--- title: Judges 16:28 — And Samson called unto the LORD, and said: 'O Lord GOD, remember me,… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Samson called unto the LORD, and said: 'O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this once, O God, that I may be this once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.' Who acts: Samson, 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, I — and what happens in the verse to me, Thee, I, 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. וַיִּקְרָ֥א שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֡ה זָכְרֵ֣נִי נָא֩ וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי נָ֜א אַ֣ךְ הַפַּ֤עַם הַזֶּה֙ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאִנָּקְמָ֧ה נְקַם־אַחַ֛ת מִשְּׁתֵ֥י עֵינַ֖י מִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ [And Samson called unto the LORD, and said: 'O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this once, O God, that I may be this once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.498/) ## 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:467 # text = וַיִּקְרָ֥א שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה וַיֹּאמַ֑ר אֲדֹנָ֣י יֱהֹוִ֡ה זָכְרֵ֣נִי נָא֩ וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי נָ֜א אַ֣ךְ הַפַּ֤עַם הַזֶּה֙ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאִנָּקְמָ֧ה נְקַם־אַחַ֛ת מִשְּׁתֵ֥י עֵינַ֖י מִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ # verse = JDG.16.28 1-2 וַיִּקְרָ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_16:28!1|MId=o070160280011|Strong=2050b 2 יִּקְרָ֥א קָרָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.called.out|Ref=JDG_16:28!1|MId=o070160280012|Strong=7121|Frame=A0:070160280021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 שִׁמְשׁ֛וֹן שִׁמְשׁוֹן PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Samson|Ref=JDG_16:28!2|MId=o070160280021|Strong=8123 4 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_16:28!3|MId=o070160280031|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 5 יְהוָ֖ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 2 obl _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JDG_16:28!4|MId=o070160280041|Strong=3068 6-7 וַיֹּאמַ֑ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 7 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_16:28!5|MId=o070160280051|Strong=2050b 7 יֹּאמַ֑ר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=JDG_16:28!5|MId=o070160280052|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070160280021;|Type=wayyiqtol 8-9 אֲדֹנָ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 אֲדֹנ אֲדֹנָי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 11 dislocated _ Gloss=Lord|Ref=JDG_16:28!6|MId=o070160280061|Strong=0136 9 ָ֣י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JDG_16:28!6|MId=o070160280062|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 10 יֱהֹוִ֡ה יְהֹוִה PROPN _ _ 8 appos _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JDG_16:28!7|MId=o070160280071|Strong=3069 11-12 זָכְרֵ֣נִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 זָכְר זָכַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 7 ccomp _ Gloss=remember|Ref=JDG_16:28!8|MId=o070160280081|Strong=2142|Frame=A0:070160280061;A1:070160280082;|Type=imperative 12 ֵ֣נִי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ Gloss=me|Ref=JDG_16:28!8|MId=o070160280082|Strong=5204a|Type=pronominal 13 נָא֩ נָא INTJ _ _ 11 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=JDG_16:28!9|MId=o070160280091|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 14-16 וְחַזְּקֵ֨נִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_16:28!10|MId=o070160280101|Strong=2050b 15 חַזְּק חָזַק VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=2 11 conj _ Gloss=strengthen|Ref=JDG_16:28!10|MId=o070160280102|Strong=2388|Frame=A0:070160280152;A1:070160280103;|Type=imperative 16 ֵ֨נִי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ Gloss=me|Ref=JDG_16:28!10|MId=o070160280103|Strong=5204a|Type=pronominal 17 נָ֜א נָא INTJ _ _ 15 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=JDG_16:28!11|MId=o070160280111|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 18 אַ֣ךְ אַךְ ADV _ _ 20 advmod _ Gloss=only|Ref=JDG_16:28!12|MId=o070160280121|Strong=0389|Type=affirmation 19-20 הַפַּ֤עַם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_16:28!13|MId=o070160280131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 פַּ֤עַם פַּעַם NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 15 obl _ Gloss=time|Ref=JDG_16:28!13|MId=o070160280132|Strong=6471 21-22 הַזֶּה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 22 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JDG_16:28!14|MId=o070160280141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 22 זֶּה֙ זֶה DET _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 20 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=JDG_16:28!14|MId=o070160280142|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 23-24 הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=O|Ref=JDG_16:28!15|MId=o070160280151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 parataxis _ Gloss=God|Ref=JDG_16:28!15|MId=o070160280152|Strong=0430 25-26 וְאִנָּקְמָ֧ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=so|Ref=JDG_16:28!16|MId=o070160280161|Strong=2050b 26 אִנָּקְמָ֧ה נָקַם VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 11 conj _ Gloss=that.I.may.avenge.myself|Ref=JDG_16:28!16|MId=o070160280162|Strong=5358|Frame=A0:070160280021;|Type=yiqtol 27 נְקַם־ נָקָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 obl _ Gloss=vengeance|Ref=JDG_16:28!17|MId=o070160280171|Strong=5359|SpaceAfter=No 28 אַחַ֛ת אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 27 nummod _ Gloss=of.one|Ref=JDG_16:28!18|MId=o070160280181|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 29-30 מִשְּׁתֵ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=JDG_16:28!19|MId=o070160280191|Strong=4480 30 שְּׁתֵ֥י שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 31 nummod _ Gloss=the.two|Ref=JDG_16:28!19|MId=o070160280192|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 31-32 עֵינַ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 עֵינ עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 26 obl _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=JDG_16:28!20|MId=o070160280201|Strong=5869 32 ַ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=JDG_16:28!20|MId=o070160280202|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 33-34 מִפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=from.[the]|Ref=JDG_16:28!21|MId=o070160280211|Strong=4480 34 פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים פְּלִשְׁתִּי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 26 obl _ Gloss=Philistines|Ref=JDG_16:28!21|MId=o070160280212|Strong=6430|Type=gentilic 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=JDG_16:28!21 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִּקְרָא *he called out* | wayyiqtol · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *Samson* | | | | | יֹּאמַר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *Samson* | | | | | זָכְר *remember* | imperative · qal | אֲדֹנ *Lord* | ֵנִי *me* | | | | חַזְּק *strengthen* | imperative · piel | אֱלֹהִים *God* | ֵנִי *me* | | | | אִנָּקְמָה *that I may avenge myself* | yiqtol · niphal | שִׁמְשׁוֹן *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} וְצַלִי שִׁמְשׁוֹן קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲמַר יְיָ אֱלֹהִים יֵיעוּל דָכְרָנִי קֳדָמָךְ וְתַקֵפְנִי כְעַן בְּרַם זִמְנָא הָדָא יְיָ וְאִתְפְּרַע פּוּרְעָנוּתָא חָדָא מִתַּרְתֵּי עֵינַי דְנַקְרוּ לִי פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי: 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 called unto the LORD, and said: 'O Lord GOD, remember me, I pray Thee, and strengthen me, I pray Thee, only this once, O God, that I may be this once avenged of the Philistines for my two eyes.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.498/) **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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