--- title: Jeremiah 42:5 — Then they said to Jeremiah: 'The LORD be a true and faithful witness… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Then they said to Jeremiah: 'The LORD be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the LORD thy God shall send thee to us. Who acts: way, LORD. 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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 — way, LORD — and what happens in the verse to Jeremiah, true witness, thee, us, 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. וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ אָמְר֣וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ יְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔נוּ לְעֵ֖ד אֱמֶ֣ת וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן אִם־לֹ֡א כְּֽכָל־הַ֠דָּבָר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ [Then they said to Jeremiah: 'The LORD be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1132/) ## 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:1032 # text = וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ אָמְר֣וּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ יְהִ֤י יְהוָה֙ בָּ֔נוּ לְעֵ֖ד אֱמֶ֣ת וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן אִם־לֹ֡א כְּֽכָל־הַ֠דָּבָר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜ יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ כֵּ֥ן נַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ # verse = JER.42.5 1-2 וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 3 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_42:5!1|MId=o240420050011|Strong=2050b 2 הֵ֙מָּה֙ הֵמָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ Gloss=they|Ref=JER_42:5!1|MId=o240420050012|Strong=1992|Type=personal 3 אָמְר֣וּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.said|Ref=JER_42:5!2|MId=o240420050021|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:240420050012;|Type=qatal 4 אֶֽל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_42:5!3|MId=o240420050031|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 5 יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ יִרְמְיָהוּ PROPN _ _ 3 obl _ Gloss=Jeremiah|Ref=JER_42:5!4|MId=o240420050041|Strong=3414a 6 יְהִ֤י הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 11 cop _ Gloss=may.he.become|Ref=JER_42:5!5|MId=o240420050051|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:240420050061;|Type=jussive 7 יְהוָה֙ יהוה PROPN _ _ 11 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JER_42:5!6|MId=o240420050061|Strong=3068 8-9 בָּ֔נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=JER_42:5!7|MId=o240420050071|Strong=0871a 9 ָ֔נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_42:5!7|MId=o240420050072|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 10-11 לְעֵ֖ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=(into).a|Ref=JER_42:5!8|MId=o240420050081|Strong=3807a 11 עֵ֖ד עֵד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 ccomp _ Gloss=witness|Ref=JER_42:5!8|MId=o240420050082|Strong=5707 12 אֱמֶ֣ת אֱמֶת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 11 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.truth|Ref=JER_42:5!9|MId=o240420050091|Strong=0571 13-14 וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 14 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JER_42:5!10|MId=o240420050101|Strong=2050b 14 נֶאֱמָ֑ן אָמַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing 12 conj _ Gloss=faithful|Ref=JER_42:5!10|MId=o240420050102|Strong=0539|Type=participle_passive 15 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 30 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=JER_42:5!11|MId=o240420050111|Strong=0518|SpaceAfter=No 16 לֹ֡א לֹא ADV _ _ 30 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=JER_42:5!12|MId=o240420050121|Strong=3808|Type=negative 17-18 כְּֽכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 כְּֽ כְּ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=according|Ref=JER_42:5!13|MId=o240420050131|Strong=3509a 18 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 obl _ Gloss=to.every|Ref=JER_42:5!13|MId=o240420050132|Strong=3605 19-20 הַ֠דָּבָר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ֠ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=JER_42:5!14|MId=o240420050141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 דָּבָר דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=word|Ref=JER_42:5!14|MId=o240420050142|Strong=1697 21 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 22 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=JER_42:5!15|MId=o240420050151|Strong=0834|Type=relative 22-23 יִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 יִֽשְׁלָח שָׁלַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 18 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he|Ref=JER_42:5!16|MId=o240420050161|Strong=7971|Frame=A1:240420050162;A0:240420050171;|Type=yiqtol 23 ֲךָ֜ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ Gloss=will.send.you|Ref=JER_42:5!16|MId=o240420050162|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 24 יְהוָ֧ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 22 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JER_42:5!17|MId=o240420050171|Strong=3068 25-26 אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 אֱלֹהֶ֛י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 24 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=JER_42:5!18|MId=o240420050181|Strong=0430 26 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=JER_42:5!18|MId=o240420050182|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 27-28 אֵלֵ֖ינוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 אֵלֵ֖י אֶל ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JER_42:5!19|MId=o240420050191|Strong=0413 28 נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=JER_42:5!19|MId=o240420050192|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 29 כֵּ֥ן כֵּן ADV _ _ 30 advmod _ Gloss=so|Ref=JER_42:5!20|MId=o240420050201|Strong=3651|Type=demonstrative 30 נַעֲשֶֽׂה עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 11 parataxis _ Gloss=we.will.do|Ref=JER_42:5!21|MId=o240420050211|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:240420010031;240420010052;240420010082;240420010122;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 31 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 30 punct _ Ref=JER_42:5!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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | אָמְרוּ *they said* | qatal · qal | הֵמָּה *they* | | | | | יְהִי *may he become* | jussive · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | יִֽשְׁלָח *he* | yiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ֲךָ *will send you* | | | | **not** נַעֲשֶֽׂה *we will do* | yiqtol · 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} וְאִינוּן אֲמַרוּ לְיִרְמְיָה יְהִי מֵימְרָא דַייָ בָּנָא לְסָהִיד קְשׁוֹט וּמְהֵימָן אִם לָא כְּכָל פִּתְגָמַיָא דִי שַׁלְחִינָךְ יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ לְוָתָנָא כֵּן נַעֲבֵיד: 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. [Then they said to Jeremiah: 'The LORD be a true and faithful witness against us, if we do not even according to all the word wherewith the LORD thy God shall send thee to us.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JER.1132/) **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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