--- title: 2 Samuel 14:17 — Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the ki… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for my comfort; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and the LORD thy God be with thee.' Who acts: handmaid, I, word, LORD. 2 Samuel 14:17 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.14.17/) [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 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/14/) / 14:17 # 2 Samuel 14:17 שְׁמוּאֵל ב **Who acts:** handmaid, I, word, LORD · **What happens:** say, let, pray, be, discern, word · **To what, where:** word, thee, lord, good · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 2 Samuel 14:17 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 — handmaid, I, word, LORD — and what happens in the verse to word, thee, lord, good, 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. וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א דְּבַר־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לִמְנוּחָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהָרָ֔ע וַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃פ [Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for my comfort; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and the LORD thy God be with thee.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.401/) ## 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:350 # text = וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ יִֽהְיֶה־נָּ֛א דְּבַר־אֲדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לִמְנוּחָ֑ה כִּ֣י ׀ כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים כֵּ֣ן אֲדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהָרָ֔ע וַֽיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ יְהִ֥י עִמָּֽךְ׃פ # verse = 2SA.14.17 1-2 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_14:17!1|MId=o100140170011|Strong=2050b 2 תֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=she.said|Ref=2SA_14:17!1|MId=o100140170012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:100140170021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 שִׁפְחָ֣תְךָ֔ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 שִׁפְחָ֣ת שִׁפְחָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=maidservant|Ref=2SA_14:17!2|MId=o100140170021|Strong=8198 4 ְךָ֔ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=2SA_14:17!2|MId=o100140170022|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 5 יִֽהְיֶה־ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 13 cop _ Gloss=may.it.become|Ref=2SA_14:17!3|MId=o100140170031|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:100140170051;|Type=jussive|SpaceAfter=No 6 נָּ֛א נָא INTJ _ _ 13 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=2SA_14:17!4|MId=o100140170041|Strong=4994|Type=interjection 7 דְּבַר־ דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ Gloss=the.word|Ref=2SA_14:17!5|MId=o100140170051|Strong=1697|SpaceAfter=No 8-9 אֲדֹנִ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 אֲדֹנ אָדוֹן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=my.lord|Ref=2SA_14:17!6|MId=o100140170061|Strong=0113 9 ִ֥י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=2SA_14:17!6|MId=o100140170062|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 10-11 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_14:17!7|MId=o100140170071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 11 מֶּ֖לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 appos _ Gloss=king|Ref=2SA_14:17!7|MId=o100140170072|Strong=4428 12-13 לִמְנוּחָ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=(into)|Ref=2SA_14:17!8|MId=o100140170081|Strong=3807a 13 מְנוּחָ֑ה מְנוּחָה NOUN _ Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ Gloss=rest|Ref=2SA_14:17!8|MId=o100140170082|Strong=4496 14 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 20 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=2SA_14:17!9|MId=o100140170091|Strong=3588 15 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 14 punct _ Ref=2SA_14:17!9 16-17 כְּמַלְאַ֣ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=2SA_14:17!10|MId=o100140170101|Strong=3509a 17 מַלְאַ֣ךְ מַלְאָךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=the.angel|Ref=2SA_14:17!10|MId=o100140170102|Strong=4397 18-19 הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=2SA_14:17!11|MId=o100140170111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=God|Ref=2SA_14:17!11|MId=o100140170112|Strong=0430 20 כֵּ֣ן כֵּן ADV _ _ 13 advcl _ Gloss=[is].so|Ref=2SA_14:17!12|MId=o100140170121|Strong=3651|Type=demonstrative 21-22 אֲדֹנִ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 אֲדֹנ אָדוֹן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ Gloss=lord|Ref=2SA_14:17!13|MId=o100140170131|Strong=0113 22 ִ֤י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=2SA_14:17!13|MId=o100140170132|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 23-24 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_14:17!14|MId=o100140170141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 appos _ Gloss=king|Ref=2SA_14:17!14|MId=o100140170142|Strong=4428 25-26 לִשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_14:17!15|MId=o100140170151|Strong=3807a 26 שְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ שָׁמַע VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 20 advcl _ Gloss=hear|Ref=2SA_14:17!15|MId=o100140170152|Strong=8085|Frame=A0:100140170131;A1:100140170162;100140170173;|Type=infinitive_construct 27-28 הַטּ֣וֹב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 28 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=2SA_14:17!16|MId=o100140170161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 28 טּ֣וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 obj _ Gloss=good|Ref=2SA_14:17!16|MId=o100140170162|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 29-31 וְהָרָ֔ע _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_14:17!17|MId=o100140170171|Strong=2050b 30 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=2SA_14:17!17|MId=o100140170172|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 31 רָ֔ע רַע ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 28 conj _ Gloss=bad|Ref=2SA_14:17!17|MId=o100140170173|Strong=7451|Type=adjective 32-33 וַֽיהוָ֥ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 וַֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 38 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_14:17!18|MId=o100140170181|Strong=2050b 33 יהוָ֥ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 38 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=2SA_14:17!18|MId=o100140170182|Strong=3068 34-35 אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 אֱלֹהֶ֖י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 33 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=2SA_14:17!19|MId=o100140170191|Strong=0430 35 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=2SA_14:17!19|MId=o100140170192|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 36 יְהִ֥י הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 38 cop _ Gloss=may.he.be|Ref=2SA_14:17!20|MId=o100140170201|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:100140170182;|Type=jussive 37-38 עִמָּֽךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 עִמּ עִם ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=2SA_14:17!21|MId=o100140170211|Strong=5973 38 ָֽךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 conj _ Gloss=you|Ref=2SA_14:17!21|MId=o100140170212|Strong=3509c|Type=pronominal 39 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=2SA_14:17!21|SpaceAfter=No 40 פ פ PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=2SA_14:17!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - hedged: yes (נָא) - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | תֹּאמֶר *she said* | wayyiqtol · qal | שִׁפְחָת *maidservant* | | | | | יִֽהְיֶה־ *may it become* | jussive · qal | דְּבַר־ *the word* | | | | | שְׁמֹעַ *hear* | infinitive construct · qal | אֲדֹנ *lord* | טּוֹב *good* + רָע *bad* | | | | יְהִי *may he be* | jussive · qal | יהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | 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} וַאֲמַרַת אַמְתָךְ יְהֵי כְעַן פִּתְגָמָא דְרִבּוֹנִי מַלְכָּא לְנִיחָא אֲרֵי כְּמַלְאָכָא דַייָ כֵּן רִבּוֹנִי מַלְכָּא לְמִשְׁמַע טַב וּבִישׁ וּמֵימְרָא דַייָ אֱלָהָךְ יְהֵי בְסַעֲדָךְ: 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. [Then thy handmaid said: Let, I pray thee, the word of my lord the king be for my comfort; for as an angel of God, so is my lord the king to discern good and bad; and the LORD thy God be with thee.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.401/) **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:350`. - ← previous: [2 Samuel 14:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.14.16/) - next →: [2 Samuel 14:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.14.18/) - ↑ back to [2 Samuel 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/14/)