--- title: Jeremiah 38:25 — But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee: Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee; Who acts: princes, I, you, thou. 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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 — princes, I, you, thou, we, king — and what happens in the verse to city, thee, 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 52 chapters of Jeremiah on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וְכִֽי־יִשְׁמְע֣וּ הַשָּׂרִים֮ כִּֽי־דִבַּ֣רְתִּי אִתָּךְ֒ וּבָ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֣יךָ וְֽאָמְר֪וּ אֵלֶ֟יךָ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֨א לָ֜נוּ מַה־דִּבַּ֧רְתָּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וְלֹ֣א נְמִיתֶ֑ךָ וּמַה־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee: Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1069/) ## 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:JER:972 # text = וְכִֽי־יִשְׁמְע֣וּ הַשָּׂרִים֮ כִּֽי־דִבַּ֣רְתִּי אִתָּךְ֒ וּבָ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֣יךָ וְֽאָמְר֪וּ אֵלֶ֟יךָ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֨א לָ֜נוּ מַה־דִּבַּ֧רְתָּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וְלֹ֣א נְמִיתֶ֑ךָ וּמַה־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ # verse = JER.38.25 1-2 וְכִֽי־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 3 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_38:25!1|MId=o240380250011|Strong=2050b 2 כִֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 3 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=JER_38:25!1|MId=o240380250012|Strong=3588 3 יִשְׁמְע֣וּ שָׁמַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.will.hear|Ref=JER_38:25!2|MId=o240380250021|Strong=8085|Frame=A0:240380250032;A1:240380250051;|Type=yiqtol 4-5 הַשָּׂרִים֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_38:25!3|MId=o240380250031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 שָּׂרִים֮ שַׂר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 3 nsubj _ Gloss=officials|Ref=JER_38:25!3|MId=o240380250032|Strong=8269 6 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 7 mark _ Gloss=(dm).that|Ref=JER_38:25!4|MId=o240380250041|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 7 דִבַּ֣רְתִּי דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 3 ccomp _ Gloss=I.have.spoken|Ref=JER_38:25!5|MId=o240380250051|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:240380240021;|Type=qatal 8-9 אִתָּךְ֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 אִתּ אֵת ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=JER_38:25!6|MId=o240380250061|Strong=0854 9 ָךְ֒ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JER_38:25!6|MId=o240380250062|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 10-11 וּבָ֣אוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_38:25!7|MId=o240380250071|Strong=2050b 11 בָ֣אוּ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 3 conj _ Gloss=they.will.come|Ref=JER_38:25!7|MId=o240380250072|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:240380250032;|Type=weqatal 12-13 אֵלֶ֣יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 אֵלֶ֣י אֶל ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_38:25!8|MId=o240380250081|Strong=0413 13 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JER_38:25!8|MId=o240380250082|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 14-15 וְֽאָמְר֪וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וְֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_38:25!9|MId=o240380250091|Strong=2050b 15 אָמְר֪וּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 3 conj _ Gloss=they.will.say|Ref=JER_38:25!9|MId=o240380250092|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:240380250032;|Type=weqatal 16-17 אֵלֶ֟יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 אֵלֶ֟י אֶל ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_38:25!10|MId=o240380250101|Strong=0413 17 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JER_38:25!10|MId=o240380250102|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 18-19 הַגִּֽידָה־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הַגִּֽיד נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 15 ccomp _ Gloss=tell|Ref=JER_38:25!11|MId=o240380250111|Strong=5046|Frame=AA:240380240041;A0:240380250151;|Type=imperative 19 ָה־ ה X _ _ 18 nmod _ Gloss=|Ref=JER_38:25!11|MId=o240380250112|Strong=1886j|Type=paragogic_he 20 נָּ֨א נָא INTJ _ _ 18 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=JER_38:25!12|MId=o240380250121|Strong=4994|Type=interjection 21-22 לָ֜נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 ל לְ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_38:25!13|MId=o240380250131|Strong=3807a 22 ָ֜נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_38:25!13|MId=o240380250132|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 23 מַה־ מָה PRON _ PronType=Int 24 obj _ Gloss=what?|Ref=JER_38:25!14|MId=o240380250141|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative|SpaceAfter=No 24 דִּבַּ֧רְתָּ דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=2 18 ccomp _ Gloss=did.you.say|Ref=JER_38:25!15|MId=o240380250151|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:240380240041;A1:240380250141;|Type=qatal 25 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_38:25!16|MId=o240380250161|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 26-27 הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 27 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_38:25!17|MId=o240380250171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 27 מֶּ֛לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=JER_38:25!17|MId=o240380250172|Strong=4428 28 אַל־ אַל ADV _ _ 29 advmod _ Gloss=do.not|Ref=JER_38:25!18|MId=o240380250181|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 29 תְּכַחֵ֥ד כָּחַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=2 18 parataxis _ Gloss=hide.[it]|Ref=JER_38:25!19|MId=o240380250191|Strong=3582|Frame=A0:240380240041;A1:240380250151;|Type=jussive 30-31 מִמֶּ֖נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 מִמּ מִן ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JER_38:25!20|MId=o240380250201|Strong=4480 31 ֶ֖נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_38:25!20|MId=o240380250202|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 32-33 וְלֹ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_38:25!21|MId=o240380250211|Strong=2050b 33 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 34 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JER_38:25!21|MId=o240380250212|Strong=3808|Type=negative 34-35 נְמִיתֶ֑ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 נְמִית מוּת VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=1 29 conj _ Gloss=we|Ref=JER_38:25!22|MId=o240380250221|Strong=4191|Frame=AA:240380250032;A0:240380250222;|Type=yiqtol 35 ֶ֑ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ Gloss=will.put.you.to.death|Ref=JER_38:25!22|MId=o240380250222|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 36-37 וּמַה־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 38 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_38:25!23|MId=o240380250231|Strong=2050b 37 מַה־ מָה PRON _ PronType=Int 38 obj _ Gloss=what?|Ref=JER_38:25!23|MId=o240380250232|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative 38 דִּבֶּ֥ר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 18 conj _ Gloss=did.he.say|Ref=JER_38:25!24|MId=o240380250241|Strong=1696|Frame=A1:240380250232;A0:240380250262;|Type=qatal 39-40 אֵלֶ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 אֵלֶ֖י אֶל ADP _ _ 40 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_38:25!25|MId=o240380250251|Strong=0413 40 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 38 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=JER_38:25!25|MId=o240380250252|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 41-42 הַמֶּֽלֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 42 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JER_38:25!26|MId=o240380250261|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 42 מֶּֽלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ Gloss=king|Ref=JER_38:25!26|MId=o240380250262|Strong=4428 43 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 42 punct _ Ref=JER_38:25!26 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - hedged: yes (נָא) - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִשְׁמְעוּ *they will hear* | yiqtol · qal | שָּׂרִים *officials* | דִבַּרְתִּי *I have spoken* | | | | דִבַּרְתִּי *I have spoken* | qatal · piel | | | | | | בָאוּ *they will come* | weqatal · qal | שָּׂרִים *officials* | | | | | אָמְרוּ *they will say* | weqatal · qal | שָּׂרִים *officials* | | | | | הַגִּֽיד *tell* | imperative · hiphil | דִּבַּרְתָּ *did you say* | | | | | דִּבַּרְתָּ *did you say* | qatal · piel | | מַה־ *what?* | | | | **not** תְּכַחֵד *hide \[it\]* | jussive · piel | | דִּבַּרְתָּ *did you say* | | | | **not** נְמִית *we* | yiqtol · hiphil | ֶךָ *will put you to death* | | | שָּׂרִים *officials* | | דִּבֶּר *did he say* | qatal · piel | מֶּֽלֶךְ *king* | מַה־ *what?* | | | 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} וַאֲרֵי יִשְׁמְעוּן רַבְרְבַיָא אֲרֵי מַלְלִית עִמָךְ וְיֵתוּן לְוָתָךְ וְיֵימְרוּן לָךְ חַוֵי כְעַן לָנָא מַה מַלְלִית עִם מַלְכָּא לָא תְכַסֵי מִנָנָא וְלָא נִקְטְלִינָךְ וּמַה מַלֵיל עִמָךְ מַלְכָּא: 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 the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee: Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1069/) **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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