--- title: Joshua 21:4 — And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the chi… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities. Who acts: lot, priest, children. 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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 — lot, priest, children — and what happens in the verse to thirteen cities, tribe, 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 24 chapters of Joshua on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַגּוֹרָ֖ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י וַיְהִ֡י לִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ס [And the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.555/) ## 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:JOS:533 # text = וַיֵּצֵ֥א הַגּוֹרָ֖ל לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת הַקְּהָתִ֑י וַיְהִ֡י לִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֵ֜ן מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִמַּטֵּ֣ה יְ֠הוּדָה וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה בִנְיָמִן֙ בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל עָרִ֖ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵֽה׃ס # verse = JOS.21.4 1-2 וַיֵּצֵ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_21:4!1|MId=o060210040011|Strong=2050b 2 יֵּצֵ֥א יָצָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.came.out|Ref=JOS_21:4!1|MId=o060210040012|Strong=3318|Frame=A0:060210040022;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 הַגּוֹרָ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JOS_21:4!2|MId=o060210040021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 גּוֹרָ֖ל גּוֹרָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=lot|Ref=JOS_21:4!2|MId=o060210040022|Strong=1486 5-6 לְמִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=JOS_21:4!3|MId=o060210040031|Strong=3807a 6 מִשְׁפְּחֹ֣ת מִשְׁפָּחָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 2 obl _ Gloss=the.clans|Ref=JOS_21:4!3|MId=o060210040032|Strong=4940 7-8 הַקְּהָתִ֑י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=JOS_21:4!4|MId=o060210040041|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 8 קְּהָתִ֑י קְהָתִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.Kohathite[s]|Ref=JOS_21:4!4|MId=o060210040042|Strong=6956|Type=gentilic 9-10 וַיְהִ֡י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_21:4!5|MId=o060210040051|Strong=2050b 10 יְהִ֡י הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=it.belonged|Ref=JOS_21:4!5|MId=o060210040052|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:060210040181;|Type=wayyiqtol 11-12 לִבְנֵי֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=JOS_21:4!6|MId=o060210040061|Strong=3807a 12 בְנֵי֩ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 obl _ Gloss=the.descendants|Ref=JOS_21:4!6|MId=o060210040062|Strong=1121 13 אַהֲרֹ֨ן אַהֲרֹן PROPN _ _ 12 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Aaron|Ref=JOS_21:4!7|MId=o060210040071|Strong=0175 14-15 הַכֹּהֵ֜ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 15 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JOS_21:4!8|MId=o060210040081|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 15 כֹּהֵ֜ן כֹּהֵן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 appos _ Gloss=priest|Ref=JOS_21:4!8|MId=o060210040082|Strong=3548 16 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=JOS_21:4!9|MId=o060210040091|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 17-18 הַלְוִיִּ֗ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JOS_21:4!10|MId=o060210040101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 לְוִיִּ֗ם לֵוִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 12 nmod _ Gloss=Levites|Ref=JOS_21:4!10|MId=o060210040102|Strong=3881|Type=gentilic 19-20 מִמַּטֵּ֣ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JOS_21:4!11|MId=o060210040111|Strong=4480 20 מַּטֵּ֣ה מַטֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 obl _ Gloss=the.tribe|Ref=JOS_21:4!11|MId=o060210040112|Strong=4294 21 יְ֠הוּדָה יְהוּדָה PROPN _ _ 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Judah|Ref=JOS_21:4!12|MId=o060210040121|Strong=3063 22-24 וּמִמַּטֵּ֨ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_21:4!13|MId=o060210040131|Strong=2050b 23 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JOS_21:4!13|MId=o060210040132|Strong=4480 24 מַּטֵּ֨ה מַטֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 conj _ Gloss=the.tribe|Ref=JOS_21:4!13|MId=o060210040133|Strong=4294 25-26 הַשִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=JOS_21:4!14|MId=o060210040141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 26 שִּׁמְעֹנִ֜י שִׁמְעֹנִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.Simeonite[s]|Ref=JOS_21:4!14|MId=o060210040142|Strong=8099|Type=gentilic 27-29 וּמִמַּטֵּ֤ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_21:4!15|MId=o060210040151|Strong=2050b 28 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=JOS_21:4!15|MId=o060210040152|Strong=4480 29 מַּטֵּ֤ה מַטֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 conj _ Gloss=the.tribe|Ref=JOS_21:4!15|MId=o060210040153|Strong=4294 30 בִנְיָמִן֙ בִּנְיָמִן PROPN _ _ 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Benjamin|Ref=JOS_21:4!16|MId=o060210040161|Strong=1144 31-33 בַּגּוֹרָ֔ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=JOS_21:4!17|MId=o060210040171|Strong=0871a 32 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 33 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=JOS_21:4!17|MId=o060210040171ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 33 גּוֹרָ֔ל גּוֹרָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 obl _ Gloss=lot|Ref=JOS_21:4!17|MId=o060210040172|Strong=1486 34 עָרִ֖ים עִיר NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ Gloss=cities|Ref=JOS_21:4!18|MId=o060210040181|Strong=5892 35 שְׁלֹ֥שׁ שָׁלֹשׁ NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 34 nummod _ Gloss=thir-|Ref=JOS_21:4!19|MId=o060210040191|Strong=7969|Type=cardinal_number 36 עֶשְׂרֵֽה עֶשְׂרֵה NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 35 flat _ Gloss=teen|Ref=JOS_21:4!20|MId=o060210040201|Strong=6240|Type=cardinal_number|SpaceAfter=No 37 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=JOS_21:4!20|SpaceAfter=No 38 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=JOS_21:4!20 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֵּצֵא *it came out* | wayyiqtol · qal | גּוֹרָל *lot* | | | | | יְהִי *it belonged* | wayyiqtol · qal | עָרִים *cities* | | | | 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} וּנְפַק עַדְבָא לְזַרְעֲיַת קְהָת וַהֲוָה לִבְנֵי אַהֲרֹן כַּהֲנָא מִן לֵוָאֵי מִשִׁבְטָא דִיהוּדָה וּמִשִׁבְטָא דְשִׁמְעוֹן וּמִשִׁבְטָא דְבִנְיָמִין בְּעַדְבָא קִרְוַיָא תְּלַת עַשְׂרֵי: 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 the lot came out for the families of the Kohathites; and the children of Aaron the priest, who were of the Levites, had by lot out of the tribe of Judah, and out of the tribe of the Simeonites, and out of the tribe of Benjamin, thirteen cities.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.555/) **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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