--- title: Ezekiel 13:20 — Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushion… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushions, wherewith ye hunt the souls as birds, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt as birds. Who acts: Lord GOD, I, ye, souls. 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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 — Lord GOD, I, ye, souls — and what happens in the verse to souls, 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 48 chapters of Ezekiel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֤י אֶל־כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַ֠תֵּנָה מְצֹדְד֨וֹת שָׁ֤ם אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם מְצֹדְד֥וֹת אֶת־נְפָשִׁ֖ים לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃ [Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushions, wherewith ye hunt the souls as birds, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt as birds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.276/) ## 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:EZK:263 # text = לָכֵ֞ן כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר ׀ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֗ה הִנְנִ֤י אֶל־כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אַ֠תֵּנָה מְצֹדְד֨וֹת שָׁ֤ם אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י אֹתָ֔ם מֵעַ֖ל זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ אֶת־הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֛ם מְצֹדְד֥וֹת אֶת־נְפָשִׁ֖ים לְפֹרְחֹֽת׃ # verse = EZK.13.20 1-2 לָכֵ֞ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 לָ לָכֵן ADP _ _ 2 case _ Gloss=therefore|Ref=EZK_13:20!1|MId=o260130200011|Strong=3807a 2 כֵ֞ן כֵּן ADV _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_13:20!1|MId=o260130200012|Strong=3651 3 כֹּה־ כֹּה ADV _ _ 4 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=EZK_13:20!2|MId=o260130200021|Strong=3541|SpaceAfter=No 4 אָמַ֣ר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 parataxis _ Gloss=he.says|Ref=EZK_13:20!3|MId=o260130200031|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260130200041;|Type=qatal 5 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 4 punct _ Ref=EZK_13:20!3 6-7 אֲדֹנָ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 אֲדֹנ אֲדֹנָי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ Gloss=Lord|Ref=EZK_13:20!4|MId=o260130200041|Strong=0136 7 ָ֣י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[the]|Ref=EZK_13:20!4|MId=o260130200042|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 8 יְהוִ֗ה יְהֹוִה PROPN _ _ 6 appos _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZK_13:20!5|MId=o260130200051|Strong=3069 9-10 הִנְנִ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הִנ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 12 nsubj _ Gloss=here|Ref=EZK_13:20!6|MId=o260130200061|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 10 ְנִ֤י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=EZK_13:20!6|MId=o260130200062|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 11 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=[am].against|Ref=EZK_13:20!7|MId=o260130200071|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 12-13 כִּסְּתוֹתֵיכֶ֙נָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 כִּסְּתוֹתֵי כֶּסֶת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 4 ccomp _ Gloss=bands|Ref=EZK_13:20!8|MId=o260130200081|Strong=3704 13 כֶ֙נָה֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=EZK_13:20!8|MId=o260130200082|Strong=3654a|Type=pronominal 14 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 16 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=EZK_13:20!9|MId=o260130200091|Strong=0834|Type=relative 15 אַ֠תֵּנָה אַתֵּנָה PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=EZK_13:20!10|MId=o260130200101|Strong=0859c|Type=personal 16 מְצֹדְד֨וֹת צוּד VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=POLEL|Number=Plur 12 acl:relcl _ Gloss=[are].hunting|Ref=EZK_13:20!11|MId=o260130200111|Strong=6679|Frame=A0:260130200101;A1:260130200142;|Type=participle_active 17 שָׁ֤ם שָׁם ADV _ _ 16 advmod _ Gloss=there|Ref=EZK_13:20!12|MId=o260130200121|Strong=8033 18 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_13:20!13|MId=o260130200131|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 19-20 הַנְּפָשׁוֹת֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_13:20!14|MId=o260130200141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 נְּפָשׁוֹת֙ נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Plur 16 obj _ Gloss=persons|Ref=EZK_13:20!14|MId=o260130200142|Strong=5315 21-22 לְפֹ֣רְח֔וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZK_13:20!15|MId=o260130200151|Strong=3807a 22 פֹ֣רְח֔וֹת פָּרַח VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 16 advcl _ Gloss=birds|Ref=EZK_13:20!15|MId=o260130200152|Strong=6524a|Type=participle_active 23-24 וְקָרַעְתִּ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_13:20!16|MId=o260130200161|Strong=2050b 24 קָרַעְתִּ֣י קָרַע VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 12 conj _ Gloss=I.will.tear.away|Ref=EZK_13:20!16|MId=o260130200162|Strong=7167|Frame=A0:260130200041;A1:260130200172;|Type=weqatal 25-26 אֹתָ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_13:20!17|MId=o260130200171|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 26 ָ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ Gloss=them|Ref=EZK_13:20!17|MId=o260130200172|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 27-28 מֵעַ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EZK_13:20!18|MId=o260130200181|Strong=4480 28 עַ֖ל עַל ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EZK_13:20!18|MId=o260130200182|Strong=5921 29-30 זְרוֹעֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 זְרוֹעֹֽתֵי זְרוֹעַ NOUN _ Number=Plur 24 obl _ Gloss=arms|Ref=EZK_13:20!19|MId=o260130200191|Strong=2220 30 כֶ֑ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=EZK_13:20!19|MId=o260130200192|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 31-32 וְשִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 32 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_13:20!20|MId=o260130200201|Strong=2050b 32 שִׁלַּחְתִּי֙ שָׁלַח VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 12 conj _ Gloss=I.will.set.free|Ref=EZK_13:20!20|MId=o260130200202|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:260130200041;A1:260130200222;|Type=weqatal 33 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_13:20!21|MId=o260130200211|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 34-35 הַנְּפָשׁ֔וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_13:20!22|MId=o260130200221|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 נְּפָשׁ֔וֹת נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Plur 32 obj _ Gloss=persons|Ref=EZK_13:20!22|MId=o260130200222|Strong=5315 36 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 38 mark _ Gloss=whom|Ref=EZK_13:20!23|MId=o260130200231|Strong=0834|Type=relative 37 אַתֶּ֛ם אַתֶּם PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=EZK_13:20!24|MId=o260130200241|Strong=0859a|Type=personal 38 מְצֹדְד֥וֹת צוּד VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=POLEL|Number=Plur 35 acl:relcl _ Gloss=[are].hunting|Ref=EZK_13:20!25|MId=o260130200251|Strong=6679|Frame=A0:260130200241;A1:260130200271;|Type=participle_active 39 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 40 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_13:20!26|MId=o260130200261|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 40 נְפָשִׁ֖ים נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Plur 38 obj _ Gloss=persons|Ref=EZK_13:20!27|MId=o260130200271|Strong=5315 41-42 לְפֹרְחֹֽת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 42 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZK_13:20!28|MId=o260130200281|Strong=3807a 42 פֹרְחֹֽת פָּרַח VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 38 advcl _ Gloss=birds|Ref=EZK_13:20!28|MId=o260130200282|Strong=6524a|Type=participle_active 43 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 42 punct _ Ref=EZK_13:20!28 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | אָמַר *he says* | qatal · qal | אֲדֹנ *Lord* | | | | | מְצֹדְדוֹת *\[are\] hunting* | participle active · polel | אַתֵּנָה *you* | נְּפָשׁוֹת *persons* | | | | קָרַעְתִּי *I will tear away* | weqatal · qal | אֲדֹנ *Lord* | ָם *them* | | | | שִׁלַּחְתִּי *I will set free* | weqatal · piel | אֲדֹנ *Lord* | נְּפָשׁוֹת *persons* | | | | מְצֹדְדוֹת *\[are\] hunting* | participle active · polel | אַתֶּם *you* | נְפָשִׁים *persons* | | | 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} בְּכֵן כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלֹהִים הָא אֲנָא שְׁלַח רוּגְזִי עַל רְקִיעַי חֲשִׁיכִין דְאַתִּין מַטְעֲיָן לְמֵימַר בְּהוֹן אֲנַחְנָא מְחַרְשָׁן יַת נַפְשָׁן לְאַבָּדָא וְאַפְסֵיק יַתְהֵין מֵעָל דַרְעֵיכוֹן וַאֲשֵׁיזֵיב יַת נַפְשָׁתָא דְאַתּוּן מְחַרְשָׁן יַת נַפְשֵׁיהֵן לְאַבָּדוּתָהָא: 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. [Wherefore thus saith the Lord GOD: Behold, I am against your cushions, wherewith ye hunt the souls as birds, and I will tear them from your arms; and I will let the souls go, even the souls that ye hunt as birds.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.276/) **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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