--- title: Ezekiel 20:3 — 'Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them: Thu… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: 'Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Are ye come to inquire of Me? As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you. Who acts: you, Lord GOD, ye, I. 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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 — you, Lord GOD, ye, I — and what happens in the verse to I, 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. בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶת־זִקְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֹתִ֖י אַתֶּ֣ם בָּאִ֑ים חַי־אָ֙נִי֙ אִם־אִדָּרֵ֣שׁ לָכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ ['Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Are ye come to inquire of Me?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.456/) [As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.457/) ## 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:433 # text = בֶּן־אָדָ֗ם דַּבֵּ֞ר אֶת־זִקְנֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֲלֵהֶ֔ם כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ אֲדֹנָ֣י יְהוִ֔ה הֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁ אֹתִ֖י אַתֶּ֣ם בָּאִ֑ים חַי־אָ֙נִי֙ אִם־אִדָּרֵ֣שׁ לָכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם אֲדֹנָ֥י יְהוִֽה׃ # verse = EZK.20.3 1 בֶּן־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 dislocated _ Gloss=O.son|Ref=EZK_20:3!1|MId=o260200030011|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 2 אָדָ֗ם אָדָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.humankind|Ref=EZK_20:3!2|MId=o260200030021|Strong=0120 3 דַּבֵּ֞ר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=speak|Ref=EZK_20:3!3|MId=o260200030031|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:260200030011;|Type=imperative 4 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=EZK_20:3!4|MId=o260200030041|Strong=0854|SpaceAfter=No 5 זִקְנֵ֤י זָקֵן ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 3 obl _ Gloss=the.elders|Ref=EZK_20:3!5|MId=o260200030051|Strong=2205|Type=adjective 6 יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 5 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=EZK_20:3!6|MId=o260200030061|Strong=3478 7-8 וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 8 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_20:3!7|MId=o260200030071|Strong=2050b 8 אָמַרְתָּ֣ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 3 conj _ Gloss=you.will.say|Ref=EZK_20:3!7|MId=o260200030072|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260200030011;A1:260200030101;|Type=weqatal 9-10 אֲלֵהֶ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 אֲל אֶל ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZK_20:3!8|MId=o260200030081|Strong=0413 10 ֵהֶ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=EZK_20:3!8|MId=o260200030082|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 11 כֹּ֤ה כֹּה ADV _ _ 12 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=EZK_20:3!9|MId=o260200030091|Strong=3541 12 אָמַר֙ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 8 ccomp _ Gloss=he.says|Ref=EZK_20:3!10|MId=o260200030101|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260200030111;A1:260200030161;260200030171;260200030201;260200030221;|Type=qatal 13-14 אֲדֹנָ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 אֲדֹנ אֲדֹנָי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ Gloss=Lord|Ref=EZK_20:3!11|MId=o260200030111|Strong=0136 14 ָ֣י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[the]|Ref=EZK_20:3!11|MId=o260200030112|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 15 יְהוִ֔ה יְהֹוִה PROPN _ _ 13 appos _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZK_20:3!12|MId=o260200030121|Strong=3069 16-18 הֲלִדְרֹ֥שׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 הֲ הֲ PART _ _ 22 advmod _ Gloss=?|Ref=EZK_20:3!13|MId=o260200030131|Strong=1886b|Type=interrogative 17 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZK_20:3!13|MId=o260200030132|Strong=3807a 18 דְרֹ֥שׁ דָּרַשׁ VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 22 advcl _ Gloss=consult|Ref=EZK_20:3!13|MId=o260200030133|Strong=1875|Frame=A0:260200030051;A1:260200030142;|Type=infinitive_construct 19-20 אֹתִ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_20:3!14|MId=o260200030141|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 20 ִ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ Gloss=me|Ref=EZK_20:3!14|MId=o260200030142|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 21 אַתֶּ֣ם אַתֶּם PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ Gloss=[are].you|Ref=EZK_20:3!15|MId=o260200030151|Strong=0859a|Type=personal 22 בָּאִ֑ים בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 12 ccomp _ Gloss=coming|Ref=EZK_20:3!16|MId=o260200030161|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:260200030151;|Type=participle_active 23 חַי־ חַי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 parataxis _ Gloss=[by].the.life|Ref=EZK_20:3!17|MId=o260200030171|Strong=2416|Type=adjective|SpaceAfter=No 24 אָ֙נִי֙ אֲנִי PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ Gloss=of.me|Ref=EZK_20:3!18|MId=o260200030181|Strong=0589|Type=personal 25 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 26 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=EZK_20:3!19|MId=o260200030191|Strong=0518|SpaceAfter=No 26 אִדָּרֵ֣שׁ דָּרַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 22 parataxis _ Gloss=I.will.let.myself.be.consulted|Ref=EZK_20:3!20|MId=o260200030201|Strong=1875|Frame=A1:260200030111;|Type=yiqtol 27-28 לָכֶ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 ל לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=EZK_20:3!21|MId=o260200030211|Strong=3807a 28 ָכֶ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=EZK_20:3!21|MId=o260200030212|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 29 נְאֻ֖ם נְאֻם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 parataxis _ Gloss=the.utterance|Ref=EZK_20:3!22|MId=o260200030221|Strong=5002 30-31 אֲדֹנָ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 אֲדֹנ אֲדֹנָי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Lord|Ref=EZK_20:3!23|MId=o260200030231|Strong=0136 31 ָ֥י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ Gloss=of.[the]|Ref=EZK_20:3!23|MId=o260200030232|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 32 יְהוִֽה יְהֹוִה PROPN _ _ 30 appos _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZK_20:3!24|MId=o260200030241|Strong=3069|SpaceAfter=No 33 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=EZK_20:3!24 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | דַּבֵּר *speak* | imperative · piel | בֶּן־ *O son* | | | | | אָמַרְתָּ *you will say* | weqatal · qal | בֶּן־ *O son* | אָמַר *he says* | | | | אָמַר *he says* | qatal · qal | אֲדֹנ *Lord* | בָּאִים *coming* + חַי־ *\[by\] the life* + אִדָּרֵשׁ *I will let myself be consulted* + נְאֻם *the utterance* | | | | דְרֹשׁ *consult* | infinitive construct · qal | זִקְנֵי *the elders* | ִי *me* | | | | בָּאִים *coming* | participle active · qal | אַתֶּם *\[are\] you* | | | | | אִדָּרֵשׁ *I will let myself be consulted* | yiqtol · niphal | | אֲדֹנ *Lord* | | | 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} בַּר אָדָם אִתְנַבֵּי לְסָבֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וְתֵימַר לְהוֹן כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלֹהִים הַלְמִתְבַּע אוּלְפַן מִן קֳדָמַי אַתּוּן אָתָן קַיָם אֲנָא אִם אֶשְׁתְּאֵיל לְכוֹן בְּמֵימְרִי אֲמַר יְיָ אֱלֹהִים: 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. ['Son of man, speak unto the elders of Israel, and say unto them: Thus saith the Lord GOD: Are ye come to inquire of Me?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.456/) 2. [As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I will not be inquired of by you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.457/) **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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