--- title: Zechariah 12:8 — In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as a godlike being, as the angel of the LORD before them. Who acts: LORD, house. 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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 — LORD, house — and what happens in the verse to inhabitants, 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 14 chapters of Zechariah on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יָגֵ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּעַד֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהָיָ֞ה הַנִּכְשָׁ֥ל בָּהֶ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא כְּדָוִ֑יד וּבֵ֤ית דָּוִיד֙ כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים כְּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ [In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as a godlike being, as the angel of the LORD before them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.182/) ## 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:ZEC:174 # text = בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֗וּא יָגֵ֤ן יְהוָה֙ בְּעַד֙ יוֹשֵׁ֣ב יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְהָיָ֞ה הַנִּכְשָׁ֥ל בָּהֶ֛ם בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא כְּדָוִ֑יד וּבֵ֤ית דָּוִיד֙ כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים כְּמַלְאַ֥ךְ יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ # verse = ZEC.12.8 1-3 בַּיּ֣וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 3 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=ZEC_12:8!1|MId=o380120080011|Strong=0871a 2 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 3 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ZEC_12:8!1|MId=o380120080011ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 3 יּ֣וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 obl _ Gloss=day|Ref=ZEC_12:8!1|MId=o380120080012|Strong=3117 4-5 הַה֗וּא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ZEC_12:8!2|MId=o380120080021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 ה֗וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 det _ Gloss=that|Ref=ZEC_12:8!2|MId=o380120080022|Strong=1931|Type=personal 6 יָגֵ֤ן גָּנַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.will.defend|Ref=ZEC_12:8!3|MId=o380120080031|Strong=1598|Frame=A0:380120080041;|Type=yiqtol 7 יְהוָה֙ יהוה PROPN _ _ 6 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=ZEC_12:8!4|MId=o380120080041|Strong=3068 8 בְּעַד֙ בַּעַד ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=ZEC_12:8!5|MId=o380120080051|Strong=1157 9 יוֹשֵׁ֣ב יָשַׁב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 6 advcl _ Gloss=the.inhabitant[s]|Ref=ZEC_12:8!6|MId=o380120080061|Strong=3427|Type=participle_active 10 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם PROPN _ _ 9 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Jerusalem|Ref=ZEC_12:8!7|MId=o380120080071|Strong=3389 11-12 וְהָיָ֞ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ZEC_12:8!8|MId=o380120080081|Strong=2050b 12 הָיָ֞ה הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 19 cop _ Gloss=he.will.be|Ref=ZEC_12:8!8|MId=o380120080082|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:380120080092;|Type=weqatal 13-14 הַנִּכְשָׁ֥ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 הַ הַ SCONJ _ _ 14 mark _ Gloss=the.[one|Ref=ZEC_12:8!9|MId=o380120080091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 14 נִּכְשָׁ֥ל כָּשַׁל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ Gloss=who].stumbles|Ref=ZEC_12:8!9|MId=o380120080092|Strong=3782|Type=participle_passive 15-16 בָּהֶ֛ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=among|Ref=ZEC_12:8!10|MId=o380120080101|Strong=0871a 16 ָהֶ֛ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nmod _ Gloss=them|Ref=ZEC_12:8!10|MId=o380120080102|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 17-19 בַּיּ֥וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=ZEC_12:8!11|MId=o380120080111|Strong=0871a 18 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ZEC_12:8!11|MId=o380120080111ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 יּ֥וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 conj _ Gloss=day|Ref=ZEC_12:8!11|MId=o380120080112|Strong=3117 20-21 הַה֖וּא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 21 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ZEC_12:8!12|MId=o380120080121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 21 ה֖וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 det _ Gloss=that|Ref=ZEC_12:8!12|MId=o380120080122|Strong=1931|Type=personal 22-23 כְּדָוִ֑יד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=ZEC_12:8!13|MId=o380120080131|Strong=3509a 23 דָוִ֑יד דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 19 obl _ Gloss=David|Ref=ZEC_12:8!13|MId=o380120080132|Strong=1732 24-25 וּבֵ֤ית _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ZEC_12:8!14|MId=o380120080141|Strong=2050b 25 בֵ֤ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 conj _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=ZEC_12:8!14|MId=o380120080142|Strong=1004 26 דָּוִיד֙ דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 25 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.David|Ref=ZEC_12:8!15|MId=o380120080151|Strong=1732 27-28 כֵּֽאלֹהִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 כֵּֽ כְּ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=[will|Ref=ZEC_12:8!16|MId=o380120080161|Strong=3509a 28 אלֹהִ֔ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 25 obl _ Gloss=be].like.God|Ref=ZEC_12:8!16|MId=o380120080162|Strong=0430 29-30 כְּמַלְאַ֥ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=ZEC_12:8!17|MId=o380120080171|Strong=3509a 30 מַלְאַ֥ךְ מַלְאָךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 28 conj _ Gloss=the.angel|Ref=ZEC_12:8!17|MId=o380120080172|Strong=4397 31 יְהוָ֖ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=ZEC_12:8!18|MId=o380120080181|Strong=3068 32-34 לִפְנֵיהֶֽם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=ZEC_12:8!19|MId=o380120080191|Strong=3807a 33 פְנֵי פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 25 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=ZEC_12:8!19|MId=o380120080192|Strong=6440 34 הֶֽם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ Gloss=them|Ref=ZEC_12:8!19|MId=o380120080193|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=ZEC_12:8!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יָגֵן *he will defend* | yiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | הָיָה *he will be* | weqatal · qal | נִּכְשָׁל *who\] stumbles* | | | | 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} בְּעִדָנָא הַהִיא יְרַחֵים יְיָ עַל יַתְבֵי יְרוּשְׁלֵם וִיהֵי דְחַלָשׁ בְּהוֹן בְּעִדָנָא הַהִיא כְדָוִיד וּבֵית דָוִיד כְּרַבְרְבִין יִצְלְחוּן בְּמַלְאֲכָא דַייָ קָדָמֵיהוֹן: 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. [In that day shall the LORD defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem; and he that stumbleth among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as a godlike being, as the angel of the LORD before them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.182/) **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). Hebrew sentence `wlc:ZEC:174`. - ← previous: [Zechariah 12:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.12.7/) - next →: [Zechariah 12:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.12.9/) - ↑ back to [Zechariah 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/12/)