--- title: Zechariah 8:9 — Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built. Who acts: LORD, ye, hands, prophets. 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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, ye, hands, prophets, day — and what happens in the verse to hands, words, mouth, foundation, 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. כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יְדֵיכֶ֔ם הַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֵ֖ת הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה מִפִּי֙ הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים אֲ֠שֶׁר בְּי֞וֹם יֻסַּ֨ד בֵּית־יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת הַהֵיכָ֖ל לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ [Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.109/) ## 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:106 # text = כֹּֽה־אָמַר֮ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָאוֹת֒ תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה יְדֵיכֶ֔ם הַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֵ֖ת הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה מִפִּי֙ הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים אֲ֠שֶׁר בְּי֞וֹם יֻסַּ֨ד בֵּית־יְהוָ֧ה צְבָא֛וֹת הַהֵיכָ֖ל לְהִבָּנֽוֹת׃ # verse = ZEC.8.9 1 כֹּֽה־ כֹּה ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=ZEC_8:9!1|MId=o380080090011|Strong=3541|SpaceAfter=No 2 אָמַר֮ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.says|Ref=ZEC_8:9!2|MId=o380080090021|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:380080090031;|Type=qatal 3 יְהוָ֣ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=ZEC_8:9!3|MId=o380080090031|Strong=3068 4 צְבָאוֹת֒ צָבָא NOUN _ Number=Plur 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.hosts|Ref=ZEC_8:9!4|MId=o380080090041|Strong=6635 5 תֶּחֱזַ֣קְנָה חָזַק VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 ccomp _ Gloss=let.them.be.strong|Ref=ZEC_8:9!5|MId=o380080090051|Strong=2388|Frame=A0:380080090061;|Type=jussive 6-7 יְדֵיכֶ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 יְדֵי יָד NOUN _ Number=Dual 5 nsubj _ Gloss=hands|Ref=ZEC_8:9!6|MId=o380080090061|Strong=3027 7 כֶ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=ZEC_8:9!6|MId=o380080090062|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 8-9 הַשֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ SCONJ _ _ 9 mark _ Gloss=O|Ref=ZEC_8:9!7|MId=o380080090071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 שֹּֽׁמְעִים֙ שָׁמַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 5 parataxis _ Gloss=[you.who].hear|Ref=ZEC_8:9!7|MId=o380080090072|Strong=8085|Frame=A1:380080090112;|Type=participle_active 10-12 בַּיָּמִ֣ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=ZEC_8:9!8|MId=o380080090081|Strong=0871a 11 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ZEC_8:9!8|MId=o380080090081ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 יָּמִ֣ים יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 9 obl _ Gloss=days|Ref=ZEC_8:9!8|MId=o380080090082|Strong=3117 13-14 הָאֵ֔לֶּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 14 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ZEC_8:9!9|MId=o380080090091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 14 אֵ֔לֶּה אֵלֶּה DET _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 12 det _ Gloss=these|Ref=ZEC_8:9!9|MId=o380080090092|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative 15 אֵ֖ת אֵת ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=ZEC_8:9!10|MId=o380080090101|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 16-17 הַדְּבָרִ֣ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 17 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ZEC_8:9!11|MId=o380080090111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 17 דְּבָרִ֣ים דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 9 obj _ Gloss=words|Ref=ZEC_8:9!11|MId=o380080090112|Strong=1697 18-19 הָאֵ֑לֶּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ZEC_8:9!12|MId=o380080090121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 אֵ֑לֶּה אֵלֶּה DET _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 17 det _ Gloss=these|Ref=ZEC_8:9!12|MId=o380080090122|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative 20-21 מִפִּי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=ZEC_8:9!13|MId=o380080090131|Strong=4480 21 פִּי֙ פֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 obl _ Gloss=the.mouth|Ref=ZEC_8:9!13|MId=o380080090132|Strong=6310 22-23 הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 23 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=ZEC_8:9!14|MId=o380080090141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 23 נְּבִיאִ֔ים נָבִיא NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 21 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.prophets|Ref=ZEC_8:9!14|MId=o380080090142|Strong=5030 24 אֲ֠שֶׁר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 26 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=ZEC_8:9!15|MId=o380080090151|Strong=0834|Type=relative 25-26 בְּי֞וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=on.[the]|Ref=ZEC_8:9!16|MId=o380080090161|Strong=0871a 26 י֞וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 acl:relcl _ Gloss=day|Ref=ZEC_8:9!16|MId=o380080090162|Strong=3117 27 יֻסַּ֨ד יָסַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PUAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 26 acl _ Gloss=[when].it.was.founded|Ref=ZEC_8:9!17|MId=o380080090171|Strong=3245|Frame=A1:380080090181;|Type=qatal 28 בֵּית־ בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=ZEC_8:9!18|MId=o380080090181|Strong=1004|SpaceAfter=No 29 יְהוָ֧ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 28 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=ZEC_8:9!19|MId=o380080090191|Strong=3068 30 צְבָא֛וֹת צָבָא NOUN _ Number=Plur 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.hosts|Ref=ZEC_8:9!20|MId=o380080090201|Strong=6635 31-32 הַהֵיכָ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 32 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ZEC_8:9!21|MId=o380080090211|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 32 הֵיכָ֖ל הֵיכָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 28 appos _ Gloss=temple|Ref=ZEC_8:9!21|MId=o380080090212|Strong=1964 33-34 לְהִבָּנֽוֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ZEC_8:9!22|MId=o380080090221|Strong=3807a 34 הִבָּנֽוֹת בָּנָה VERB _ HebBinyan=NIPHAL 27 advcl _ Gloss=be.rebuilt|Ref=ZEC_8:9!22|MId=o380080090222|Strong=1129|Frame=A1:380080090181;|Type=infinitive_construct 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=ZEC_8:9!22 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | אָמַר *he says* | qatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | תֶּחֱזַקְנָה *let them be strong* | jussive · qal | יְדֵי *hands* | | | | | שֹּֽׁמְעִים *\[you who\] hear* | participle active · qal | | דְּבָרִים *words* | | | | יֻסַּד *\[when\] it was founded* | qatal · pual | | בֵּית־ *the house* | | | | הִבָּנֽוֹת *be rebuilt* | infinitive construct · niphal | | בֵּית־ *the house* | | | 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} כִּדְנַן אֲמַר יְיָ צְבָאוֹת יִתְקְפָן יְדֵיכוֹן דְשָׁמְעִין בְּיוֹמַיָא הָאִינוּן יַת פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין מִפּוּם נְבִיַיָא דִי בְּיוֹמָא דְשָׁרֵי לְאִשְׁתַּכְלָלָא בֵּית מַקְדְשָׁא דַייָ צְבָאוּת הֵיכְלָא לְאִתְבְּנָאָה: 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. [Thus saith the LORD of hosts: Let your hands be strong, ye that hear in these days these words from the mouth of the prophets that were in the day that the foundation of the house of the LORD of hosts was laid, even the temple, that it might be built.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ZEC.109/) **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:106`. - ← previous: [Zechariah 8:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.8.8/) - next →: [Zechariah 8:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC.8.10/) - ↑ back to [Zechariah 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ZEC/8/)