--- title: Judges 13:23 — But his wife said unto him: 'If the LORD were pleased to kill us, He… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But his wife said unto him: 'If the LORD were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would He have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.' Who acts: wife, 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 — wife, LORD — and what happens in the verse to us, burnt offering, things, such things, 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 21 chapters of Judges on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַתֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ לוּ֩ חָפֵ֨ץ יְהוָ֤ה לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙ לֹֽא־לָקַ֤ח מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙ עֹלָ֣ה וּמִנְחָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א הֶרְאָ֖נוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֑לֶּה וְכָעֵ֕ת לֹ֥א הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ כָּזֹֽאת׃ [But his wife said unto him: 'If the LORD were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would He have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.421/) ## 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:JDG:397 # text = וַתֹּ֧אמֶר ל֣וֹ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ לוּ֩ חָפֵ֨ץ יְהוָ֤ה לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙ לֹֽא־לָקַ֤ח מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙ עֹלָ֣ה וּמִנְחָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א הֶרְאָ֖נוּ אֶת־כָּל־אֵ֑לֶּה וְכָעֵ֕ת לֹ֥א הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ כָּזֹֽאת׃ # verse = JDG.13.23 1-2 וַתֹּ֧אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_13:23!1|MId=o070130230011|Strong=2050b 2 תֹּ֧אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=she.said|Ref=JDG_13:23!1|MId=o070130230012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070130230031;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 ל֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 ל לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_13:23!2|MId=o070130230021|Strong=3807a 4 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=JDG_13:23!2|MId=o070130230022|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 5-6 אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 אִשְׁתּ אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=wife|Ref=JDG_13:23!3|MId=o070130230031|Strong=0802 6 ֗וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=JDG_13:23!3|MId=o070130230032|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 7 לוּ֩ לוּ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=if|Ref=JDG_13:23!4|MId=o070130230041|Strong=3863 8 חָפֵ֨ץ חָפֵץ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 ccomp _ Gloss=he.had.desired|Ref=JDG_13:23!5|MId=o070130230051|Strong=2654|Frame=A0:070130230061;|Type=qatal 9 יְהוָ֤ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 8 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JDG_13:23!6|MId=o070130230061|Strong=3068 10-12 לַהֲמִיתֵ֙נוּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_13:23!7|MId=o070130230071|Strong=3807a 11 הֲמִית מוּת VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 8 advcl _ Gloss=kill|Ref=JDG_13:23!7|MId=o070130230072|Strong=4191|Frame=AA:070130230061;A0:070130230073;|Type=infinitive_construct 12 ֵ֙נוּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ Gloss=us|Ref=JDG_13:23!7|MId=o070130230073|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 13 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 14 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_13:23!8|MId=o070130230081|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 14 לָקַ֤ח לָקַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 8 parataxis _ Gloss=he.accepted|Ref=JDG_13:23!9|MId=o070130230091|Strong=3947|Frame=A0:070130230061;A1:070130230111;070130230122;|Type=qatal 15-17 מִיָּדֵ֙נוּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JDG_13:23!10|MId=o070130230101|Strong=4480 16 יָּד יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 14 obl _ Gloss=hand|Ref=JDG_13:23!10|MId=o070130230102|Strong=3027 17 ֵ֙נוּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ Gloss=our|Ref=JDG_13:23!10|MId=o070130230103|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 18 עֹלָ֣ה עֹלָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 14 obj _ Gloss=a.burnt.offering|Ref=JDG_13:23!11|MId=o070130230111|Strong=5930 19-20 וּמִנְחָ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_13:23!12|MId=o070130230121|Strong=2050b 20 מִנְחָ֔ה מִנְחָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 18 conj _ Gloss=a.grain.offering|Ref=JDG_13:23!12|MId=o070130230122|Strong=4503 21-22 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 23 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_13:23!13|MId=o070130230131|Strong=2050b 22 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 23 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_13:23!13|MId=o070130230132|Strong=3808|Type=negative 23-24 הֶרְאָ֖נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הֶרְא רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 8 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=JDG_13:23!14|MId=o070130230141|Strong=7200|Frame=AA:070130230061;A0:070130230142;A1:070130230171;|Type=qatal 24 ָ֖נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ Gloss=showed.us|Ref=JDG_13:23!14|MId=o070130230142|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 25 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JDG_13:23!15|MId=o070130230151|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 26 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 xcomp _ Gloss=all|Ref=JDG_13:23!16|MId=o070130230161|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 27 אֵ֑לֶּה אֵלֶּה DET _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 26 det _ Gloss=these.[things]|Ref=JDG_13:23!17|MId=o070130230171|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative 28-31 וְכָעֵ֕ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 33 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_13:23!18|MId=o070130230181|Strong=2050b 29 כָ כְּ ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=about|Ref=JDG_13:23!18|MId=o070130230182|Strong=3509a 30 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=JDG_13:23!18|MId=o070130230182ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 31 עֵ֕ת עֵת NOUN _ Number=Sing 33 obl _ Gloss=time|Ref=JDG_13:23!18|MId=o070130230183|Strong=6256 32 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 33 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_13:23!19|MId=o070130230191|Strong=3808|Type=negative 33-34 הִשְׁמִיעָ֖נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 הִשְׁמִיע שָׁמַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 8 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=JDG_13:23!20|MId=o070130230201|Strong=8085|Frame=AA:070130230061;A0:070130230202;|Type=qatal 34 ָ֖נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 obj _ Gloss=caused.us.to.hear|Ref=JDG_13:23!20|MId=o070130230202|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 35-36 כָּזֹֽאת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 כָּ כְּ ADP _ _ 36 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=JDG_13:23!21|MId=o070130230211|Strong=3509a 36 זֹֽאת זֹאת PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 33 obl _ Gloss=this|Ref=JDG_13:23!21|MId=o070130230212|Strong=2063|Type=demonstrative 37 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 36 punct _ Ref=JDG_13:23!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | תֹּאמֶר *she said* | wayyiqtol · qal | אִשְׁתּ *wife* | | | | | חָפֵץ *he had desired* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | הֲמִית *kill* | infinitive construct · hiphil | ֵנוּ *us* | | | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | **not** לָקַח *he accepted* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | עֹלָה *a burnt offering* + מִנְחָה *a grain offering* | | | | **not** הֶרְא *he* | qatal · hiphil | ָנוּ *showed us* | אֵלֶּה *these \[things\]* | | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | **not** הִשְׁמִיע *he* | qatal · hiphil | ָנוּ *caused us to hear* | | | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | 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} וַאֲמַרַת לֵיהּ אִתְּתֵיהּ אִלוּ רַעֲוָא קֳדָם יְיָ דִנְמוּת לָא קַבֵּיל מִנָנָא עֲלָתָא וּמִנְחָתָא וְלָא אַחֲזִינָנָא יַת כָּל אִלֵין וּכְעִידַן פּוֹן לָא אַשְׁמְעִינָנָא כַּהֲדָא: 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. [But his wife said unto him: 'If the LORD were pleased to kill us, He would not have received a burnt-offering and a meal-offering at our hand, neither would He have shown us all these things, nor would at this time have told such things as these.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.421/) **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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