--- title: 2 Samuel 21:4 — And the Gibeonites said unto him: 'It is no matter of silver or gold… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the Gibeonites said unto him: 'It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel.' And he said: 'What say ye that I should do for you?' Who acts: Gibeonites, It, us, LORD. 2 Samuel 21:4 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.21.4/) [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 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/21/) / 21:4 # 2 Samuel 21:4 שְׁמוּאֵל ב **Who acts:** Gibeonites, It, us, LORD, ye, I · **What happens:** say, be, do · **To what, where:** matter, house, Israel · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 2 Samuel 21:4 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 — Gibeonites, It, us, LORD, ye, I — and what happens in the verse to matter, house, Israel, 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. וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים אֵֽין־לָ֜נוּ כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ עִם־שָׁא֣וּל וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ וְאֵֽין־לָ֥נוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְהָמִ֣ית בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מָֽה־אַתֶּ֥ם אֹמְרִ֖ים אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ [And the Gibeonites said unto him: 'It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel.' And he said: 'What say ye that I should do for you?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.638/) ## 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:561 # text = וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים אֵֽין־לָ֜נוּ כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ עִם־שָׁא֣וּל וְעִם־בֵּית֔וֹ וְאֵֽין־לָ֥נוּ אִ֖ישׁ לְהָמִ֣ית בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מָֽה־אַתֶּ֥ם אֹמְרִ֖ים אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה לָכֶֽם׃ # verse = 2SA.21.4 1-2 וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_21:4!1|MId=o100210040011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֧אמְרוּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.said|Ref=2SA_21:4!1|MId=o100210040012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:100210040032;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 ל֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 ל לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_21:4!2|MId=o100210040021|Strong=3807a 4 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=2SA_21:4!2|MId=o100210040022|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 5-6 הַגִּבְעֹנִ֗ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 6 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_21:4!3|MId=o100210040031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 6 גִּבְעֹנִ֗ים גִּבְעֹונִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Gibeonites|Ref=2SA_21:4!3|MId=o100210040032|Strong=1393|Type=gentilic 7 אֵֽין־ אַיִן ADV _ _ 2 ccomp _ Gloss=there.[is].not|Ref=2SA_21:4!4|MId=o100210040041|Strong=0369|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 8-9 לָ֜נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 ל לְ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=2SA_21:4!6|MId=o100210040061|Strong=3807a 9 ָ֜נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=2SA_21:4!6|MId=o100210040062|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 10 כֶּ֤סֶף כֶּסֶף NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ Gloss=silver|Ref=2SA_21:4!7|MId=o100210040071|Strong=3701 11-12 וְזָהָב֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_21:4!8|MId=o100210040081|Strong=2050b 12 זָהָב֙ זָהָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 conj _ Gloss=gold|Ref=2SA_21:4!8|MId=o100210040082|Strong=2091 13 עִם־ עִם ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=2SA_21:4!9|MId=o100210040091|Strong=5973|SpaceAfter=No 14 שָׁא֣וּל שָׁאוּל PROPN _ _ 7 obl _ Gloss=Saul|Ref=2SA_21:4!10|MId=o100210040101|Strong=7586 15-16 וְעִם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_21:4!11|MId=o100210040111|Strong=2050b 16 עִם־ עִם ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=2SA_21:4!11|MId=o100210040112|Strong=5973 17-18 בֵּית֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 בֵּית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 conj _ Gloss=house|Ref=2SA_21:4!12|MId=o100210040121|Strong=1004 18 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=2SA_21:4!12|MId=o100210040122|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 19-20 וְאֵֽין־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_21:4!13|MId=o100210040131|Strong=2050b 20 אֵֽין־ אַיִן ADV _ _ 7 conj _ Gloss=there.[is].not|Ref=2SA_21:4!13|MId=o100210040132|Strong=0369|Type=negative 21-22 לָ֥נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 ל לְ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=2SA_21:4!14|MId=o100210040141|Strong=3807a 22 ָ֥נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 20 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=2SA_21:4!14|MId=o100210040142|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 23 אִ֖ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ Gloss=a.man|Ref=2SA_21:4!15|MId=o100210040151|Strong=0376 24-25 לְהָמִ֣ית _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_21:4!16|MId=o100210040161|Strong=3807a 25 הָמִ֣ית מוּת VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 20 advcl _ Gloss=put.to.death|Ref=2SA_21:4!16|MId=o100210040162|Strong=4191|Frame=AA:100210040032;A0:100210040151;|Type=infinitive_construct 26-27 בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2SA_21:4!17|MId=o100210040171|Strong=0871a 27 יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 25 obl _ Gloss=Israel|Ref=2SA_21:4!17|MId=o100210040172|Strong=3478 28-29 וַיֹּ֛אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_21:4!18|MId=o100210040181|Strong=2050b 29 יֹּ֛אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=2SA_21:4!18|MId=o100210040182|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:100210030021;|Type=wayyiqtol 30 מָֽה־ מָה PRON _ PronType=Int 32 obj _ Gloss=what?|Ref=2SA_21:4!19|MId=o100210040191|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative|SpaceAfter=No 31 אַתֶּ֥ם אַתֶּם PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ Gloss=[are].you|Ref=2SA_21:4!20|MId=o100210040201|Strong=0859a|Type=personal 32 אֹמְרִ֖ים אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 33 obj _ Gloss=saying|Ref=2SA_21:4!21|MId=o100210040211|Strong=0559|Frame=A1:100210040191;A0:100210040201;|Type=participle_active 33 אֶעֱשֶׂ֥ה עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 29 ccomp _ Gloss=I.will.do|Ref=2SA_21:4!22|MId=o100210040221|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:100210030021;A1:100210040211;|Type=yiqtol 34-35 לָכֶֽם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 ל לְ ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=2SA_21:4!23|MId=o100210040231|Strong=3807a 35 ָכֶֽם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 33 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=2SA_21:4!23|MId=o100210040232|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 36 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=2SA_21:4!23 ``` ## 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** יֹּאמְרוּ *they said* | wayyiqtol · qal | גִּבְעֹנִים *Gibeonites* | | | | | הָמִית *put to death* | infinitive construct · hiphil | אִישׁ *a man* | | | גִּבְעֹנִים *Gibeonites* | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | אֹמְרִים *saying* | participle active · qal | אַתֶּם *\[are\] you* | מָֽה־ *what?* | | | | אֶעֱשֶׂה *I will do* | yiqtol · qal | | אֹמְרִים *saying* | | | 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} וַאֲמַרוּ לֵיהּ גִבְעוֹנָאֵי לֵית אֲנַחְנָא צְרִיכִין לְמִיסַב כְּסַף וּדְהַב מִן שָׁאוּל וּמִן בֵּיתֵיהּ וְאַף לָא אֱנַשׁ לְמִקְטַל בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וַאֲמַר מָה אַתּוּן אָמְרִין אַעְבֵּיד לְכוֹן: 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 Gibeonites said unto him: 'It is no matter of silver or gold between us and Saul, or his house; neither is it for us to put any man to death in Israel.' And he said: 'What say ye that I should do for you?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.638/) **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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