uriah|Ref=2SA_12:9!11|MId=o100120090111|Strong=0223 16-17 הַֽחִתִּי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 הַֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 17 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_12:9!12|MId=o100120090121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 17 חִתִּי֙ חִתִּי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 appos _ Gloss=Hittite|Ref=2SA_12:9!12|MId=o100120090122|Strong=2850|Type=gentilic 18 הִכִּ֣יתָ נָכָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 parataxis _ Gloss=you.struck.down|Ref=2SA_12:9!13|MId=o100120090131|Strong=5221|Frame=AA:100120070041;A0:100120090111;|Type=qatal 19-21 בַחֶ֔רֶב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 בַ בְּ ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=2SA_12:9!14|MId=o100120090141|Strong=0871a 20 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 21 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_12:9!14|MId=o100120090141ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 21 חֶ֔רֶב חֶרֶב NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 18 obl _ Gloss=sword|Ref=2SA_12:9!14|MId=o100120090142|Strong=2719 22-23 וְאֶ֨ת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_12:9!15|MId=o100120090151|Strong=2050b 23 אֶ֨ת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_12:9!15|MId=o100120090152|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 24-25 אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 אִשְׁתּ אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 26 obj _ Gloss=wife|Ref=2SA_12:9!16|MId=o100120090161|Strong=0802 25 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=2SA_12:9!16|MId=o100120090162|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 26 לָקַ֥חְתָּ לָקַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 conj _ Gloss=you.took|Ref=2SA_12:9!17|MId=o100120090171|Strong=3947|Frame=A0:100120070041;A1:100120090161;|Type=qatal 27-28 לְּךָ֖ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 לּ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=2SA_12:9!18|MId=o100120090181|Strong=3807a 28 ְךָ֖ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 obl _ Gloss=yourself|Ref=2SA_12:9!18|MId=o100120090182|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 29-30 לְאִשָּׁ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_12:9!19|MId=o100120090191|Strong=3807a 30 אִשָּׁ֑ה אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 26 obl _ Gloss=a.wife|Ref=2SA_12:9!19|MId=o100120090192|Strong=0802 31-33 וְאֹת֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_12:9!20|MId=o100120090201|Strong=2050b 32 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=|Ref=2SA_12:9!20|MId=o100120090202|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 33 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ Gloss=him|Ref=2SA_12:9!20|MId=o100120090203|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 34 הָרַ֔גְתָּ הָרַג VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 conj _ Gloss=you.killed|Ref=2SA_12:9!21|MId=o100120090211|Strong=2026|Frame=A0:100120070041;A1:100120090203;|Type=qatal 35-36 בְּחֶ֖רֶב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 36 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=2SA_12:9!22|MId=o100120090221|Strong=0871a 36 חֶ֖רֶב חֶרֶב NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 34 obl _ Gloss=the.sword|Ref=2SA_12:9!22|MId=o100120090222|Strong=2719 37 בְּנֵ֥י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 36 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.people|Ref=2SA_12:9!23|MId=o100120090231|Strong=1121 38 עַמּֽוֹן עַמּוֹן PROPN _ _ 37 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Ammon|Ref=2SA_12:9!24|MId=o100120090241|Strong=5983|SpaceAfter=No 39 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=2SA_12:9!24 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: ask - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | בָּזִיתָ *have you despised* | qatal · qal | | דְּבַר *the word* | | | | עֲשׂוֹת *doing* | infinitive construct · qal | | רַע *evil* | | | | הִכִּיתָ *you struck down* | qatal · hiphil | אוּרִיָּה *Uriah* | | | | | לָקַחְתָּ *you took* | qatal · qal | | אִשְׁתּ *wife* | | | | הָרַגְתָּ *you killed* | qatal · qal | | וֹ *him* | | | 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} מָא דֵין בָּסַרְתָּא עַל פִּתְגָמָא דַייָ לְמֶעְבַּד דְבִישׁ קֳדָמוֹהִי יַת אוּרִיָה חִתָּאָה קְטַלְתָּא בְּחַרְבָּא וְיַת אִתְּתֵיהּ נְסִיבְתָּא לָךְ לְאִתּוּ וְיָתֵיהּ קְטַלְתָּא בְחַרְבָּא דִבְנֵי עַמוֹן: 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. [Wherefore hast thou despised the word of the LORD, to do that which is evil in My sight?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.308/) 2. [Uriah the Hittite thou hast smitten with the sword, and his wife thou hast taken to be thy wife, and him thou hast slain with the sword of the children of Ammon.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.309/) **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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