--- title: Isaiah 39:3 — Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him:… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him: 'What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee?' And Hezekiah said: 'They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.' Who acts: Isaiah, men, Hezekiah. Isaiah 39:3 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jo --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.39.3/) [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/) / [Isaiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/) / [chapter 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/39/) / 39:3 # Isaiah 39:3 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ **Who acts:** Isaiah, men, Hezekiah · **What happens:** come, say · **To what, where:** king Hezekiah, far country · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is Isaiah 39:3 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 — Isaiah, men, Hezekiah — and what happens in the verse to king Hezekiah, far country, 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 66 chapters of Isaiah on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיָּבֹא֙ יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו מָ֥ה אָמְר֣וּ ׀ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ מֵאֶ֧רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֛ה בָּ֥אוּ אֵלַ֖י מִבָּבֶֽל׃ [Then came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him: 'What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee?' And Hezekiah said: 'They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.830/) ## 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:ISA:760 # text = וַיָּבֹא֙ יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו מָ֥ה אָמְר֣וּ ׀ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙ יָבֹ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֔יךָ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ מֵאֶ֧רֶץ רְחוֹקָ֛ה בָּ֥אוּ אֵלַ֖י מִבָּבֶֽל׃ # verse = ISA.39.3 1-2 וַיָּבֹא֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_39:3!1|MId=o230390030011|Strong=2050b 2 יָּבֹא֙ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.came|Ref=ISA_39:3!1|MId=o230390030012|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:230390030021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 יְשַׁעְיָ֣הוּ יְשַׁעְיָהוּ PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Isaiah|Ref=ISA_39:3!2|MId=o230390030021|Strong=3470a 4-5 הַנָּבִ֔יא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ISA_39:3!3|MId=o230390030031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 נָּבִ֔יא נָבִיא NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 appos _ Gloss=prophet|Ref=ISA_39:3!3|MId=o230390030032|Strong=5030 6 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ISA_39:3!4|MId=o230390030041|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 7-8 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ISA_39:3!5|MId=o230390030051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 8 מֶּ֖לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=ISA_39:3!5|MId=o230390030052|Strong=4428 9 חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ PROPN _ _ 8 appos _ Gloss=Hezekiah|Ref=ISA_39:3!6|MId=o230390030061|Strong=2396a 10-11 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_39:3!7|MId=o230390030071|Strong=2050b 11 יֹּ֨אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=ISA_39:3!7|MId=o230390030072|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:230390030021;|Type=wayyiqtol 12-13 אֵלָ֜יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 אֵלָ֜י אֶל ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ISA_39:3!8|MId=o230390030081|Strong=0413 13 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=ISA_39:3!8|MId=o230390030082|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 14 מָ֥ה מָה PRON _ PronType=Int 15 obj _ Gloss=what?|Ref=ISA_39:3!9|MId=o230390030091|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative 15 אָמְר֣וּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 11 ccomp _ Gloss=did.they.say|Ref=ISA_39:3!10|MId=o230390030101|Strong=0559|Frame=A1:230390030091;A0:230390030112;|Type=qatal 16 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 15 punct _ Ref=ISA_39:3!10 17-18 הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ISA_39:3!11|MId=o230390030111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 אֲנָשִׁ֣ים אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ Gloss=men|Ref=ISA_39:3!11|MId=o230390030112|Strong=0376 19-20 הָאֵ֗לֶּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ISA_39:3!12|MId=o230390030121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 אֵ֗לֶּה אֵלֶּה DET _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 18 det _ Gloss=these|Ref=ISA_39:3!12|MId=o230390030122|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative 21-23 וּמֵאַ֙יִן֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_39:3!13|MId=o230390030131|Strong=2050b 22 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ISA_39:3!13|MId=o230390030132|Strong=4480 23 אַ֙יִן֙ אַיִן ADV _ _ 24 obl _ Gloss=where?|Ref=ISA_39:3!13|MId=o230390030133|Strong=0370|Type=interrogative 24 יָבֹ֣אוּ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 15 conj _ Gloss=are.they.coming|Ref=ISA_39:3!14|MId=o230390030141|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:230390030112;|Type=yiqtol 25-26 אֵלֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 אֵלֶ֔י אֶל ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ISA_39:3!15|MId=o230390030151|Strong=0413 26 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=ISA_39:3!15|MId=o230390030152|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 27-28 וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_39:3!16|MId=o230390030161|Strong=2050b 28 יֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=ISA_39:3!16|MId=o230390030162|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:230390030171;|Type=wayyiqtol 29 חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ חִזְקִיָּהוּ PROPN _ _ 28 nsubj _ Gloss=Hezekiah|Ref=ISA_39:3!17|MId=o230390030171|Strong=2396a 30-31 מֵאֶ֧רֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ISA_39:3!18|MId=o230390030181|Strong=4480 31 אֶ֧רֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 33 obl _ Gloss=a.land|Ref=ISA_39:3!18|MId=o230390030182|Strong=0776 32 רְחוֹקָ֛ה רָחֹוק ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 31 amod _ Gloss=distant|Ref=ISA_39:3!19|MId=o230390030191|Strong=7350|Type=adjective 33 בָּ֥אוּ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 28 ccomp _ Gloss=they.have.come|Ref=ISA_39:3!20|MId=o230390030201|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:230390030112;|Type=qatal 34-35 אֵלַ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 אֵל אֶל ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ISA_39:3!21|MId=o230390030211|Strong=0413 35 ַ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 obl _ Gloss=me|Ref=ISA_39:3!21|MId=o230390030212|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 36-37 מִבָּבֶֽל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 37 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ISA_39:3!22|MId=o230390030221|Strong=4480 37 בָּבֶֽל בָּבֶל PROPN _ _ 33 parataxis _ Gloss=Babylon|Ref=ISA_39:3!22|MId=o230390030222|Strong=0894 38 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 37 punct _ Ref=ISA_39:3!22 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: ask - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יָּבֹא *he came* | wayyiqtol · qal | יְשַׁעְיָהוּ *Isaiah* | | | | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | יְשַׁעְיָהוּ *Isaiah* | | | | | אָמְרוּ *did they say* | qatal · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *men* | מָה *what?* | | | | **not** יָבֹאוּ *are they coming* | yiqtol · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *men* | | | | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | חִזְקִיָּהוּ *Hezekiah* | | | | | בָּאוּ *they have come* | qatal · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *men* | | | | 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} וַאֲתָא יְשַׁעְיָה נְבִיָא לְוַת מַלְכָּא חִזְקִיָה וַאֲמַר לֵיהּ מָה אֲמָרוּ גַבְרַיָא הָאִלֵן וּמְנַן אֲתוֹ לְוָתָךְ וַאֲמַר חִזְקִיָה מֵאַרְעָא רְחִיקָא אֲתוֹ לְוָתִי מִבָּבֶל: 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 came Isaiah the prophet unto king Hezekiah, and said unto him: 'What said these men? and from whence came they unto thee?' And Hezekiah said: 'They are come from a far country unto me, even from Babylon.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.830/) **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:ISA:760`. - ← previous: [Isaiah 39:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.39.2/) - next →: [Isaiah 39:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.39.4/) - ↑ back to [Isaiah 39](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA/39/)