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title: Isaiah 43:1 — But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and He that… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art Mine. Who acts: LORD, I, thou, thy. Isaiah 43:1 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of 
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# Isaiah 43:1 יְשַׁעְיָהוּ

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**Who acts:** LORD, I, thou, thy · **What happens:** say, create, form, not fear, redeem, call · **To what, where:** thee, Mine · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Isaiah 43:1 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, I, thou, thy — and what happens in the verse to thee, Mine, 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.

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וְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בֹּרַאֲךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה׃

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[But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art Mine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.938/)

## 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:ISA:851
# text = וְעַתָּ֞ה כֹּֽה־אָמַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ בֹּרַאֲךָ֣ יַעֲקֹ֔ב וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אַל־תִּירָא֙ כִּ֣י גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ קָרָ֥אתִי בְשִׁמְךָ֖ לִי־אָֽתָּה׃
# verse = ISA.43.1
1-2	וְעַתָּ֞ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=ISA_43:1!1|MId=o230430010011|Strong=2050b
2	עַתָּ֞ה	עַתָּה	ADV	_	_	0	root	_	Gloss=now|Ref=ISA_43:1!1|MId=o230430010012|Strong=6258
3	כֹּֽה־	כֹּה	ADV	_	_	4	advmod	_	Gloss=thus|Ref=ISA_43:1!2|MId=o230430010021|Strong=3541|SpaceAfter=No
4	אָמַ֤ר	אָמַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=he.says|Ref=ISA_43:1!3|MId=o230430010031|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:230430010041;|Type=qatal
5	יְהוָה֙	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	4	nsubj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=ISA_43:1!4|MId=o230430010041|Strong=3068
6-7	בֹּרַאֲךָ֣	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	בֹּרַא	בָּרָא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing	5	acl	_	Gloss=[who].created|Ref=ISA_43:1!5|MId=o230430010051|Strong=1254|Frame=A0:230430010041;A1:230430010052;|Type=participle_active
7	ֲךָ֣	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=you|Ref=ISA_43:1!5|MId=o230430010052|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
8	יַעֲקֹ֔ב	יַעֲקֹב	PROPN	_	_	6	parataxis	_	Gloss=O.Jacob|Ref=ISA_43:1!6|MId=o230430010061|Strong=3290
9-11	וְיֹצֶרְךָ֖	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	10	cc	_	Gloss=and.[who]|Ref=ISA_43:1!7|MId=o230430010071|Strong=2050b
10	יֹצֶר	יָצַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing	6	conj	_	Gloss=formed|Ref=ISA_43:1!7|MId=o230430010072|Strong=3335|Frame=A0:230430010041;A1:230430010073;|Type=participle_active
11	ְךָ֖	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=you|Ref=ISA_43:1!7|MId=o230430010073|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
12	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	יִשְׂרָאֵל	PROPN	_	_	6	parataxis	_	Gloss=O.Israel|Ref=ISA_43:1!8|MId=o230430010081|Strong=3478
13	אַל־	אַל	ADV	_	_	14	advmod	_	Gloss=do.not|Ref=ISA_43:1!9|MId=o230430010091|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No
14	תִּירָא֙	יָרֵא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2	4	ccomp	_	Gloss=be.afraid|Ref=ISA_43:1!10|MId=o230430010101|Strong=3372|Frame=A0:230430010081;|Type=jussive
15	כִּ֣י	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	16	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=ISA_43:1!11|MId=o230430010111|Strong=3588
16-17	גְאַלְתִּ֔יךָ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
16	גְאַלְתִּ֔י	גָּאַל	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	14	advcl	_	Gloss=I|Ref=ISA_43:1!12|MId=o230430010121|Strong=1350|Frame=A0:230430010041;A1:230430010122;|Type=qatal
17	ךָ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	obj	_	Gloss=have.redeemed.you|Ref=ISA_43:1!12|MId=o230430010122|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
18	קָרָ֥אתִי	קָרָא	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	14	parataxis	_	Gloss=I.have.called.[you]|Ref=ISA_43:1!13|MId=o230430010131|Strong=7121|Frame=A0:230430010041;A1:230430010081;|Type=qatal
19-21	בְשִׁמְךָ֖	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	בְ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	20	case	_	Gloss=by|Ref=ISA_43:1!14|MId=o230430010141|Strong=0871a
20	שִׁמ	שֵׁם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	18	obl	_	Gloss=name|Ref=ISA_43:1!14|MId=o230430010142|Strong=8034
21	ְךָ֖	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=your|Ref=ISA_43:1!14|MId=o230430010143|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
22-23	לִי־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
22	ל	לְ	ADP	_	_	23	case	_	Gloss=[belong].to|Ref=ISA_43:1!15|MId=o230430010151|Strong=3807a
23	ִי־	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	18	ccomp	_	Gloss=me|Ref=ISA_43:1!15|MId=o230430010152|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
24	אָֽתָּה	אַתָּה	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	23	nsubj	_	Gloss=you|Ref=ISA_43:1!16|MId=o230430010161|Strong=0859|Type=personal|SpaceAfter=No
25	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	24	punct	_	Ref=ISA_43:1!16
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: command
- act: request
- voice: character
- speech: a frame and its quote
- negation: yes
- the frame alone: decl · assert · none

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| אָמַר *he says* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* |  |  |  |
| בֹּרַא *\[who\] created* | participle active · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ֲךָ *you* |  |  |
| יֹצֶר *formed* | participle active · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ְךָ *you* |  |  |
| **not** תִּירָא *be afraid* | jussive · qal | יִשְׂרָאֵל *O Israel* |  |  |  |
| גְאַלְתִּי *I* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ךָ *have redeemed you* |  |  |
| קָרָאתִי *I have called \[you\]* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | יִשְׂרָאֵל *O Israel* |  |  |

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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 כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ דִבְרָאָךְ יַעֲקֹב וּדְאַתְקְנָךְ יִשְׂרָאֵל לָא תִדְחַל אֲרֵי פְרִיקְתָּךְ רַבִּיתָךְ בִּשְׁמָךְ דִילִי אַתְּ:

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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. [But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and He that formed thee, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name, thou art Mine.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.938/)

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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:ISA:851`.

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