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title: Judges 21:5 — And the children of Israel said: 'Who is there among all the tribes… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And the children of Israel said: 'Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto the LORD?' For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto the LORD to Mizpah, saying: 'He shall surely be put to death.' Who acts: children, tribes, great oath. Ju
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# Judges 21:5 שֹׁפְטִים

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**Who acts:** children, tribes, great oath · **What happens:** say, be, not come up, make, put · **To what, where:** there, assembly, great oath, Mizpah, LORD · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Judges 21:5 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 — children, tribes, great oath — and what happens in the verse to there, assembly, great oath, Mizpah, LORD, 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.

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וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־עָלָ֧ה בַקָּהָ֛ל מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּי֩ הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה הָיְתָ֗ה לַ֠אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָלָ֨ה אֶל־יְהוָ֧ה הַמִּצְפָּ֛ה לֵאמֹ֖ר מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃

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[And the children of Israel said: 'Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto the LORD?' For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto the LORD to Mizpah, saying: 'He shall surely be put to death.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.633/)

## The tree {#tree}

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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:597
# text = וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִ֠י אֲשֶׁ֨ר לֹא־עָלָ֧ה בַקָּהָ֛ל מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה כִּי֩ הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה הָיְתָ֗ה לַ֠אֲשֶׁר לֹא־עָלָ֨ה אֶל־יְהוָ֧ה הַמִּצְפָּ֛ה לֵאמֹ֖ר מ֥וֹת יוּמָֽת׃
# verse = JDG.21.5
1-2	וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_21:5!1|MId=o070210050011|Strong=2050b
2	יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙	אָמַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=they.said|Ref=JDG_21:5!1|MId=o070210050012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070210050021;|Type=wayyiqtol
3	בְּנֵ֣י	בֵּן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	Gloss=the.people|Ref=JDG_21:5!2|MId=o070210050021|Strong=1121
4	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	יִשְׂרָאֵל	PROPN	_	_	3	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=JDG_21:5!3|MId=o070210050031|Strong=3478
5	מִ֠י	מִי	PRON	_	PronType=Int	2	ccomp	_	Gloss=who?|Ref=JDG_21:5!4|MId=o070210050041|Strong=4310|Type=interrogative
6	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	8	mark	_	Gloss=[is.the.one].who|Ref=JDG_21:5!5|MId=o070210050051|Strong=0834|Type=relative
7	לֹא־	לֹא	ADV	_	_	8	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_21:5!6|MId=o070210050061|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No
8	עָלָ֧ה	עָלָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	5	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=he.went.up|Ref=JDG_21:5!7|MId=o070210050071|Strong=5927|Frame=A0:;|Type=qatal
9-11	בַקָּהָ֛ל	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	בַ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	11	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=JDG_21:5!8|MId=o070210050081|Strong=0871a
10	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	11	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_21:5!8|MId=o070210050081ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
11	קָּהָ֛ל	קָהָל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	8	obl	_	Gloss=assembly|Ref=JDG_21:5!8|MId=o070210050082|Strong=6951
12-13	מִכָּל־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	13	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=JDG_21:5!9|MId=o070210050091|Strong=4480
13	כָּל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	8	obl	_	Gloss=all|Ref=JDG_21:5!9|MId=o070210050092|Strong=3605
14	שִׁבְטֵ֥י	שֵׁבֶט	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	13	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.tribes|Ref=JDG_21:5!10|MId=o070210050101|Strong=7626
15	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	יִשְׂרָאֵל	PROPN	_	_	14	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=JDG_21:5!11|MId=o070210050111|Strong=3478
16	אֶל־	אֶל	ADP	_	_	17	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_21:5!12|MId=o070210050121|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No
17	יְהוָ֑ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	8	obl	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JDG_21:5!13|MId=o070210050131|Strong=3068
18	כִּי֩	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	24	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=JDG_21:5!14|MId=o070210050141|Strong=3588
19-20	הַשְּׁבוּעָ֨ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	20	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=JDG_21:5!15|MId=o070210050151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
20	שְּׁבוּעָ֨ה	שְׁבוּעָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	24	nsubj	_	Gloss=oath|Ref=JDG_21:5!15|MId=o070210050152|Strong=7621
21-22	הַגְּדוֹלָ֜ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	22	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=JDG_21:5!16|MId=o070210050161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
22	גְּדוֹלָ֜ה	גָּדוֹל	ADJ	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	20	amod	_	Gloss=great|Ref=JDG_21:5!16|MId=o070210050162|Strong=1419|Type=adjective
23	הָיְתָ֗ה	הָיָה	AUX	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	24	cop	_	Gloss=it.was|Ref=JDG_21:5!17|MId=o070210050171|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:070210050152;|Type=qatal
24-25	לַ֠אֲשֶׁר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
24	לַ֠	לְ	ADP	_	_	5	advcl	_	Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_21:5!18|MId=o070210050181|Strong=3807a
25	אֲשֶׁר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	27	mark	_	Gloss=[the.one].who|Ref=JDG_21:5!18|MId=o070210050182|Strong=0834|Type=relative
26	לֹא־	לֹא	ADV	_	_	27	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_21:5!19|MId=o070210050191|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No
27	עָלָ֨ה	עָלָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	24	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=he.went.up|Ref=JDG_21:5!20|MId=o070210050201|Strong=5927|Frame=A0:;|Type=qatal
28	אֶל־	אֶל	ADP	_	_	29	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=JDG_21:5!21|MId=o070210050211|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No
29	יְהוָ֧ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	27	obl	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JDG_21:5!22|MId=o070210050221|Strong=3068
30-31	הַמִּצְפָּ֛ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
30	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	31	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=JDG_21:5!23|MId=o070210050231|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
31	מִּצְפָּ֛ה	מִצְפָּה	PROPN	_	_	27	obl	_	Gloss=Mizpah|Ref=JDG_21:5!23|MId=o070210050232|Strong=4709
32-33	לֵאמֹ֖ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
32	לֵ	לְ	ADP	_	ExtPos=SCONJ	35	mark	_	Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=JDG_21:5!24|MId=o070210050241|Strong=3807a
33	אמֹ֖ר	אָמַר	VERB	_	HebBinyan=QAL	32	fixed	_	Gloss=|Ref=JDG_21:5!24|MId=o070210050242|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:070210050152;A1:070210050261;|Type=infinitive_construct
34	מ֥וֹת	מוּת	VERB	_	HebBinyan=QAL	35	obl:npmod	_	Gloss=surely.(die)|Ref=JDG_21:5!25|MId=o070210050251|Strong=4191|Type=infinitive_absolute
35	יוּמָֽת	מוּת	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HOPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	24	advcl	_	Gloss=he.will.be.put.to.death|Ref=JDG_21:5!26|MId=o070210050261|Strong=4191|Frame=A1:070210050201;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No
36	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	35	punct	_	Ref=JDG_21:5!26
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: wh-question
- act: ask
- voice: character
- speech: a frame and its quote
- negation: yes
- the frame alone: decl · narrate · none

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יֹּֽאמְרוּ *they said* | wayyiqtol · qal | בְּנֵי *the people* |  |  |  |
| **not** עָלָה *he went up* | qatal · qal |  |  |  |  |
| הָיְתָה *it was* | qatal · qal | שְּׁבוּעָה *oath* |  |  |  |
| **not** עָלָה *he went up* | qatal · qal |  |  |  |  |
| אמֹר | infinitive construct · qal | שְּׁבוּעָה *oath* | יוּמָֽת *he will be put to death* |  |  |
| יוּמָֽת *he will be put to death* | yiqtol · hophal |  | עָלָה *he went up* |  |  |

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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}

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וַאֲמַרוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל מַן דְלָא סְלִיק בִּקְהָלָא מִכָּל שִׁבְטַיָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל לָקֳדָם יְיָ אֲרֵי שְׁבוּעֲתָא רַבְּתָא הֲוַת לִדְלָא סְלִיק לִקְדָם יְיָ לְמִצְפַּיָא לְמֵימַר אִתְקְטָלָא יִתְקְטֵיל:

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The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.

## English, JPS 1917 {#english}

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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.

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1. [And the children of Israel said: 'Who is there among all the tribes of Israel that came not up in the assembly unto the LORD?' For they had made a great oath concerning him that came not up unto the LORD to Mizpah, saying: 'He shall surely be put to death.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.633/)

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**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:597`.

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