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title: Haggai 2:4 — Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Jo… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work; for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts. Who acts: you, LORD, I. Haggai 2:4 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum J
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# Haggai 2:4 חַגַּי

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**Who acts:** you, LORD, I · **What happens:** be, say, work · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Haggai 2:4 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 — you, LORD, I — and what happens in the verse, 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 2 chapters of Haggai on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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וְעַתָּ֣ה חֲזַ֣ק זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל ׀ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה וַחֲזַ֣ק יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַגָּד֜וֹל וַחֲזַ֨ק כָּל־עַ֥ם הָאָ֛רֶץ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י אִתְּכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃

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[Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work; for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HAG.20/)

## The tree {#tree}

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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:HAG:18
# text = וְעַתָּ֣ה חֲזַ֣ק זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל ׀ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֡ה וַחֲזַ֣ק יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ בֶּן־יְהוֹצָדָק֩ הַכֹּהֵ֨ן הַגָּד֜וֹל וַחֲזַ֨ק כָּל־עַ֥ם הָאָ֛רֶץ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֖ה וַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ כִּֽי־אֲנִ֣י אִתְּכֶ֔ם נְאֻ֖ם יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֽוֹת׃
# verse = HAG.2.4
1-2	וְעַתָּ֣ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=HAG_2:4!1|MId=o370020040011|Strong=2050b
2	עַתָּ֣ה	עַתָּה	ADV	_	_	0	root	_	Gloss=now|Ref=HAG_2:4!1|MId=o370020040012|Strong=6258
3	חֲזַ֣ק	חָזַק	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=be.strong|Ref=HAG_2:4!2|MId=o370020040021|Strong=2388|Frame=A0:370020040031;|Type=imperative
4	זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל	זְרֻבָּבֶל	PROPN	_	_	3	parataxis	_	Gloss=O.Zerubbabel|Ref=HAG_2:4!3|MId=o370020040031|Strong=2216
5	׀	׀	PUNCT	_	_	4	punct	_	Ref=HAG_2:4!3
6	נְאֻם־	נְאֻם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=the.utterance|Ref=HAG_2:4!4|MId=o370020040041|Strong=5002|SpaceAfter=No
7	יְהוָ֡ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	6	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=HAG_2:4!5|MId=o370020040051|Strong=3068
8-9	וַחֲזַ֣ק	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
8	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	9	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=HAG_2:4!6|MId=o370020040061|Strong=2050b
9	חֲזַ֣ק	חָזַק	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2	2	conj	_	Gloss=be.strong|Ref=HAG_2:4!6|MId=o370020040062|Strong=2388|Frame=A0:370020040071;|Type=imperative
10	יְהוֹשֻׁ֣עַ	יְהֹושֻׁעַ	PROPN	_	_	9	parataxis	_	Gloss=O.Joshua|Ref=HAG_2:4!7|MId=o370020040071|Strong=3091
11	בֶּן־	בֵּן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	10	appos	_	Gloss=the.son|Ref=HAG_2:4!8|MId=o370020040081|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No
12	יְהוֹצָדָק֩	יְהוֹצָדָק	PROPN	_	_	11	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Jehozadak|Ref=HAG_2:4!9|MId=o370020040091|Strong=3087
13-14	הַכֹּהֵ֨ן	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	14	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=HAG_2:4!10|MId=o370020040101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
14	כֹּהֵ֨ן	כֹּהֵן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	10	appos	_	Gloss=priest|Ref=HAG_2:4!10|MId=o370020040102|Strong=3548
15-16	הַגָּד֜וֹל	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	16	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=HAG_2:4!11|MId=o370020040111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
16	גָּד֜וֹל	גָּדוֹל	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	14	amod	_	Gloss=great|Ref=HAG_2:4!11|MId=o370020040112|Strong=1419|Type=adjective
17-18	וַחֲזַ֨ק	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	18	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=HAG_2:4!12|MId=o370020040121|Strong=2050b
18	חֲזַ֨ק	חָזַק	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2	2	conj	_	Gloss=be.strong|Ref=HAG_2:4!12|MId=o370020040122|Strong=2388|Frame=A0:370020040141;|Type=imperative
19	כָּל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	18	parataxis	_	Gloss=O.all|Ref=HAG_2:4!13|MId=o370020040131|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No
20	עַ֥ם	עַם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	19	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.people|Ref=HAG_2:4!14|MId=o370020040141|Strong=5971
21-22	הָאָ֛רֶץ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	22	det	_	Gloss=of|Ref=HAG_2:4!15|MId=o370020040151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
22	אָ֛רֶץ	אֶרֶץ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	20	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.land|Ref=HAG_2:4!15|MId=o370020040152|Strong=0776
23	נְאֻם־	נְאֻם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=the.utterance|Ref=HAG_2:4!16|MId=o370020040161|Strong=5002|SpaceAfter=No
24	יְהוָ֖ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	23	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=HAG_2:4!17|MId=o370020040171|Strong=3068
25-26	וַֽעֲשׂ֑וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	וַֽ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	26	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=HAG_2:4!18|MId=o370020040181|Strong=2050b
26	עֲשׂ֑וּ	עָשָׂה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2	2	conj	_	Gloss=work|Ref=HAG_2:4!18|MId=o370020040182|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:370020040031;370020040071;370020040141;|Type=imperative
27	כִּֽי־	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	30	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=HAG_2:4!19|MId=o370020040191|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No
28	אֲנִ֣י	אֲנִי	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	Gloss=I|Ref=HAG_2:4!20|MId=o370020040201|Strong=0589|Type=personal
29-30	אִתְּכֶ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	אִתּ	אֵת	ADP	_	_	30	case	_	Gloss=[am].with|Ref=HAG_2:4!21|MId=o370020040211|Strong=0854
30	ְכֶ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	advcl	_	Gloss=you|Ref=HAG_2:4!21|MId=o370020040212|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
31	נְאֻ֖ם	נְאֻם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=the.utterance|Ref=HAG_2:4!22|MId=o370020040221|Strong=5002
32	יְהוָ֥ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	31	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=HAG_2:4!23|MId=o370020040231|Strong=3068
33	צְבָאֽוֹת	צָבָא	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	32	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.hosts|Ref=HAG_2:4!24|MId=o370020040241|Strong=6635|SpaceAfter=No
34	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	33	punct	_	Ref=HAG_2:4!24
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: request
- voice: character
- speech: inside a quote begun earlier
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| חֲזַק *be strong* | imperative · qal | זְרֻבָּבֶל *O Zerubbabel* |  |  |  |
| חֲזַק *be strong* | imperative · qal | יְהוֹשֻׁעַ *O Joshua* |  |  |  |
| חֲזַק *be strong* | imperative · qal | עַם *the people* |  |  |  |
| עֲשׂוּ *work* | imperative · qal | זְרֻבָּבֶל *O Zerubbabel* + יְהוֹשֻׁעַ *O Joshua* + עַם *the people* |  |  |  |

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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}

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וּכְעַן תְּקֵיף זְרֻבָּבֶל אֲמַר יְיָ וּתְקֵיף יְהוֹשֻׁעַ בַּר יְהוֹצָדָק כַּהֲנָא רַבָּא וּתְקֵיף כָּל עַמָא דְאַרְעָא אֲמַר יְיָ וַעֲבִידוּ אֲרֵי מֵימְרִי בְּסַעְדְכוֹן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת:

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The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.

## English, JPS 1917 {#english}

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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.

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1. [Yet now be strong, O Zerubbabel, saith the LORD; and be strong, O Joshua, son of Jehozadak, the high priest; and be strong, all ye people of the land, saith the LORD, and work; for I am with you, saith the LORD of hosts.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/HAG.20/)

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**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:HAG:18`.

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