--- title: Judges 21:14 — And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women who… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead; and yet so they sufficed them not. Who acts: Benjamin, men. 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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 — Benjamin, men — and what happens in the verse to women, virgins, 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. וַיָּ֤שָׁב בִּנְיָמִן֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר חִיּ֔וּ מִנְּשֵׁ֖י יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד וְלֹֽא־מָצְא֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן׃ [And Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead; and yet so they sufficed them not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.642/) ## 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:606 # text = וַיָּ֤שָׁב בִּנְיָמִן֙ בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֔יא וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ לָהֶם֙ הַנָּשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר חִיּ֔וּ מִנְּשֵׁ֖י יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָ֑ד וְלֹֽא־מָצְא֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם כֵּֽן׃ # verse = JDG.21.14 1-2 וַיָּ֤שָׁב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_21:14!1|MId=o070210140011|Strong=2050b 2 יָּ֤שָׁב שׁוּב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.returned|Ref=JDG_21:14!1|MId=o070210140012|Strong=7725|Frame=A0:070210140021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 בִּנְיָמִן֙ בִּנְיָמִן PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Benjamin|Ref=JDG_21:14!2|MId=o070210140021|Strong=1144 4-6 בָּעֵ֣ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 בָּ בְּ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=at|Ref=JDG_21:14!3|MId=o070210140031|Strong=0871a 5 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 6 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_21:14!3|MId=o070210140031ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 6 עֵ֣ת עֵת NOUN _ Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=time|Ref=JDG_21:14!3|MId=o070210140032|Strong=6256 7-8 הַהִ֔יא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JDG_21:14!4|MId=o070210140041|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 8 הִ֔יא הִיא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 det _ Gloss=that|Ref=JDG_21:14!4|MId=o070210140042|Strong=1931a|Type=personal 9-10 וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_21:14!5|MId=o070210140051|Strong=2050b 10 יִּתְּנ֤וּ נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.gave|Ref=JDG_21:14!5|MId=o070210140052|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:070210130032;A1:070210140072;|Type=wayyiqtol 11-12 לָהֶם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 ל לְ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_21:14!6|MId=o070210140061|Strong=3807a 12 ָהֶם֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=JDG_21:14!6|MId=o070210140062|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 13-14 הַנָּשִׁ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 14 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_21:14!7|MId=o070210140071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 14 נָּשִׁ֔ים אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 10 obj _ Gloss=women|Ref=JDG_21:14!7|MId=o070210140072|Strong=0802 15 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 16 mark _ Gloss=whom|Ref=JDG_21:14!8|MId=o070210140081|Strong=0834|Type=relative 16 חִיּ֔וּ חָיָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 14 acl:relcl _ Gloss=they.had.preserved.alive|Ref=JDG_21:14!9|MId=o070210140091|Strong=2421|Frame=A0:070210130032;A1:070210140072;|Type=qatal 17-18 מִנְּשֵׁ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JDG_21:14!10|MId=o070210140101|Strong=4480 18 נְּשֵׁ֖י אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 16 obl _ Gloss=the.women|Ref=JDG_21:14!10|MId=o070210140102|Strong=0802 19 יָבֵ֣שׁ יָבֵישׁ PROPN _ _ 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of|Ref=JDG_21:14!11|MId=o070210140111 20 גִּלְעָ֑ד _ PROPN _ _ 19 flat:name _ Ref=JDG_21:14!11 21 יָבֵ֣שׁ גִּלְעָד PROPN _ _ 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Jabesh.Gilead|Ref=JDG_21:14!12|MId=o070210140121 22 גִּלְעָ֑ד _ PROPN _ _ 21 flat:name _ Ref=JDG_21:14!12 23-24 וְלֹֽא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_21:14!13|MId=o070210140131|Strong=2050b 24 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 25 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_21:14!13|MId=o070210140132|Strong=3808|Type=negative 25 מָצְא֥וּ מָצָא VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.found|Ref=JDG_21:14!14|MId=o070210140141|Strong=4672|Frame=A0:070210130032;|Type=qatal 26-27 לָהֶ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 ל לְ ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=JDG_21:14!15|MId=o070210140151|Strong=3807a 27 ָהֶ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=JDG_21:14!15|MId=o070210140152|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 28 כֵּֽן כֵּן ADV _ _ 25 advmod _ Gloss=so|Ref=JDG_21:14!16|MId=o070210140161|Strong=3651|Type=demonstrative|SpaceAfter=No 29 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 28 punct _ Ref=JDG_21:14!16 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יָּשָׁב *it returned* | wayyiqtol · qal | בִּנְיָמִן *Benjamin* | | | | | יִּתְּנוּ *they gave* | wayyiqtol · qal | | נָּשִׁים *women* | | | | חִיּוּ *they had preserved alive* | qatal · piel | | נָּשִׁים *women* | | | | **not** מָצְאוּ *they found* | qatal · qal | | | | | 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} וְתָבוּ בְנֵי בִנְיָמִין בְּעִידָנָא הַהִיא וִיהָבוּ לְהוֹן נְשִׁין דְקַיְמוּ מִנְשֵׁי יָבֵשׁ גִלְעָד וְלָא סַפִּיקוּ לְהוֹן כֵּן: 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 Benjamin returned at that time; and they gave them the women whom they had saved alive of the women of Jabesh-gilead; and yet so they sufficed them not.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.642/) **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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