--- title: Ezekiel 29:12 — And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the count… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries. 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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 — I, countries, cities — and what happens in the verse to land, midst, cities, Egyptians, nations, countries, 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. וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֶת־אֶרֶץ֩ מִצְרַ֨יִם שְׁמָמָ֜ה בְּת֣וֹךְ ׀ אֲרָצ֣וֹת נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ בְּת֨וֹךְ עָרִ֤ים מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃פ [And I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.761/) ## 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:730 # text = וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֶת־אֶרֶץ֩ מִצְרַ֨יִם שְׁמָמָ֜ה בְּת֣וֹךְ ׀ אֲרָצ֣וֹת נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ בְּת֨וֹךְ עָרִ֤ים מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ שְׁמָמָ֔ה אַרְבָּעִ֖ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י אֶת־מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת׃פ # verse = EZK.29.12 1-2 וְנָתַתִּ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_29:12!1|MId=o260290120011|Strong=2050b 2 נָתַתִּ֣י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 0 root _ Gloss=I.will.make|Ref=EZK_29:12!1|MId=o260290120012|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:260290080041;A1:260290120031;|Type=weqatal 3 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_29:12!2|MId=o260290120021|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 4 אֶרֶץ֩ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=the.land|Ref=EZK_29:12!3|MId=o260290120031|Strong=0776 5 מִצְרַ֨יִם מִצְרַיִם PROPN _ _ 4 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Egypt|Ref=EZK_29:12!4|MId=o260290120041|Strong=4714 6 שְׁמָמָ֜ה שְׁמָמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 xcomp _ Gloss=a.desolation|Ref=EZK_29:12!5|MId=o260290120051|Strong=8077 7-8 בְּת֣וֹךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=among|Ref=EZK_29:12!6|MId=o260290120061|Strong=0871a 8 ת֣וֹךְ תָּוֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_29:12!6|MId=o260290120062|Strong=8432 9 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 8 punct _ Ref=EZK_29:12!6 10 אֲרָצ֣וֹת אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Plur 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=lands|Ref=EZK_29:12!7|MId=o260290120071|Strong=0776 11 נְשַׁמּ֗וֹת שָׁמֵם VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur 10 nmod _ Gloss=made.desolate|Ref=EZK_29:12!8|MId=o260290120081|Strong=8074|Frame=A1:260290120071;|Type=participle_active 12-14 וְעָרֶ֙יהָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_29:12!9|MId=o260290120091|Strong=2050b 13 עָרֶ֙י עִיר NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ Gloss=cities|Ref=EZK_29:12!9|MId=o260290120092|Strong=5892 14 הָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=EZK_29:12!9|MId=o260290120093|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 15-16 בְּת֨וֹךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=among|Ref=EZK_29:12!10|MId=o260290120101|Strong=0871a 16 ת֨וֹךְ תָּוֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_29:12!10|MId=o260290120102|Strong=8432 17 עָרִ֤ים עִיר NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=cities|Ref=EZK_29:12!11|MId=o260290120111|Strong=5892 18 מָֽחֳרָבוֹת֙ חָרֵב VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=HOPHAL|Number=Plur 17 nmod _ Gloss=laid.waste|Ref=EZK_29:12!12|MId=o260290120121|Strong=2717|Frame=A1:260290120111;|Type=participle_passive 19 תִּֽהְיֶ֣יןָ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 20 cop _ Gloss=they.will.be|Ref=EZK_29:12!13|MId=o260290120131|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:260290120092;|Type=yiqtol 20 שְׁמָמָ֔ה שְׁמָמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 conj _ Gloss=a.desolation|Ref=EZK_29:12!14|MId=o260290120141|Strong=8077 21 אַרְבָּעִ֖ים אַרְבַּע NUM _ Number=Plur 22 nummod _ Gloss=forty|Ref=EZK_29:12!15|MId=o260290120151|Strong=0705|Type=cardinal_number 22 שָׁנָ֑ה שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=year[s]|Ref=EZK_29:12!16|MId=o260290120161|Strong=8141 23-24 וַהֲפִצֹתִ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_29:12!17|MId=o260290120171|Strong=2050b 24 הֲפִצֹתִ֤י פּוּץ VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=1 2 conj _ Gloss=I.will.scatter|Ref=EZK_29:12!17|MId=o260290120172|Strong=6327|Frame=AA:260290080041;A0:260290120191;|Type=weqatal 25 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_29:12!18|MId=o260290120181|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 26 מִצְרַ֙יִם֙ מִצְרַיִם PROPN _ _ 24 obj _ Gloss=Egypt|Ref=EZK_29:12!19|MId=o260290120191|Strong=4714 27-29 בַּגּוֹיִ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=among|Ref=EZK_29:12!20|MId=o260290120201|Strong=0871a 28 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_29:12!20|MId=o260290120201ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 גּוֹיִ֔ם גּוֹי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 24 obl _ Gloss=nations|Ref=EZK_29:12!20|MId=o260290120202|Strong=1471 30-32 וְֽזֵרִיתִ֖ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_29:12!21|MId=o260290120211|Strong=2050b 31 זֵרִיתִ֖י זָרָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 2 conj _ Gloss=I|Ref=EZK_29:12!21|MId=o260290120212|Strong=2219|Frame=A0:260290080041;A1:260290120213;|Type=weqatal 32 ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ Gloss=will.disperse.them|Ref=EZK_29:12!21|MId=o260290120213|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 33-35 בָּאֲרָצֽוֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 בָּ בְּ ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=among|Ref=EZK_29:12!22|MId=o260290120221|Strong=0871a 34 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_29:12!22|MId=o260290120221ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 אֲרָצֽוֹת אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Plur 31 obl _ Gloss=lands|Ref=EZK_29:12!22|MId=o260290120222|Strong=0776 36 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=EZK_29:12!22|SpaceAfter=No 37 פ פ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=EZK_29:12!22 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: promise - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | נָתַתִּי *I will make* | weqatal · qal | | אֶרֶץ *the land* | | | | נְשַׁמּוֹת *made desolate* | participle active · niphal | | אֲרָצוֹת *lands* | | | | מָֽחֳרָבוֹת *laid waste* | participle passive · hophal | | עָרִים *cities* | | | | תִּֽהְיֶיןָ *they will be* | yiqtol · qal | עָרֶי *cities* | | | | | הֲפִצֹתִי *I will scatter* | weqatal · hiphil | מִצְרַיִם *Egypt* | | | | | זֵרִיתִי *I* | weqatal · piel | | ם *will disperse them* | | | 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} וְאֶתֵּן יַת אַרְעָא דְמִצְרַיִם לְצָדוּ בְּגוֹ מְדִינָן צַדְיָן וְקִרְוָהָא בְּגוֹ קִרְוִין דַהֲוָאָה חֶרְבָּן יֶהֶוְיָן לְצָדוּ אַרְבְּעִין שְׁנִין וְאַגְלֵי יַת מִצְרָאֵי לְבֵינֵי עַמְמַיָא וֶאֱבַדְרִינוּן בִּמְדִינָתָא: 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 I will make the land of Egypt desolate in the midst of the countries that are desolate, and her cities among the cities that are laid waste shall be desolate forty years; and I will scatter the Egyptians among the nations, and will disperse them through the countries.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.761/) **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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