--- title: 2 Samuel 13:25 — And the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.' And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him. Who acts: king, us, we. 2 Samuel 13:25 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.13.25/) [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 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/) / [chapter 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/13/) / 13:25 # 2 Samuel 13:25 שְׁמוּאֵל ב **Who acts:** king, us, we · **What happens:** say, let, not go, be, press, bless · **To what, where:** Absalom, us, friend, king · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 2 Samuel 13:25 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 — king, us, we — and what happens in the verse to Absalom, us, friend, king, 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. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם אַל־בְּנִי֙ אַל־נָ֤א נֵלֵךְ֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְלֹ֥א נִכְבַּ֖ד עָלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּפְרָץ־בּ֛וֹ וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֥ה לָלֶ֖כֶת וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃ [And the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.' And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.366/) ## 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:319 # text = וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם אַל־בְּנִי֙ אַל־נָ֤א נֵלֵךְ֙ כֻּלָּ֔נוּ וְלֹ֥א נִכְבַּ֖ד עָלֶ֑יךָ וַיִּפְרָץ־בּ֛וֹ וְלֹֽא־אָבָ֥ה לָלֶ֖כֶת וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ׃ # verse = 2SA.13.25 1-2 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_13:25!1|MId=o100130250011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֨אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=2SA_13:25!1|MId=o100130250012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:100130250022;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_13:25!2|MId=o100130250021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 מֶּ֜לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=king|Ref=2SA_13:25!2|MId=o100130250022|Strong=4428 5 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_13:25!3|MId=o100130250031|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 6 אַבְשָׁל֗וֹם אַבְשָׁלֹום PROPN _ _ 2 obl _ Gloss=Absalom|Ref=2SA_13:25!4|MId=o100130250041|Strong=0053 7 אַל־ אַל ADV _ _ 2 ccomp _ Gloss=no|Ref=2SA_13:25!5|MId=o100130250051|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 8-9 בְּנִי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 בְּנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 parataxis _ Gloss=my.son|Ref=2SA_13:25!6|MId=o100130250061|Strong=1121 9 ִי֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=2SA_13:25!6|MId=o100130250062|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 10 אַל־ אַל ADV _ _ 12 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=2SA_13:25!7|MId=o100130250071|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 11 נָ֤א נָא INTJ _ _ 12 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=2SA_13:25!8|MId=o100130250081|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 12 נֵלֵךְ֙ הלך VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 7 parataxis _ Gloss=let.us.go|Ref=2SA_13:25!9|MId=o100130250091|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:100130250102;|Type=cohortative 13-14 כֻּלָּ֔נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 כֻּלּ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ Gloss=of.us|Ref=2SA_13:25!10|MId=o100130250101|Strong=3605 14 ָ֔נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=all|Ref=2SA_13:25!10|MId=o100130250102|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 15-16 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_13:25!11|MId=o100130250111|Strong=2050b 16 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 17 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=2SA_13:25!11|MId=o100130250112|Strong=3808|Type=negative 17 נִכְבַּ֖ד כָּבֵד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 7 conj _ Gloss=we.will.be.heavy|Ref=2SA_13:25!12|MId=o100130250121|Strong=3513|Frame=A0:100130250022;100130240132;|Type=yiqtol 18-19 עָלֶ֑יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 עָלֶ֑י עַל ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=2SA_13:25!13|MId=o100130250131|Strong=5921 19 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 17 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=2SA_13:25!13|MId=o100130250132|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 20-21 וַיִּפְרָץ־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_13:25!14|MId=o100130250141|Strong=2050b 21 יִּפְרָץ־ פָּרַץ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.urged|Ref=2SA_13:25!14|MId=o100130250142|Strong=6555|Frame=A0:100130250041;|Type=wayyiqtol 22-23 בּ֛וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=(in)|Ref=2SA_13:25!15|MId=o100130250151|Strong=0871a 23 ֛וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=2SA_13:25!15|MId=o100130250152|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 24-25 וְלֹֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_13:25!16|MId=o100130250161|Strong=2050b 25 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 26 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=2SA_13:25!16|MId=o100130250162|Strong=3808|Type=negative 26 אָבָ֥ה אָבָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.was.willing|Ref=2SA_13:25!17|MId=o100130250171|Strong=0014|Frame=A0:100130250022;|Type=qatal 27-28 לָלֶ֖כֶת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_13:25!18|MId=o100130250181|Strong=3807a 28 לֶ֖כֶת הלך VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 26 xcomp _ Gloss=go|Ref=2SA_13:25!18|MId=o100130250182|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:100130250022;|Type=infinitive_construct 29-31 וַֽיְבָרֲכֵֽהוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 וַֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 30 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_13:25!19|MId=o100130250191|Strong=2050b 30 יְבָרֲכ בָּרַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=2SA_13:25!19|MId=o100130250192|Strong=1288|Frame=A0:100130250022;A1:100130250193;|Type=wayyiqtol 31 ֵֽהוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obj _ Gloss=blessed.him|Ref=2SA_13:25!19|MId=o100130250193|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=2SA_13:25!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **not** יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | | | | | **not** נֵלֵךְ *let us go* | cohortative · qal | ָנוּ *all* | | | | | **not** נִכְבַּד *we will be heavy* | yiqtol · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | | | | | יִּפְרָץ־ *he urged* | wayyiqtol · qal | אַבְשָׁלוֹם *Absalom* | | | | | **not** אָבָה *he was willing* | qatal · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | | | | | לֶכֶת *go* | infinitive construct · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | | | | | יְבָרֲכ *he* | wayyiqtol · piel | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | ֵֽהוּ *blessed 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} וַאֲמַר מַלְכָּא לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם לָא בְרִי לָא כְעַן נֵיזִיל כֻּלָנָא וְלָא נִתְקֵיף עֲלָךְ וְאַתְקֵיף בֵּיהּ וְלָא אָבָה לְמֵיזַל וּבָרְכֵיהּ: 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 the king said to Absalom: 'Nay, my son, let us not all go, lest we be burdensome unto thee.' And he pressed him; howbeit he would not go, but blessed him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.366/) **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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