--- title: Judges 9:20 — But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.' Who acts: you, fire. 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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 — you, fire — and what happens in the verse to fire, Abimelech, men, 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. וְאִם־אַ֕יִן תֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְתֹאכַ֛ל אֶת־בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֑וֹא בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֑וֹא וְתֵצֵ֨א אֵ֜שׁ מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁכֶם֙ וּמִבֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ [But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.280/) ## 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:264 # text = וְאִם־אַ֕יִן תֵּ֤צֵא אֵשׁ֙ מֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ וְתֹאכַ֛ל אֶת־בַּעֲלֵ֥י שְׁכֶ֖ם וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֑וֹא בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֑וֹא וְתֵצֵ֨א אֵ֜שׁ מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁכֶם֙ וּמִבֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא בֵּ֣ית מִלּ֔וֹא וְתֹאכַ֖ל אֶת־אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ׃ # verse = JDG.9.20 1-2 וְאִם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_9:20!1|MId=o070090200011|Strong=2050b 2 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 3 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=JDG_9:20!1|MId=o070090200012|Strong=0518 3 אַ֕יִן אַיִן ADV _ _ 4 advcl _ Gloss=not|Ref=JDG_9:20!2|MId=o070090200021|Strong=0369|Type=negative 4 תֵּ֤צֵא יָצָא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=let.it.go.out|Ref=JDG_9:20!3|MId=o070090200031|Strong=3318|Frame=A0:070090200041;|Type=yiqtol 5 אֵשׁ֙ אֵשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ Gloss=a.fire|Ref=JDG_9:20!4|MId=o070090200041|Strong=0784 6-7 מֵאֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JDG_9:20!5|MId=o070090200051|Strong=4480 7 אֲבִימֶ֔לֶךְ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ PROPN _ _ 4 obl _ Gloss=Abimelech|Ref=JDG_9:20!5|MId=o070090200052|Strong=0040 8-9 וְתֹאכַ֛ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 9 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_9:20!6|MId=o070090200061|Strong=2050b 9 תֹאכַ֛ל אָכַל VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=let.it.consume|Ref=JDG_9:20!6|MId=o070090200062|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:070090200041;A1:070090200081;070090200111;|Type=yiqtol 10 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JDG_9:20!7|MId=o070090200071|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 11 בַּעֲלֵ֥י בַּעַל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 9 obj _ Gloss=the.citizens|Ref=JDG_9:20!8|MId=o070090200081|Strong=1167 12 שְׁכֶ֖ם שְׁכֶם PROPN _ _ 11 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Shechem|Ref=JDG_9:20!9|MId=o070090200091|Strong=7927a 13-14 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_9:20!10|MId=o070090200101|Strong=2050b 14 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JDG_9:20!10|MId=o070090200102|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 15 בֵּ֣ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 conj _ Gloss=Beth|Ref=JDG_9:20!11|MId=o070090200111 16 מִלּ֑וֹא _ NOUN _ _ 15 flat _ Ref=JDG_9:20!11 17 בֵּ֣ית מִלּוֹא PROPN _ _ 15 nmod _ Gloss=Millo|Ref=JDG_9:20!12|MId=o070090200121 18 מִלּ֑וֹא _ PROPN _ _ 17 flat:name _ Ref=JDG_9:20!12 19-20 וְתֵצֵ֨א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_9:20!13|MId=o070090200131|Strong=2050b 20 תֵצֵ֨א יָצָא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=let.it.go.out|Ref=JDG_9:20!13|MId=o070090200132|Strong=3318|Frame=A0:070090200131;|Type=yiqtol 21 אֵ֜שׁ אֵשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ Gloss=a.fire|Ref=JDG_9:20!14|MId=o070090200141|Strong=0784 22-23 מִבַּעֲלֵ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JDG_9:20!15|MId=o070090200151|Strong=4480 23 בַּעֲלֵ֤י בַּעַל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 20 obl _ Gloss=the.citizens|Ref=JDG_9:20!15|MId=o070090200152|Strong=1167 24 שְׁכֶם֙ שְׁכֶם PROPN _ _ 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Shechem|Ref=JDG_9:20!16|MId=o070090200161|Strong=7927a 25-27 וּמִבֵּ֣ית _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_9:20!17|MId=o070090200171|Strong=2050b 26 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JDG_9:20!17|MId=o070090200172|Strong=4480 27 בֵּ֣ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 conj _ Gloss=Beth|Ref=JDG_9:20!17|MId=o070090200173 28 מִלּ֔וֹא _ NOUN _ _ 27 flat _ Ref=JDG_9:20!17 29 בֵּ֣ית מִלּוֹא PROPN _ _ 27 nmod _ Gloss=Millo|Ref=JDG_9:20!18|MId=o070090200181 30 מִלּ֔וֹא _ PROPN _ _ 29 flat:name _ Ref=JDG_9:20!18 31-32 וְתֹאכַ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 32 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JDG_9:20!19|MId=o070090200191|Strong=2050b 32 תֹאכַ֖ל אָכַל VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 20 conj _ Gloss=let.it.consume|Ref=JDG_9:20!19|MId=o070090200192|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:070090200131;A1:070090200191;|Type=yiqtol 33 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JDG_9:20!20|MId=o070090200201|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 34 אֲבִימֶֽלֶךְ אֲבִימֶלֶךְ PROPN _ _ 32 obj _ Gloss=Abimelech|Ref=JDG_9:20!21|MId=o070090200211|Strong=0040|SpaceAfter=No 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=JDG_9:20!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **not** תֵּצֵא *let it go out* | yiqtol · qal | אֵשׁ *a fire* | | | | | תֹאכַל *let it consume* | yiqtol · qal | אֵשׁ *a fire* | בַּעֲלֵי *the citizens* + בֵּית *Beth* | | | | תֵצֵא *let it go out* | yiqtol · qal | וְ *and* | | | | | תֹאכַל *let it consume* | yiqtol · qal | וְ *and* | וְ *and* | | | 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} וְאִם לָא תִפּוֹק אֶשְׁתָּא מֵאֲבִימֶלֶךְ וְתֵיכוּל יַת יַתְבֵי שְׁכֶם וְיַת בֵּית מִלוֹא וְתִפּוֹק אֶשְׁתָּא מִיַתְבֵי שְׁכֶם וּמִבֵּית מִלוֹא וְתֵיכוּל יַת אֲבִימֶלֶךְ: 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. [But if not, let fire come out from Abimelech, and devour the men of Shechem, and Beth-millo; and let fire come out from the men of Shechem, and from Beth-millo, and devour Abimelech.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.280/) **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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