--- title: 2 Samuel 24:2 — And the king said to Joab the captain of the host that was with him:… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the king said to Joab the captain of the host that was with him: 'Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.' 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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 — king, captain, ye, I — and what happens in the verse to Joab, Beer sheba, tribes, people, sum, 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־יוֹאָ֣ב ׀ שַׂר־הַחַ֣יִל אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֗וֹ שֽׁוּט־נָ֞א בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע וּפִקְד֖וּ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י אֵ֖ת מִסְפַּ֥ר הָעָֽם׃ס [And the king said to Joab the captain of the host that was with him: 'Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.756/) ## 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:671 # text = וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶל־יוֹאָ֣ב ׀ שַׂר־הַחַ֣יִל אֲשֶׁר־אִתּ֗וֹ שֽׁוּט־נָ֞א בְּכָל־שִׁבְטֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִדָּן֙ וְעַד־בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁ֔בַע וּפִקְד֖וּ אֶת־הָעָ֑ם וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י אֵ֖ת מִסְפַּ֥ר הָעָֽם׃ס # verse = 2SA.24.2 1-2 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_24:2!1|MId=o100240020011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֨אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=2SA_24:2!1|MId=o100240020012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:100240020022;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_24:2!2|MId=o100240020021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 מֶּ֜לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=king|Ref=2SA_24:2!2|MId=o100240020022|Strong=4428 5 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_24:2!3|MId=o100240020031|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 6 יוֹאָ֣ב יוֹאָב PROPN _ _ 2 obl _ Gloss=Joab|Ref=2SA_24:2!4|MId=o100240020041|Strong=3097 7 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 6 punct _ Ref=2SA_24:2!4 8 שַׂר־ שַׂר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 appos _ Gloss=the.commander|Ref=2SA_24:2!5|MId=o100240020051|Strong=8269|SpaceAfter=No 9-10 הַחַ֣יִל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2SA_24:2!6|MId=o100240020061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 חַ֣יִל חַיִל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.army|Ref=2SA_24:2!6|MId=o100240020062|Strong=2428 11 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 13 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=2SA_24:2!7|MId=o100240020071|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 12-13 אִתּ֗וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 אִתּ אֵת ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=[was].with|Ref=2SA_24:2!8|MId=o100240020081|Strong=0854 13 ֗וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 acl:relcl _ Gloss=him|Ref=2SA_24:2!8|MId=o100240020082|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 14 שֽׁוּט־ שׁוּט VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 ccomp _ Gloss=go.about|Ref=2SA_24:2!9|MId=o100240020091|Strong=7751|Frame=A0:100240020041;|Type=imperative|SpaceAfter=No 15 נָ֞א נָא INTJ _ _ 14 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=2SA_24:2!10|MId=o100240020101|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 16-17 בְּכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2SA_24:2!11|MId=o100240020111|Strong=0871a 17 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=2SA_24:2!11|MId=o100240020112|Strong=3605 18 שִׁבְטֵ֤י שֵׁבֶט NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.tribes|Ref=2SA_24:2!12|MId=o100240020121|Strong=7626 19 יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=2SA_24:2!13|MId=o100240020131|Strong=3478 20-21 מִדָּן֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=2SA_24:2!14|MId=o100240020141|Strong=4480 21 דָּן֙ דָּן PROPN _ _ 14 obl _ Gloss=Dan|Ref=2SA_24:2!14|MId=o100240020142|Strong=1835 22-23 וְעַד־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_24:2!15|MId=o100240020151|Strong=2050b 23 עַד־ עַד ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2SA_24:2!15|MId=o100240020152|Strong=5704 24 בְּאֵ֣ר בְּאֵר PROPN _ _ 21 conj _ Gloss=Beer|Ref=2SA_24:2!16|MId=o100240020161 25 שֶׁ֔בַע _ PROPN _ _ 24 flat:name _ Ref=2SA_24:2!16 26 בְּאֵ֣ר שֶׁבַע NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 24 nmod _ Gloss=Sheba|Ref=2SA_24:2!17|MId=o100240020171|Type=cardinal_number 27 שֶׁ֔בַע _ NOUN _ _ 26 flat _ Ref=2SA_24:2!17 28-29 וּפִקְד֖וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_24:2!18|MId=o100240020181|Strong=2050b 29 פִקְד֖וּ פָּקַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2 14 conj _ Gloss=enroll|Ref=2SA_24:2!18|MId=o100240020182|Strong=6485|Frame=A0:100240020041;A1:100240020192;|Type=imperative 30 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_24:2!19|MId=o100240020191|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 31-32 הָעָ֑ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 32 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2SA_24:2!20|MId=o100240020201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 32 עָ֑ם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 29 obj _ Gloss=people|Ref=2SA_24:2!20|MId=o100240020202|Strong=5971 33-34 וְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2SA_24:2!21|MId=o100240020211|Strong=2050b 34 יָ֣דַעְתִּ֔י יָדַע VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 14 conj _ Gloss=I.will.know|Ref=2SA_24:2!21|MId=o100240020212|Strong=3045|Frame=A0:100240020022;A1:100240020221;|Type=weqatal 35 אֵ֖ת אֵת ADP _ _ 36 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2SA_24:2!22|MId=o100240020221|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 36 מִסְפַּ֥ר מִסְפָּר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 34 obj _ Gloss=the.number|Ref=2SA_24:2!23|MId=o100240020231|Strong=4557 37-38 הָעָֽם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2SA_24:2!24|MId=o100240020241|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 עָֽם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 36 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.people|Ref=2SA_24:2!24|MId=o100240020242|Strong=5971 39 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=2SA_24:2!24|SpaceAfter=No 40 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=2SA_24:2!24 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | | | | | שֽׁוּט־ *go about* | imperative · qal | יוֹאָב *Joab* | | | | | פִקְדוּ *enroll* | imperative · qal | יוֹאָב *Joab* | | | | | יָדַעְתִּי *I will know* | weqatal · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | אֵת *(et)* | | | 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 לְיוֹאָב רַב חֵילָא דְעִמֵיהּ הֲלֵיךְ כְּעַן בְּכָל שִׁבְטָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל מִדָן וְעַד בְּאֵר שֶׁבַע וּמְנֵי יַת עַמָא וְאִידַע יַת חֻשְׁבַּן עַמָא: 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 Joab the captain of the host that was with him: 'Go now to and fro through all the tribes of Israel, from Dan even to Beer-sheba, and number ye the people, that I may know the sum of the people.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.756/) **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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