--- title: Joshua 24:14 — Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD. Who acts: you, fathers, ye. 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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, fathers, ye — and what happens in the verse to LORD, sincerity, gods, 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. וְעַתָּ֞ה יְר֧אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֛ה וְעִבְד֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּתָמִ֣ים וּבֶֽאֱמֶ֑ת וְהָסִ֣ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֩ עָבְד֨וּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַנָּהָר֙ וּבְמִצְרַ֔יִם וְעִבְד֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ [Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.661/) ## 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:638 # text = וְעַתָּ֞ה יְר֧אוּ אֶת־יְהוָ֛ה וְעִבְד֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ בְּתָמִ֣ים וּבֶֽאֱמֶ֑ת וְהָסִ֣ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֲשֶׁר֩ עָבְד֨וּ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם בְּעֵ֤בֶר הַנָּהָר֙ וּבְמִצְרַ֔יִם וְעִבְד֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ # verse = JOS.24.14 1-2 וְעַתָּ֞ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_24:14!1|MId=o060240140011|Strong=2050b 2 עַתָּ֞ה עַתָּה ADV _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=therefore|Ref=JOS_24:14!1|MId=o060240140012|Strong=6258 3 יְר֧אוּ יָרֵא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2 2 parataxis _ Gloss=fear|Ref=JOS_24:14!2|MId=o060240140021|Strong=3372|Frame=A0:060240090082;A1:060240140041;|Type=imperative 4 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JOS_24:14!3|MId=o060240140031|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 5 יְהוָ֛ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 3 obj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JOS_24:14!4|MId=o060240140041|Strong=3068 6-7 וְעִבְד֥וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 7 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_24:14!5|MId=o060240140051|Strong=2050b 7 עִבְד֥וּ עָבַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2 2 conj _ Gloss=serve|Ref=JOS_24:14!5|MId=o060240140052|Strong=5647|Frame=A0:060240090082;A1:060240140062;|Type=imperative 8-9 אֹת֖וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=|Ref=JOS_24:14!6|MId=o060240140061|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 9 ֖וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ Gloss=him|Ref=JOS_24:14!6|MId=o060240140062|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 10-11 בְּתָמִ֣ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=JOS_24:14!7|MId=o060240140071|Strong=0871a 11 תָמִ֣ים תָּמִים ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 obl _ Gloss=integrity|Ref=JOS_24:14!7|MId=o060240140072|Strong=8549|Type=adjective 12-14 וּבֶֽאֱמֶ֑ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 14 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_24:14!8|MId=o060240140081|Strong=2050b 13 בֶֽ בְּ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=JOS_24:14!8|MId=o060240140082|Strong=0871a 14 אֱמֶ֑ת אֱמֶת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 11 conj _ Gloss=faithfulness|Ref=JOS_24:14!8|MId=o060240140083|Strong=0571 15-16 וְהָסִ֣ירוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 16 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_24:14!9|MId=o060240140091|Strong=2050b 16 הָסִ֣ירוּ סוּר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=2 2 conj _ Gloss=remove|Ref=JOS_24:14!9|MId=o060240140092|Strong=5493|Frame=AA:060240090082;A0:060240140111;|Type=imperative 17 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JOS_24:14!10|MId=o060240140101|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 18 אֱלֹהִ֗ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 16 obj _ Gloss=[the].gods|Ref=JOS_24:14!11|MId=o060240140111|Strong=0430 19 אֲשֶׁר֩ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 20 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=JOS_24:14!12|MId=o060240140121|Strong=0834|Type=relative 20 עָבְד֨וּ עָבַד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 18 acl:relcl _ Gloss=they.served|Ref=JOS_24:14!13|MId=o060240140131|Strong=5647|Frame=A0:060240140141;A1:060240140111;|Type=qatal 21-22 אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֜ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 אֲבוֹתֵי אָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ Gloss=ancestors|Ref=JOS_24:14!14|MId=o060240140141|Strong=0001 22 כֶ֜ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=JOS_24:14!14|MId=o060240140142|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 23-24 בְּעֵ֤בֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=JOS_24:14!15|MId=o060240140151|Strong=0871a 24 עֵ֤בֶר עֵבֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=the.other.side|Ref=JOS_24:14!15|MId=o060240140152|Strong=5676 25-26 הַנָּהָר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=JOS_24:14!16|MId=o060240140161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 26 נָּהָר֙ נָהָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.river|Ref=JOS_24:14!16|MId=o060240140162|Strong=5104 27-29 וּבְמִצְרַ֔יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_24:14!17|MId=o060240140171|Strong=2050b 28 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=JOS_24:14!17|MId=o060240140172|Strong=0871a 29 מִצְרַ֔יִם מִצְרַיִם PROPN _ _ 24 conj _ Gloss=Egypt|Ref=JOS_24:14!17|MId=o060240140173|Strong=4714 30-31 וְעִבְד֖וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=JOS_24:14!18|MId=o060240140181|Strong=2050b 31 עִבְד֖וּ עָבַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2 2 conj _ Gloss=serve|Ref=JOS_24:14!18|MId=o060240140182|Strong=5647|Frame=A0:060240090082;A1:060240140201;|Type=imperative 32 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=JOS_24:14!19|MId=o060240140191|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 33 יְהוָֽה יהוה PROPN _ _ 31 obj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=JOS_24:14!20|MId=o060240140201|Strong=3068|SpaceAfter=No 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=JOS_24:14!20 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יְראוּ *fear* | imperative · qal | | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | עִבְדוּ *serve* | imperative · qal | | וֹ *him* | | | | הָסִירוּ *remove* | imperative · hiphil | אֱלֹהִים *\[the\] gods* | | | | | עָבְדוּ *they served* | qatal · qal | אֲבוֹתֵי *ancestors* | אֱלֹהִים *\[the\] gods* | | | | עִבְדוּ *serve* | imperative · qal | | יְהוָֽה *Yahweh* | | | 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} וּכְעַן דְחִילוּ מִן קֳדָם יְיָ וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָמוֹהִי בִּשְׁלָמוּתָא וּבְקוּשְׁטָא וְאַעֲדוּ יַת טַעֲוָתָא דִי פַלְחוּ אֲבָהַתְכוֹן בְּעִבַר פְּרָת וּבְמִצְרַיִם וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָם יְיָ: 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. [Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve Him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve ye the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.661/) **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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