--- title: Ezekiel 8:12 — Then said He unto me: 'Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Then said He unto me: 'Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say: The LORD seeth us not, the LORD hath forsaken the land.' Who acts: cloud, thou, elders, LORD. 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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 — cloud, thou, elders, LORD — and what happens in the verse to dark, us, land, 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. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַי֮ הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן־אָדָם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר זִקְנֵ֤י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ אִ֖ישׁ בְּחַדְרֵ֣י מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ כִּ֣י אֹמְרִ֗ים אֵ֤ין יְהוָה֙ רֹאֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔נוּ עָזַ֥ב יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ [Then said He unto me: 'Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say: The LORD seeth us not, the LORD hath forsaken the land.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.158/) ## 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:151 # text = וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַי֮ הֲרָאִ֣יתָ בֶן־אָדָם֒ אֲשֶׁ֨ר זִקְנֵ֤י בֵֽית־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עֹשִׂ֣ים בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ אִ֖ישׁ בְּחַדְרֵ֣י מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ כִּ֣י אֹמְרִ֗ים אֵ֤ין יְהוָה֙ רֹאֶ֣ה אֹתָ֔נוּ עָזַ֥ב יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־הָאָֽרֶץ׃ # verse = EZK.8.12 1-2 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_8:12!1|MId=o260080120011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֣אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=EZK_8:12!1|MId=o260080120012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260080040041;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 אֵלַי֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 אֵל אֶל ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZK_8:12!2|MId=o260080120021|Strong=0413 4 ַי֮ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=me|Ref=EZK_8:12!2|MId=o260080120022|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 5-6 הֲרָאִ֣יתָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 הֲ הֲ PART _ _ 6 advmod _ Gloss=have|Ref=EZK_8:12!3|MId=o260080120031|Strong=1886b|Type=interrogative 6 רָאִ֣יתָ רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 ccomp _ Gloss=you.seen?|Ref=EZK_8:12!3|MId=o260080120032|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:260080120041;A1:260080120101;|Type=qatal 7 בֶן־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 dislocated _ Gloss=O.son|Ref=EZK_8:12!4|MId=o260080120041|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 8 אָדָם֒ אָדָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.humankind|Ref=EZK_8:12!5|MId=o260080120051|Strong=0120 9 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 13 mark _ Gloss=[that].which|Ref=EZK_8:12!6|MId=o260080120061|Strong=0834|Type=relative 10 זִקְנֵ֤י זָקֵן ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ Gloss=the.elders|Ref=EZK_8:12!7|MId=o260080120071|Strong=2205|Type=adjective 11 בֵֽית־ בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.house|Ref=EZK_8:12!8|MId=o260080120081|Strong=1004|SpaceAfter=No 12 יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 11 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=EZK_8:12!9|MId=o260080120091|Strong=3478 13 עֹשִׂ֣ים עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 6 acl:relcl _ Gloss=[are].doing|Ref=EZK_8:12!10|MId=o260080120101|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:260080120071;|Type=participle_active 14-16 בַּחֹ֔שֶׁךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=EZK_8:12!11|MId=o260080120111|Strong=0871a 15 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 16 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_8:12!11|MId=o260080120111ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 16 חֹ֔שֶׁךְ חֹשֶׁךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 obl _ Gloss=darkness|Ref=EZK_8:12!11|MId=o260080120112|Strong=2822 17 אִ֖ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 obl _ Gloss=everyone|Ref=EZK_8:12!12|MId=o260080120121|Strong=0376 18-19 בְּחַדְרֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=EZK_8:12!13|MId=o260080120131|Strong=0871a 19 חַדְרֵ֣י חֶדֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 13 obl _ Gloss=the.rooms|Ref=EZK_8:12!13|MId=o260080120132|Strong=2315 20-21 מַשְׂכִּית֑וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 מַשְׂכִּית מַשְׂכִּית NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 19 compound:smixut _ Gloss=his.carved.image|Ref=EZK_8:12!14|MId=o260080120141|Strong=4906 21 ֑וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EZK_8:12!14|MId=o260080120142|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 22 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 23 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EZK_8:12!15|MId=o260080120151|Strong=3588 23 אֹמְרִ֗ים אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 6 advcl _ Gloss=[they.are].saying|Ref=EZK_8:12!16|MId=o260080120161|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:260080120071;|Type=participle_active 24 אֵ֤ין אַיִן ADV _ _ 26 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=EZK_8:12!17|MId=o260080120171|Strong=0369|Type=negative 25 יְהוָה֙ יהוה PROPN _ _ 26 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZK_8:12!18|MId=o260080120181|Strong=3068 26 רֹאֶ֣ה רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 23 ccomp _ Gloss=[is].seeing|Ref=EZK_8:12!19|MId=o260080120191|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:260080120181;A1:260080120202;|Type=participle_active 27-28 אֹתָ֔נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_8:12!20|MId=o260080120201|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 28 ָ֔נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 26 obj _ Gloss=us|Ref=EZK_8:12!20|MId=o260080120202|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 29 עָזַ֥ב עָזַב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 26 parataxis _ Gloss=he.has.forsaken|Ref=EZK_8:12!21|MId=o260080120211|Strong=5800|Frame=A0:260080120221;A1:260080120242;|Type=qatal 30 יְהוָ֖ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 29 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZK_8:12!22|MId=o260080120221|Strong=3068 31 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EZK_8:12!23|MId=o260080120231|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 32-33 הָאָֽרֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 33 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_8:12!24|MId=o260080120241|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 33 אָֽרֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 29 obj _ Gloss=land|Ref=EZK_8:12!24|MId=o260080120242|Strong=0776 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=EZK_8:12!24 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: yes/no question - act: ask - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - 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 | | | | | | רָאִיתָ *you seen?* | qatal · qal | בֶן־ *O son* | עֹשִׂים *\[are\] doing* | | | | עֹשִׂים *\[are\] doing* | participle active · qal | זִקְנֵי *the elders* | | | | | אֹמְרִים *\[they are\] saying* | participle active · qal | זִקְנֵי *the elders* | | | | | **not** רֹאֶה *\[is\] seeing* | participle active · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ָנוּ *us* | | | | עָזַב *he has forsaken* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | אָֽרֶץ *land* | | | 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 לִי הַחֲזֵיתָא בַּר אָדָם דְסָבֵי בֵית יִשְׂרָאֵל עָבְדִין בְּקִבְלָא גְבַר בְּאִידְרוֹן בֵּית מִשְׁכְּבֵיהּ אֲרֵי אָמְרִין לָא גְלַן עוֹבָדָנָא קֳדָם יְיָ רָחִיק יְיָ יַת אַרְעָא: 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. [Then said He unto me: 'Son of man, hast thou seen what the elders of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in his chambers of imagery? for they say: The LORD seeth us not, the LORD hath forsaken the land.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.158/) **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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