--- title: Judges 14:16 — And Samson's wife wept before him, and said: 'Thou dost but hate me,… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Samson's wife wept before him, and said: 'Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and wilt thou not tell it me?' And he said unto her: 'Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?' Who acts: wife, thou, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG.14.16/) [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/) / [Judges](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG/) / [chapter 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG/14/) / 14:16 # Judges 14:16 שֹׁפְטִים **Who acts:** wife, thou, Samson, I · **What happens:** weep, say, hate, not love, put, not tell · **To what, where:** me, riddle, father, thee · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is Judges 14:16 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 — wife, thou, Samson, I — and what happens in the verse to me, riddle, father, thee, 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. וַתֵּבְךְּ֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן עָלָ֗יו וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ רַק־שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ וְלֹ֣א אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי הַֽחִידָ֥ה חַ֙דְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמִּ֔י וְלִ֖י לֹ֣א הִגַּ֑דְתָּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֗הּ הִנֵּ֨ה לְאָבִ֧י וּלְאִמִּ֛י לֹ֥א הִגַּ֖דְתִּי וְלָ֥ךְ אַגִּֽיד׃ [And Samson's wife wept before him, and said: 'Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and wilt thou not tell it me?' And he said unto her: 'Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.441/) ## 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:415 # text = וַתֵּבְךְּ֩ אֵ֨שֶׁת שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן עָלָ֗יו וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ רַק־שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ וְלֹ֣א אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי הַֽחִידָ֥ה חַ֙דְתָּ֙ לִבְנֵ֣י עַמִּ֔י וְלִ֖י לֹ֣א הִגַּ֑דְתָּה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָ֗הּ הִנֵּ֨ה לְאָבִ֧י וּלְאִמִּ֛י לֹ֥א הִגַּ֖דְתִּי וְלָ֥ךְ אַגִּֽיד׃ # verse = JDG.14.16 1-2 וַתֵּבְךְּ֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:16!1|MId=o070140160011|Strong=2050b 2 תֵּבְךְּ֩ בָּכָה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=she.wept|Ref=JDG_14:16!1|MId=o070140160012|Strong=1058|Frame=A0:070140160021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 אֵ֨שֶׁת אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=the.wife|Ref=JDG_14:16!2|MId=o070140160021|Strong=0802 4 שִׁמְשׁ֜וֹן שִׁמְשׁוֹן PROPN _ _ 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Samson|Ref=JDG_14:16!3|MId=o070140160031|Strong=8123 5-6 עָלָ֗יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 עָלָ֗י עַל ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=JDG_14:16!4|MId=o070140160041|Strong=5921 6 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=JDG_14:16!4|MId=o070140160042|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 7-8 וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 8 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:16!5|MId=o070140160051|Strong=2050b 8 תֹּ֙אמֶר֙ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.said|Ref=JDG_14:16!5|MId=o070140160052|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070140160021;|Type=wayyiqtol 9 רַק־ רַק ADV _ _ 10 advmod _ Gloss=only|Ref=JDG_14:16!6|MId=o070140160061|Strong=7535|Type=affirmation|SpaceAfter=No 10-11 שְׂנֵאתַ֙נִי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 שְׂנֵאתַ֙ שָׂנֵא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 8 ccomp _ Gloss=you|Ref=JDG_14:16!7|MId=o070140160071|Strong=8130|Frame=A0:070140160031;A1:070140160072;|Type=qatal 11 נִי֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ Gloss=hate.me|Ref=JDG_14:16!7|MId=o070140160072|Strong=5204a|Type=pronominal 12-13 וְלֹ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 14 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:16!8|MId=o070140160081|Strong=2050b 13 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 14 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_14:16!8|MId=o070140160082|Strong=3808|Type=negative 14-15 אֲהַבְתָּ֔נִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 אֲהַבְתָּ֔ אָהֵב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 10 conj _ Gloss=you|Ref=JDG_14:16!9|MId=o070140160091|Strong=0157|Frame=A0:070140160031;A1:070140160092;|Type=qatal 15 נִי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ Gloss=love.me|Ref=JDG_14:16!9|MId=o070140160092|Strong=5204a|Type=pronominal 16-17 הַֽחִידָ֥ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 הַֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 17 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_14:16!10|MId=o070140160101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 17 חִידָ֥ה חִידָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 18 obj _ Gloss=riddle|Ref=JDG_14:16!10|MId=o070140160102|Strong=2420 18 חַ֙דְתָּ֙ חוּד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 10 parataxis _ Gloss=you.have.asked.the.riddle|Ref=JDG_14:16!11|MId=o070140160111|Strong=2330|Frame=A0:070140160031;A1:070140160102;|Type=qatal 19-20 לִבְנֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:16!12|MId=o070140160121|Strong=3807a 20 בְנֵ֣י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 18 obl _ Gloss=the.sons|Ref=JDG_14:16!12|MId=o070140160122|Strong=1121 21-22 עַמִּ֔י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 עַמּ עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=my.people|Ref=JDG_14:16!13|MId=o070140160131|Strong=5971 22 ִ֔י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JDG_14:16!13|MId=o070140160132|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 23-25 וְלִ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:16!14|MId=o070140160141|Strong=2050b 24 ל לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:16!14|MId=o070140160142|Strong=3807a 25 ִ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ Gloss=me|Ref=JDG_14:16!14|MId=o070140160143|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 26 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 27 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_14:16!15|MId=o070140160151|Strong=3808|Type=negative 27 הִגַּ֑דְתָּה נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 10 conj _ Gloss=you.have.told|Ref=JDG_14:16!16|MId=o070140160161|Strong=5046|Frame=A0:070140160031;|Type=qatal 28-29 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:16!17|MId=o070140160171|Strong=2050b 29 יֹּ֣אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=JDG_14:16!17|MId=o070140160172|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070140160031;|Type=wayyiqtol 30-31 לָ֗הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 ל לְ ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:16!18|MId=o070140160181|Strong=3807a 31 ָ֗הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ Gloss=her|Ref=JDG_14:16!18|MId=o070140160182|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 32 הִנֵּ֨ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 29 ccomp _ Gloss=here!|Ref=JDG_14:16!19|MId=o070140160191|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 33-35 לְאָבִ֧י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:16!20|MId=o070140160201|Strong=3807a 34 אָב אָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 41 obl _ Gloss=father|Ref=JDG_14:16!20|MId=o070140160202|Strong=0001 35 ִ֧י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JDG_14:16!20|MId=o070140160203|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 36-39 וּלְאִמִּ֛י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 38 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:16!21|MId=o070140160211|Strong=2050b 37 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:16!21|MId=o070140160212|Strong=3807a 38 אִמּ אֵם NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 34 conj _ Gloss=mother|Ref=JDG_14:16!21|MId=o070140160213|Strong=0517 39 ִ֛י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JDG_14:16!21|MId=o070140160214|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 40 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 41 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_14:16!22|MId=o070140160221|Strong=3808|Type=negative 41 הִגַּ֖דְתִּי נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=1 32 parataxis _ Gloss=I.have.told|Ref=JDG_14:16!23|MId=o070140160231|Strong=5046|Frame=A0:070140160031;|Type=qatal 42-44 וְלָ֥ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 45 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_14:16!24|MId=o070140160241|Strong=2050b 43 ל לְ ADP _ _ 44 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_14:16!24|MId=o070140160242|Strong=3807a 44 ָ֥ךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 45 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JDG_14:16!24|MId=o070140160243|Strong=3509c|Type=pronominal 45 אַגִּֽיד נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=1 32 conj _ Gloss=will.I.tell?|Ref=JDG_14:16!25|MId=o070140160251|Strong=5046|Frame=A0:070140160031;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 46 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 45 punct _ Ref=JDG_14:16!25 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | תֵּבְךְּ *she wept* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֵשֶׁת *the wife* | | | | | תֹּאמֶר *she said* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֵשֶׁת *the wife* | | | | | שְׂנֵאתַ *you* | qatal · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *of Samson* | נִי *hate me* | | | | **not** אֲהַבְתָּ *you* | qatal · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *of Samson* | נִי *love me* | | | | חַדְתָּ *you have asked the riddle* | qatal · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *of Samson* | חִידָה *riddle* | | | | **not** הִגַּדְתָּה *you have told* | qatal · hiphil | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *of Samson* | | | | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *of Samson* | | | | | **not** הִגַּדְתִּי *I have told* | qatal · hiphil | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *of Samson* | | | | | אַגִּֽיד *will I tell?* | yiqtol · hiphil | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *of Samson* | | | | 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} וּבְכַת אִתַּת שִׁמְשׁוֹן עֲלוֹהִי וַאֲמַרַת לְחוֹד שְׂנֵאתַנִי וְלָא רְחַמְתָּנִי חוּדְתָּא חַדְתָּא לִבְנֵי עַמִי וְלִי לָא חֲוֵיתָא וַאֲמַר לָהּ הָא לְאַבָּא וּלְאִמָא לָא חֲוֵיתִי וְלִיךְ אֵכְדֵין אֲחַוֵי: 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's wife wept before him, and said: 'Thou dost but hate me, and lovest me not; thou hast put forth a riddle unto the children of my people, and wilt thou not tell it me?' And he said unto her: 'Behold, I have not told it my father nor my mother, and shall I tell thee?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.441/) **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:JDG:415`. - ← previous: [Judges 14:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG.14.15/) - next →: [Judges 14:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG.14.17/) - ↑ back to [Judges 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG/14/)