--- title: Judges 16:9 — Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber. And she said unto him: 'The Philistines are upon thee, Samson.' And he broke the bowstrings as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire. So his strength was not known. Who acts: strength, liers, Philistines, man. 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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 — strength, liers, Philistines, man, string — and what happens in the verse to liers, wait, inner chamber, bowstrings, string, fire, 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. וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב יֹשֵׁ֥ב לָהּ֙ בַּחֶ֔דֶר וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיְנַתֵּק֙ אֶת־הַיְתָרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִנָּתֵ֤ק פְּתִֽיל־הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ אֵ֔שׁ וְלֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע כֹּחֽוֹ׃ [Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.476/) [And she said unto him: 'The Philistines are upon thee, Samson.' And he broke the bowstrings as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.477/) [So his strength was not known.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.478/) ## 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:448 # text = וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב יֹשֵׁ֥ב לָהּ֙ בַּחֶ֔דֶר וַתֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֔יו פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים עָלֶ֖יךָ שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן וַיְנַתֵּק֙ אֶת־הַיְתָרִ֔ים כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִנָּתֵ֤ק פְּתִֽיל־הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ אֵ֔שׁ וְלֹ֥א נוֹדַ֖ע כֹּחֽוֹ׃ # verse = JDG.16.9 1-3 וְהָאֹרֵ֗ב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_16:9!1|MId=o070160090011|Strong=2050b 2 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 3 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_16:9!1|MId=o070160090012|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 3 אֹרֵ֗ב אָרַב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ Gloss=ambusher|Ref=JDG_16:9!1|MId=o070160090013|Strong=0693|Type=participle_active 4 יֹשֵׁ֥ב יָשַׁב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=[was].sitting|Ref=JDG_16:9!2|MId=o070160090021|Strong=3427|Frame=A0:070160090013;|Type=participle_active 5-6 לָהּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 ל לְ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=JDG_16:9!3|MId=o070160090031|Strong=3807a 6 ָהּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ Gloss=her|Ref=JDG_16:9!3|MId=o070160090032|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 7-9 בַּחֶ֔דֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=JDG_16:9!4|MId=o070160090041|Strong=0871a 8 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_16:9!4|MId=o070160090041ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 חֶ֔דֶר חֶדֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=chamber|Ref=JDG_16:9!4|MId=o070160090042|Strong=2315 10-11 וַתֹּ֣אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_16:9!5|MId=o070160090051|Strong=2050b 11 תֹּ֣אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=she.said|Ref=JDG_16:9!5|MId=o070160090052|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070160060021;|Type=wayyiqtol 12-13 אֵלָ֔יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 אֵלָ֔י אֶל ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_16:9!6|MId=o070160090061|Strong=0413 13 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=JDG_16:9!6|MId=o070160090062|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 14 פְּלִשְׁתִּ֥ים פְּלִשְׁתִּי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 16 nsubj _ Gloss=[the].Philistines|Ref=JDG_16:9!7|MId=o070160090071|Strong=6430|Type=gentilic 15-16 עָלֶ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 עָלֶ֖י עַל ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=[are].on|Ref=JDG_16:9!8|MId=o070160090081|Strong=5921 16 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 ccomp _ Gloss=you|Ref=JDG_16:9!8|MId=o070160090082|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 17 שִׁמְשׁ֑וֹן שִׁמְשׁוֹן PROPN _ _ 16 parataxis _ Gloss=O.Samson|Ref=JDG_16:9!9|MId=o070160090091|Strong=8123 18-19 וַיְנַתֵּק֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_16:9!10|MId=o070160090101|Strong=2050b 19 יְנַתֵּק֙ נָתַק VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=he.tore.apart|Ref=JDG_16:9!10|MId=o070160090102|Strong=5423|Frame=A0:070160070031;A1:070160090122;|Type=wayyiqtol 20 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JDG_16:9!11|MId=o070160090111|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 21-22 הַיְתָרִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 22 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_16:9!12|MId=o070160090121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 22 יְתָרִ֔ים יֶתֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 19 obj _ Gloss=cords|Ref=JDG_16:9!12|MId=o070160090122|Strong=3499a 23-24 כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 19 obl _ Gloss=just|Ref=JDG_16:9!13|MId=o070160090131|Strong=3509a 24 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 25 mark _ Gloss=as|Ref=JDG_16:9!13|MId=o070160090132|Strong=0834|Type=relative 25 יִנָּתֵ֤ק נָתַק VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 23 acl:relcl _ Gloss=it.is.torn.apart|Ref=JDG_16:9!14|MId=o070160090141|Strong=5423|Frame=A1:070160090151;|Type=yiqtol 26 פְּתִֽיל־ פָּתִיל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ Gloss=(the).cord|Ref=JDG_16:9!15|MId=o070160090151|Strong=6616|SpaceAfter=No 27-28 הַנְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 28 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=JDG_16:9!16|MId=o070160090161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 28 נְּעֹ֙רֶת֙ נְעֹרֶת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 26 compound:smixut _ Gloss=tow|Ref=JDG_16:9!16|MId=o070160090162|Strong=5296 29-31 בַּהֲרִיח֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=when|Ref=JDG_16:9!17|MId=o070160090171|Strong=0871a 30 הֲרִיח רוח VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 25 advcl _ Gloss=smells|Ref=JDG_16:9!17|MId=o070160090172|Strong=7306a|Frame=AA:070160090173;A0:070160090181;|Type=infinitive_construct 31 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ Gloss=it|Ref=JDG_16:9!17|MId=o070160090173|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 32 אֵ֔שׁ אֵשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 30 obj _ Gloss=fire|Ref=JDG_16:9!18|MId=o070160090181|Strong=0784 33-34 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 35 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_16:9!19|MId=o070160090191|Strong=2050b 34 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 35 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_16:9!19|MId=o070160090192|Strong=3808|Type=negative 35 נוֹדַ֖ע יָדַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=it.was.known|Ref=JDG_16:9!20|MId=o070160090201|Strong=3045|Frame=A1:070160090211;|Type=qatal 36-37 כֹּחֽוֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 כֹּח כֹּחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ Gloss=strength|Ref=JDG_16:9!21|MId=o070160090211|Strong=3581 37 ֽוֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=JDG_16:9!21|MId=o070160090212|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 38 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 37 punct _ Ref=JDG_16:9!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹשֵׁב *\[was\] sitting* | participle active · qal | אֹרֵב *ambusher* | | | | | תֹּאמֶר *she said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | יְנַתֵּק *he tore apart* | wayyiqtol · piel | | יְתָרִים *cords* | | | | יִנָּתֵק *it is torn apart* | yiqtol · niphal | | פְּתִֽיל־ *(the) cord* | | | | הֲרִיח *smells* | infinitive construct · hiphil | אֵשׁ *fire* | | | וֹ *it* | | **not** נוֹדַע *it was known* | qatal · niphal | | כֹּח *strength* | | | 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} וּכְמָנָא יְתַב לָהּ בְּאִדְרוֹן בֵּית מִשְׁכְּבָא וַאֲמַרַת לֵיהּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲתוֹ עֲלָךְ שִׁמְשׁוֹן וּפְסַק יַת יְתָרַיָא כְּמָא דְמִתְפְּסַק חוּטָא דְכִתָּנָא דַאֲרַח בֵיהּ נוּרָא וְלָא אִתְיְדַע חֵילֵיהּ: 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. [Now she had liers-in-wait abiding in the inner chamber.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.476/) 2. [And she said unto him: 'The Philistines are upon thee, Samson.' And he broke the bowstrings as a string of tow is broken when it toucheth the fire.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.477/) 3. [So his strength was not known.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.478/) **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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