--- title: Ezekiel 8:16 — And He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, beh… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the eas --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.8.16/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Ezekiel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/) / [chapter 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/8/) / 8:16 # Ezekiel 8:16 יְחֶזְקֵאל **Who acts:** LORD, faces · **What happens:** bring, be, worship · **To what, where:** me, inner court, five men, door, sun This is Ezekiel 8:16 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). 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, faces — and what happens in the verse to me, inner court, five men, door, sun, 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. וַיָּבֵ֣א אֹתִ֗י אֶל־חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָה֮ הַפְּנִימִית֒ וְהִנֵּה־פֶ֜תַח הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֗ה בֵּ֤ין הָֽאוּלָם֙ וּבֵ֣ין הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אִ֑ישׁ אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם אֶל־הֵיכַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם קֵ֔דְמָה וְהֵ֛מָּה מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם קֵ֖דְמָה לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ [And He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.162/) ## 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:155 # text = וַיָּבֵ֣א אֹתִ֗י אֶל־חֲצַ֣ר בֵּית־יְהוָה֮ הַפְּנִימִית֒ וְהִנֵּה־פֶ֜תַח הֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֗ה בֵּ֤ין הָֽאוּלָם֙ וּבֵ֣ין הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה אִ֑ישׁ אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם אֶל־הֵיכַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם קֵ֔דְמָה וְהֵ֛מָּה מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם קֵ֖דְמָה לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ # verse = EZK.8.16 1-2 וַיָּבֵ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_8:16!1|MId=o260080160011|Strong=2050b 2 יָּבֵ֣א בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.brought|Ref=EZK_8:16!1|MId=o260080160012|Strong=0935|Frame=AA:260080140071;A0:260080160022;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 אֹתִ֗י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_8:16!2|MId=o260080160021|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 4 ִ֗י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 obj _ Gloss=me|Ref=EZK_8:16!2|MId=o260080160022|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 5 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZK_8:16!3|MId=o260080160031|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 6 חֲצַ֣ר חָצֵר NOUN _ Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=the.court|Ref=EZK_8:16!4|MId=o260080160041|Strong=2691 7 בֵּית־ בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.house|Ref=EZK_8:16!5|MId=o260080160051|Strong=1004|SpaceAfter=No 8 יְהוָה֮ יהוה PROPN _ _ 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=EZK_8:16!6|MId=o260080160061|Strong=3068 9-10 הַפְּנִימִית֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=EZK_8:16!7|MId=o260080160071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 פְּנִימִית֒ פְּנִימִי ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 amod _ Gloss=inner|Ref=EZK_8:16!7|MId=o260080160072|Strong=6442|Type=adjective 11-12 וְהִנֵּה־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_8:16!8|MId=o260080160081|Strong=2050b 12 הִנֵּה־ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 27 discourse _ Gloss=there!|Ref=EZK_8:16!8|MId=o260080160082|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 13 פֶ֜תַח פֶּתַח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 obl _ Gloss=[were.at].the.entrance|Ref=EZK_8:16!9|MId=o260080160091|Strong=6607 14 הֵיכַ֣ל הֵיכָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.temple|Ref=EZK_8:16!10|MId=o260080160101|Strong=1964 15 יְהוָ֗ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 14 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=EZK_8:16!11|MId=o260080160111|Strong=3068 16 בֵּ֤ין בֵּין ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=between|Ref=EZK_8:16!12|MId=o260080160121|Strong=0996 17-18 הָֽאוּלָם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הָֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_8:16!13|MId=o260080160131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 אוּלָם֙ אֵילָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 obl _ Gloss=porch|Ref=EZK_8:16!13|MId=o260080160132|Strong=0361 19-20 וּבֵ֣ין _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_8:16!14|MId=o260080160141|Strong=2050b 20 בֵ֣ין בֵּין ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=between|Ref=EZK_8:16!14|MId=o260080160142|Strong=0996 21-22 הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 22 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_8:16!15|MId=o260080160151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 22 מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ מִזְבֵּחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 conj _ Gloss=altar|Ref=EZK_8:16!15|MId=o260080160152|Strong=4196 23-24 כְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=about|Ref=EZK_8:16!16|MId=o260080160161|Strong=3509a 24 עֶשְׂרִ֥ים עֶשְׂרִים NUM _ Number=Plur 27 nummod _ Gloss=twenty|Ref=EZK_8:16!16|MId=o260080160162|Strong=6242|Type=cardinal_number 25-26 וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_8:16!17|MId=o260080160171|Strong=2050b 26 חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה חָמֵשׁ NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 conj _ Gloss=five|Ref=EZK_8:16!17|MId=o260080160172|Strong=2568|Type=cardinal_number 27 אִ֑ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 conj _ Gloss=person[s]|Ref=EZK_8:16!18|MId=o260080160181|Strong=0376 28-29 אֲחֹ֨רֵיהֶ֜ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 אֲחֹ֨רֵי אָחוֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 31 nsubj _ Gloss=backs|Ref=EZK_8:16!19|MId=o260080160191|Strong=0268 29 הֶ֜ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=EZK_8:16!19|MId=o260080160192|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 30 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=[were].to|Ref=EZK_8:16!20|MId=o260080160201|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 31 הֵיכַ֤ל הֵיכָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ Gloss=the.temple|Ref=EZK_8:16!21|MId=o260080160211|Strong=1964 32 יְהוָה֙ יהוה PROPN _ _ 31 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=EZK_8:16!22|MId=o260080160221|Strong=3068 33-35 וּפְנֵיהֶ֣ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 36 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_8:16!23|MId=o260080160231|Strong=2050b 34 פְנֵי פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 36 nsubj _ Gloss=faces|Ref=EZK_8:16!23|MId=o260080160232|Strong=6440 35 הֶ֣ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=EZK_8:16!23|MId=o260080160233|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 36-37 קֵ֔דְמָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 קֵ֔דְמ קֵדֶם ADV _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 conj _ Gloss=[were]|Ref=EZK_8:16!24|MId=o260080160241|Strong=6924a 37 ָה ה X _ _ 36 nmod _ Gloss=eastward|Ref=EZK_8:16!24|MId=o260080160242|Strong=1886c|Type=directional_he 38-39 וְהֵ֛מָּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 40 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZK_8:16!25|MId=o260080160251|Strong=2050b 39 הֵ֛מָּה הֵמָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ Gloss=they|Ref=EZK_8:16!25|MId=o260080160252|Strong=1992|Type=personal 40 מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֥ם חוה VERB _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 conj _ Gloss=[were].bowing.down|Ref=EZK_8:16!26|MId=o260080160261|Strong=7812a|Frame=A0:260080160252;|Type=participle_active 41-42 קֵ֖דְמָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 קֵ֖דְמ קֵדֶם ADV _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 40 advmod _ Gloss=eastward|Ref=EZK_8:16!27|MId=o260080160271|Strong=6924a 42 ָה ה X _ _ 41 nmod _ Gloss=|Ref=EZK_8:16!27|MId=o260080160272|Strong=1886c|Type=directional_he 43-45 לַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 45 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZK_8:16!28|MId=o260080160281|Strong=3807a 44 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 45 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZK_8:16!28|MId=o260080160281ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 45 שָּֽׁמֶשׁ שֶׁמֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 40 obl _ Gloss=sun|Ref=EZK_8:16!28|MId=o260080160282|Strong=8121 46 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 45 punct _ Ref=EZK_8:16!28 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יָּבֵא *he brought* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | ִי *me* | | | | | מִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶם *\[were\] bowing down* | participle active | הֵמָּה *they* | | | | 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} וְאָעֵיל יָתִי לְדָרַת בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ גְוִיָתָא וְהָא תְרַע הֵיכְלָא דַייָ בֵּין אוּלָמָא וּבֵין מַדְבְּחָא כְּעַשְׂרִין וְחַמְשָׁא גַבְרָא אֲחוֹרֵיהוֹן לְהֵיכְלָא דַייָ וְאַפֵּיהוֹן לְמַדִינְחָא וְהָא אִינוּן מִתְחַבְּלִין וְסָגְדִין לְמַדִינְחָא לְשִׁמְשָׁא: 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 He brought me into the inner court of the LORD'S house, and, behold, at the door of the temple of the LORD, between the porch and the altar, were about five and twenty men, with their backs toward the temple of the LORD, and their faces toward the east; and they worshipped the sun toward the east.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.162/) **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). Hebrew sentence `wlc:EZK:155`. - ← previous: [Ezekiel 8:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.8.15/) - next →: [Ezekiel 8:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.8.17/) - ↑ back to [Ezekiel 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK/8/)