--- title: Amos 9:4 — And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set Mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good. Who acts: posts, I, sword. 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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 — posts, I, sword — and what happens in the verse to captivity, sword, posts, eyes, 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 9 chapters of Amos on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וְאִם־יֵלְכ֤וּ בַשְּׁבִי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔םמִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖רֶב וַהֲרָגָ֑תַם וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י עֵינִ֧י עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א לְטוֹבָֽה׃ [And though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set Mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.145/) ## 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:AMO:134 # text = וְאִם־יֵלְכ֤וּ בַשְּׁבִי֙ לִפְנֵ֣י אֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔םמִשָּׁ֛ם אֲצַוֶּ֥ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖רֶב וַהֲרָגָ֑תַם וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י עֵינִ֧י עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א לְטוֹבָֽה׃ # verse = AMO.9.4 1-2 וְאִם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 3 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=AMO_9:4!1|MId=o300090040011|Strong=2050b 2 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 3 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=AMO_9:4!1|MId=o300090040012|Strong=0518 3 יֵלְכ֤וּ הלך VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.will.go|Ref=AMO_9:4!2|MId=o300090040021|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:300080140012;|Type=yiqtol 4-6 בַשְּׁבִי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 בַ בְּ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=AMO_9:4!3|MId=o300090040031|Strong=0871a 5 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 6 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=AMO_9:4!3|MId=o300090040031ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 6 שְּׁבִי֙ שְׁבִי NOUN _ Number=Sing 3 obl _ Gloss=captivity|Ref=AMO_9:4!3|MId=o300090040032|Strong=7628 7-8 לִפְנֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=AMO_9:4!4|MId=o300090040041|Strong=3807a 8 פְנֵ֣י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 3 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=AMO_9:4!4|MId=o300090040042|Strong=6440 9-12 אֹֽיבֵיהֶ֔םמִשָּׁ֛ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 אֹֽיבֵי אָיַב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=enemies|Ref=AMO_9:4!5|MId=o300090040051|Strong=0341|Type=participle_active 10 הֶ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=AMO_9:4!5|MId=o300090040052|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 11 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=AMO_9:4!6|MId=o300090040061|Strong=4480 12 שָּׁ֛ם שָׁם ADV _ _ 13 obl _ Gloss=there|Ref=AMO_9:4!6|MId=o300090040062|Strong=8033 13 אֲצַוֶּ֥ה צָוָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 3 parataxis _ Gloss=I.will.command|Ref=AMO_9:4!7|MId=o300090040071|Strong=6680|Frame=A0:300090010031;A1:300090040092;|Type=yiqtol 14 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=AMO_9:4!8|MId=o300090040081|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 15-16 הַחֶ֖רֶב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 16 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=AMO_9:4!9|MId=o300090040091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 16 חֶ֖רֶב חֶרֶב NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 13 obj _ Gloss=sword|Ref=AMO_9:4!9|MId=o300090040092|Strong=2719 17-19 וַהֲרָגָ֑תַם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 18 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=AMO_9:4!10|MId=o300090040101|Strong=2050b 18 הֲרָגָ֑ת הָרַג VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 13 conj _ Gloss=it|Ref=AMO_9:4!10|MId=o300090040102|Strong=2026|Frame=A0:300090040092;A1:300090040103;|Type=qatal 19 ַם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ Gloss=will.kill.them|Ref=AMO_9:4!10|MId=o300090040103|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 20-21 וְשַׂמְתִּ֨י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=AMO_9:4!11|MId=o300090040111|Strong=2050b 21 שַׂמְתִּ֨י שׂים VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 3 conj _ Gloss=I.will.set|Ref=AMO_9:4!11|MId=o300090040112|Strong=7760|Frame=A0:300090010031;A1:300090040121;|Type=qatal 22-23 עֵינִ֧י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 עֵינ עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Sing 21 obj _ Gloss=eye|Ref=AMO_9:4!12|MId=o300090040121|Strong=5869 23 ִ֧י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=AMO_9:4!12|MId=o300090040122|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 24-25 עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 עֲלֵי עַל ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=AMO_9:4!13|MId=o300090040131|Strong=5921 25 הֶ֛ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=AMO_9:4!13|MId=o300090040132|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 26-27 לְרָעָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=AMO_9:4!14|MId=o300090040141|Strong=3807a 27 רָעָ֖ה רָעָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 21 obl _ Gloss=evil|Ref=AMO_9:4!14|MId=o300090040142|Strong=7451b 28-29 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=AMO_9:4!15|MId=o300090040151|Strong=2050b 29 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 21 conj _ Gloss=not|Ref=AMO_9:4!15|MId=o300090040152|Strong=3808|Type=negative 30-31 לְטוֹבָֽה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=AMO_9:4!16|MId=o300090040161|Strong=3807a 31 טוֹבָֽה טוֹבָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 29 obl _ Gloss=good|Ref=AMO_9:4!16|MId=o300090040162|Strong=2896b|Type=adjective 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=AMO_9:4!16 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֵלְכוּ *they will go* | yiqtol · qal | | | | | | אֲצַוֶּה *I will command* | yiqtol · piel | | חֶרֶב *sword* | | | | הֲרָגָת *it* | qatal · qal | חֶרֶב *sword* | ַם *will kill them* | | | | **not** שַׂמְתִּי *I will set* | qatal · qal | | עֵינ *eye* | | | 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} וְאִם יַהֲכוּן בְּשִׁבְיָא קֳדָם בַּעֲלֵי דְבָבֵיהוֹן מִתַּמָן אַפְקִיד יַת דְקַטְלִין בְּחַרְבָּא וְיִקְטְלוּנוּן וַאֲשַׁוֵי מֵימְרִי עֲלֵיהוֹן לְבִישָׁא וְלָא לְטָבָא: 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 though they go into captivity before their enemies, thence will I command the sword, and it shall slay them; and I will set Mine eyes upon them for evil, and not for good.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/AMO.145/) **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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