--- title: Judges 14:12 — And Samson said unto them: 'Let me now put forth a riddle unto you;… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Samson said unto them: 'Let me now put forth a riddle unto you; if ye can declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment; Who acts: Samson, me, ye, I. 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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 — Samson, me, ye, I, raiment — and what happens in the verse to me, riddle, feast, thirty linen garments, you, 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. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אָחֽוּדָה־נָּ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִידָ֑ה אִם־הַגֵּ֣ד תַּגִּידוּ֩ אוֹתָ֨הּ לִ֜י שִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים חֲלִפֹ֥ת בְּגָדִֽים׃ [And Samson said unto them: 'Let me now put forth a riddle unto you; if ye can declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.436/) ## 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:411 # text = וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן אָחֽוּדָה־נָּ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִידָ֑ה אִם־הַגֵּ֣ד תַּגִּידוּ֩ אוֹתָ֨הּ לִ֜י שִׁבְעַ֨ת יְמֵ֤י הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם וְנָתַתִּ֤י לָכֶם֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים סְדִינִ֔ים וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים חֲלִפֹ֥ת בְּגָדִֽים׃ # verse = JDG.14.12 1-2 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:12!1|MId=o070140120011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֤אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=JDG_14:12!1|MId=o070140120012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070140120031;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 לָהֶם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 ל לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:12!2|MId=o070140120021|Strong=3807a 4 ָהֶם֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=JDG_14:12!2|MId=o070140120022|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 5 שִׁמְשׁ֔וֹן שִׁמְשׁוֹן PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Samson|Ref=JDG_14:12!3|MId=o070140120031|Strong=8123 6 אָחֽוּדָה־ חוּד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 2 ccomp _ Gloss=let.me.ask.a.riddle|Ref=JDG_14:12!4|MId=o070140120041|Strong=2330|Frame=A0:070140120031;A1:070140120071;|Type=cohortative|SpaceAfter=No 7 נָּ֥א נָא INTJ _ _ 6 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=JDG_14:12!5|MId=o070140120051|Strong=4994|Type=interjection 8-9 לָכֶ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 ל לְ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:12!6|MId=o070140120061|Strong=3807a 9 ָכֶ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JDG_14:12!6|MId=o070140120062|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 10 חִידָ֑ה חִידָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 obj _ Gloss=a.riddle|Ref=JDG_14:12!7|MId=o070140120071|Strong=2420 11 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 13 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=JDG_14:12!8|MId=o070140120081|Strong=0518|SpaceAfter=No 12 הַגֵּ֣ד נָגַד VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 13 obl:npmod _ Gloss=actually.(tell)|Ref=JDG_14:12!9|MId=o070140120091|Strong=5046|Type=infinitive_absolute 13 תַּגִּידוּ֩ נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=2 25 advcl _ Gloss=you.will.tell|Ref=JDG_14:12!10|MId=o070140120101|Strong=5046|Frame=AA:070140110061;A0:070140120112;|Type=yiqtol 14-15 אוֹתָ֨הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 אוֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=|Ref=JDG_14:12!11|MId=o070140120111|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 15 ָ֨הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ Gloss=it|Ref=JDG_14:12!11|MId=o070140120112|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 16-17 לִ֜י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 ל לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:12!12|MId=o070140120121|Strong=3807a 17 ִ֜י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ Gloss=me|Ref=JDG_14:12!12|MId=o070140120122|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 18 שִׁבְעַ֨ת שֶׁבַע NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 nummod _ Gloss=the.seven|Ref=JDG_14:12!13|MId=o070140120131|Strong=7651|Type=cardinal_number 19 יְמֵ֤י יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 13 obl _ Gloss=the.days|Ref=JDG_14:12!14|MId=o070140120141|Strong=3117 20-21 הַמִּשְׁתֶּה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 21 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=JDG_14:12!15|MId=o070140120151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 21 מִּשְׁתֶּה֙ מִשְׁתֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.feast|Ref=JDG_14:12!15|MId=o070140120152|Strong=4960 22-23 וּמְצָאתֶ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 23 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:12!16|MId=o070140120161|Strong=2050b 23 מְצָאתֶ֔ם מָצָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2 13 conj _ Gloss=you.will.find.[it].out|Ref=JDG_14:12!16|MId=o070140120162|Strong=4672|Frame=A0:070140110061;|Type=qatal 24-25 וְנָתַתִּ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:12!17|MId=o070140120171|Strong=2050b 25 נָתַתִּ֤י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 6 parataxis _ Gloss=I.will.give|Ref=JDG_14:12!17|MId=o070140120172|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:070140120031;A1:070140120201;070140120221;|Type=weqatal 26-27 לָכֶם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 ל לְ ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:12!18|MId=o070140120181|Strong=3807a 27 ָכֶם֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JDG_14:12!18|MId=o070140120182|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 28 שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים שָׁלֹשׁ NUM _ Number=Plur 29 nummod _ Gloss=thirty|Ref=JDG_14:12!19|MId=o070140120191|Strong=7970|Type=cardinal_number 29 סְדִינִ֔ים סָדִין NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 25 obj _ Gloss=linen.garments|Ref=JDG_14:12!20|MId=o070140120201|Strong=5466 30-31 וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 32 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:12!21|MId=o070140120211|Strong=2050b 31 שְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים שָׁלֹשׁ NUM _ Number=Plur 32 nummod _ Gloss=thirty|Ref=JDG_14:12!21|MId=o070140120212|Strong=7970|Type=cardinal_number 32 חֲלִפֹ֥ת חֲלִיפָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 29 conj _ Gloss=changes|Ref=JDG_14:12!22|MId=o070140120221|Strong=2487 33 בְּגָדִֽים בֶּגֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 32 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.garments|Ref=JDG_14:12!23|MId=o070140120231|Strong=0899|SpaceAfter=No 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=JDG_14:12!23 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - hedged: yes (נָא) - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *Samson* | | | | | אָחֽוּדָה־ *let me ask a riddle* | cohortative · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *Samson* | חִידָה *a riddle* | | | | תַּגִּידוּ *you will tell* | yiqtol · hiphil | ָהּ *it* | | | | | מְצָאתֶם *you will find \[it\] out* | qatal · qal | | | | | | נָתַתִּי *I will give* | weqatal · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *Samson* | סְדִינִים *linen garments* + חֲלִפֹת *changes* | | | 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} וַאֲמַר לְהוֹן שִׁמְשׁוֹן אֵיחוּד כְּעַן לְכוֹן חוּדִיתָא אִם חַוָאָה תְחַווּן יָתָהּ לִי שַׁבְעַת יוֹמֵי מִשְׁתַּיָא וְתַשְׁכְּחוּן וְאֶתֵּן לְכוֹן תְּלָתִין פִּלְדָסִין וּתְלָתִין אִצְטָלַוָן דִלְבוּשָׁא: 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 Samson said unto them: 'Let me now put forth a riddle unto you; if ye can declare it me within the seven days of the feast, and find it out, then I will give you thirty linen garments and thirty changes of raiment;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.436/) **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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