--- title: 2 Samuel 17:14 — And Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai t… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.' — For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom. 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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 — Absalom, counsel, LORD — and what happens in the verse to good counsel, evil, 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. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל טוֹבָ֗ה עֲצַת֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י מֵעֲצַ֖ת אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל וַיהוָ֣ה צִוָּ֗ה לְהָפֵ֞ר אֶת־עֲצַ֤ת אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה לְבַעֲב֗וּר הָבִ֧יא יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם אֶת־הָרָעָֽה׃ס [And Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.' — For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.494/) ## 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:440 # text = וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ וְכָל־אִ֣ישׁ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל טוֹבָ֗ה עֲצַת֙ חוּשַׁ֣י הָאַרְכִּ֔י מֵעֲצַ֖ת אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל וַיהוָ֣ה צִוָּ֗ה לְהָפֵ֞ר אֶת־עֲצַ֤ת אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה לְבַעֲב֗וּר הָבִ֧יא יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם אֶת־הָרָעָֽה׃ס # verse = 2SA.17.14 1-2 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_17:14!1|MId=o100170140011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֤אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=2SA_17:14!1|MId=o100170140012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:100170140021;100170140041;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ אַבְשָׁלֹום PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Absalom|Ref=2SA_17:14!2|MId=o100170140021|Strong=0053 4-5 וְכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 5 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_17:14!3|MId=o100170140031|Strong=2050b 5 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 conj _ Gloss=every|Ref=2SA_17:14!3|MId=o100170140032|Strong=3605 6 אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 compound:smixut _ Gloss=(the).man|Ref=2SA_17:14!4|MId=o100170140041|Strong=0376 7 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 6 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=2SA_17:14!5|MId=o100170140051|Strong=3478 8 טוֹבָ֗ה טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ Gloss=[is].good|Ref=2SA_17:14!6|MId=o100170140061|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 9 עֲצַת֙ עֵצָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ Gloss=the.counsel|Ref=2SA_17:14!7|MId=o100170140071|Strong=6098 10 חוּשַׁ֣י חוּשַׁי PROPN _ _ 9 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Hushai|Ref=2SA_17:14!8|MId=o100170140081|Strong=2365 11-12 הָאַרְכִּ֔י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_17:14!9|MId=o100170140091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 אַרְכִּ֔י אַרְכִּי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 appos _ Gloss=Arkite|Ref=2SA_17:14!9|MId=o100170140092|Strong=0757|Type=gentilic 13-14 מֵעֲצַ֖ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=more|Ref=2SA_17:14!10|MId=o100170140101|Strong=4480 14 עֲצַ֖ת עֵצָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 obl _ Gloss=than.the.counsel|Ref=2SA_17:14!10|MId=o100170140102|Strong=6098 15 אֲחִיתֹ֑פֶל אֲחִיתֹפֶל PROPN _ _ 14 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Ahithophel|Ref=2SA_17:14!11|MId=o100170140111|Strong=0302 16-17 וַיהוָ֣ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 18 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_17:14!12|MId=o100170140121|Strong=2050b 17 יהוָ֣ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 18 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=2SA_17:14!12|MId=o100170140122|Strong=3068 18 צִוָּ֗ה צָוָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 8 conj _ Gloss=he.had.commanded|Ref=2SA_17:14!13|MId=o100170140131|Strong=6680|Frame=A0:100170140122;|Type=qatal 19-20 לְהָפֵ֞ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_17:14!14|MId=o100170140141|Strong=3807a 20 הָפֵ֞ר פָּרַר VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 18 xcomp _ Gloss=frustrate|Ref=2SA_17:14!14|MId=o100170140142|Strong=6565|Frame=AA:100170140122;A0:100170140161;|Type=infinitive_construct 21 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_17:14!15|MId=o100170140151|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 22 עֲצַ֤ת עֵצָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 20 obj _ Gloss=the.counsel|Ref=2SA_17:14!16|MId=o100170140161|Strong=6098 23 אֲחִיתֹ֙פֶל֙ אֲחִיתֹפֶל PROPN _ _ 22 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Ahithophel|Ref=2SA_17:14!17|MId=o100170140171|Strong=0302 24-25 הַטּוֹבָ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 25 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=2SA_17:14!18|MId=o100170140181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 25 טּוֹבָ֔ה טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 22 amod _ Gloss=good|Ref=2SA_17:14!18|MId=o100170140182|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 26-28 לְבַעֲב֗וּר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=(to)|Ref=2SA_17:14!19|MId=o100170140191|Strong=3807a 27 בַ בְּ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2SA_17:14!19|MId=o100170140192|Strong=0871a 28 עֲב֗וּר עָבוּר NOUN _ _ 18 obl _ Gloss=order|Ref=2SA_17:14!19|MId=o100170140193|Strong=5668 29 הָבִ֧יא בּוֹא VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 28 acl _ Gloss=to.bring|Ref=2SA_17:14!20|MId=o100170140201|Strong=0935|Frame=AA:100170140211;A0:100170140252;|Type=infinitive_construct 30 יְהוָ֛ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 29 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=2SA_17:14!21|MId=o100170140211|Strong=3068 31 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_17:14!22|MId=o100170140221|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 32 אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם אַבְשָׁלֹום PROPN _ _ 29 obl _ Gloss=Absalom|Ref=2SA_17:14!23|MId=o100170140231|Strong=0053 33 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_17:14!24|MId=o100170140241|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 34-35 הָרָעָֽה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=2SA_17:14!25|MId=o100170140251|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 רָעָֽה רָעָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 29 obj _ Gloss=calamity|Ref=2SA_17:14!25|MId=o100170140252|Strong=7451b 36 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=2SA_17:14!25|SpaceAfter=No 37 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=2SA_17:14!25 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | אַבְשָׁלוֹם *Absalom* + אִישׁ *(the) man* | | | | | צִוָּה *he had commanded* | qatal · piel | יהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | הָפֵר *frustrate* | infinitive construct · hiphil | עֲצַת *the counsel* | | | יהוָה *Yahweh* | | הָבִיא *to bring* | infinitive construct · hiphil | רָעָֽה *calamity* | | | יְהוָה *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} וַאֲמַר אַבְשָׁלוֹם וְכָל אֱנַשׁ יִשְׂרָאֵל תַּקִין מִלְכָּא דְחוּשַׁי אַרְכָּאָה מִמִלְכָּא דַאֲחִיתוֹפֶל וַיָי פָקַד לְקַלְקָלָא יַת מִלְכָּא דַאֲחִיתוֹפֶל תַּקְנָא בְּדִיל דְיַיתֵי יְיָ עַל אַבְשָׁלוֹם יַת בִּישְׁתָּא: 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 Absalom and all the men of Israel said: 'The counsel of Hushai the Archite is better than the counsel of Ahithophel.' — For the LORD had ordained to defeat the good counsel of Ahithophel, to the intent that the LORD might bring evil upon Absalom.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.494/) **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:440`. - ← previous: [2 Samuel 17:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.17.13/) - next →: [2 Samuel 17:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.17.15/) - ↑ back to [2 Samuel 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/17/)