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title: Deuteronomy 10:4 — And He wrote on the tables according to the first writing, the ten w… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And He wrote on the tables according to the first writing, the ten words, which the LORD spoke unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them unto me. Who acts: LORD. Deuteronomy 10:4 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 
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# Deuteronomy 10:4 דְּבָרִים

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**Who acts:** LORD · **What happens:** write, accord, speak, give · **To what, where:** tables, ten words, mount · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Deuteronomy 10:4 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (The Torah). 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 — and what happens in the verse to tables, ten words, mount, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Onkelos 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 34 chapters of Deuteronomy on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב עַֽל־הַלֻּחֹ֜ת כַּמִּכְתָּ֣ב הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן אֵ֚ת עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֲלֵיכֶ֥ם בָּהָ֛ר מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵ֖שׁ בְּי֣וֹם הַקָּהָ֑ל וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָֽי׃

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[And He wrote on the tables according to the first writing, the ten words, which the LORD spoke unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them unto me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.300/)

## The tree {#tree}

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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:DEU:297
# text = וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב עַֽל־הַלֻּחֹ֜ת כַּמִּכְתָּ֣ב הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן אֵ֚ת עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר דִּבֶּר֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֲלֵיכֶ֥ם בָּהָ֛ר מִתּ֥וֹךְ הָאֵ֖שׁ בְּי֣וֹם הַקָּהָ֑ל וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֵלָֽי׃
# verse = DEU.10.4
1-2	וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_10:4!1|MId=o050100040011|Strong=2050b
2	יִּכְתֹּ֨ב	כָּתַב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=he.wrote|Ref=DEU_10:4!1|MId=o050100040012|Strong=3789|Frame=A0:050100010041;A1:050100040082;|Type=wayyiqtol
3	עַֽל־	עַל	ADP	_	_	5	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=DEU_10:4!2|MId=o050100040021|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No
4-5	הַלֻּחֹ֜ת	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	5	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_10:4!3|MId=o050100040031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
5	לֻּחֹ֜ת	לוּחַ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	2	obl	_	Gloss=tablets|Ref=DEU_10:4!3|MId=o050100040032|Strong=3871
6-8	כַּמִּכְתָּ֣ב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	כַּ	כְּ	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	Gloss=like|Ref=DEU_10:4!4|MId=o050100040041|Strong=3509a
7	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	8	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_10:4!4|MId=o050100040041ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
8	מִּכְתָּ֣ב	מִכְתָּב	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	2	obl	_	Gloss=writing|Ref=DEU_10:4!4|MId=o050100040042|Strong=4385
9-10	הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	10	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=DEU_10:4!5|MId=o050100040051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
10	רִאשׁ֗וֹן	רִאשׁוֹן	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	8	amod	_	Gloss=former|Ref=DEU_10:4!5|MId=o050100040052|Strong=7223|Type=ordinal_number
11	אֵ֚ת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	14	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=DEU_10:4!6|MId=o050100040061|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker
12	עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת	עֲשָׂרָה	NUM	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	14	nummod	_	Gloss=the.ten|Ref=DEU_10:4!7|MId=o050100040071|Strong=6235|Type=cardinal_number
13-14	הַדְּבָרִ֔ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	14	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_10:4!8|MId=o050100040081|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
14	דְּבָרִ֔ים	דָּבָר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	2	obj	_	Gloss=words|Ref=DEU_10:4!8|MId=o050100040082|Strong=1697
15	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	16	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=DEU_10:4!9|MId=o050100040091|Strong=0834|Type=relative
16	דִּבֶּר֩	דָבַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3	14	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=he.had.spoken|Ref=DEU_10:4!10|MId=o050100040101|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:050100040111;A1:050100040082;|Type=qatal
17	יְהוָ֨ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	16	nsubj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_10:4!11|MId=o050100040111|Strong=3068
18-19	אֲלֵיכֶ֥ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
18	אֲלֵי	אֶל	ADP	_	_	19	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_10:4!12|MId=o050100040121|Strong=0413
19	כֶ֥ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_10:4!12|MId=o050100040122|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
20-22	בָּהָ֛ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	בָּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	22	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=DEU_10:4!13|MId=o050100040131|Strong=0871a
21	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	22	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_10:4!13|MId=o050100040131ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
22	הָ֛ר	הַר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	16	obl	_	Gloss=mountain|Ref=DEU_10:4!13|MId=o050100040132|Strong=2022
23-24	מִתּ֥וֹךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	24	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=DEU_10:4!14|MId=o050100040141|Strong=4480
24	תּ֥וֹךְ	תָּוֶךְ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	16	obl	_	Gloss=the.middle|Ref=DEU_10:4!14|MId=o050100040142|Strong=8432
25-26	הָאֵ֖שׁ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	26	det	_	Gloss=of|Ref=DEU_10:4!15|MId=o050100040151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
26	אֵ֖שׁ	אֵשׁ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	24	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.fire|Ref=DEU_10:4!15|MId=o050100040152|Strong=0784
27-28	בְּי֣וֹם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
27	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	28	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=DEU_10:4!16|MId=o050100040161|Strong=0871a
28	י֣וֹם	יוֹם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	16	obl	_	Gloss=the.day|Ref=DEU_10:4!16|MId=o050100040162|Strong=3117
29-30	הַקָּהָ֑ל	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	30	det	_	Gloss=of|Ref=DEU_10:4!17|MId=o050100040171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
30	קָּהָ֑ל	קָהָל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	28	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.assembly|Ref=DEU_10:4!17|MId=o050100040172|Strong=6951
31-33	וַיִּתְּנֵ֥ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	32	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_10:4!18|MId=o050100040181|Strong=2050b
32	יִּתְּנ	נָתַן	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_10:4!18|MId=o050100040182|Strong=5414|Frame=A1:050100040183;A0:050100040191;|Type=wayyiqtol
33	ֵ֥ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	32	obj	_	Gloss=gave.them|Ref=DEU_10:4!18|MId=o050100040183|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
34	יְהוָ֖ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	32	nsubj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_10:4!19|MId=o050100040191|Strong=3068
35-36	אֵלָֽי	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
35	אֵל	אֶל	ADP	_	_	36	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_10:4!20|MId=o050100040201|Strong=0413
36	ָֽי	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	32	obl	_	Gloss=me|Ref=DEU_10:4!20|MId=o050100040202|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
37	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	36	punct	_	Ref=DEU_10:4!20
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: narrate
- voice: narrator
- speech: narration
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יִּכְתֹּב *he wrote* | wayyiqtol · qal |  | דְּבָרִים *words* |  |  |
| דִּבֶּר *he had spoken* | qatal · piel | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | דְּבָרִים *words* |  |  |
| יִּתְּנ *he* | wayyiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ֵם *gave them* |  |  |

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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 Onkelos {#onkelos}

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וּכְתַב עַל לוּחַיָא כִּכְתָבָא קַדְמָאָה יָת עַשְׂרָא פִתְגָמַיָא דִי מַלִיל יְיָ עִמְכוֹן בְּטוּרָא מִגוֹ אֶשְׁתָא בְּיוֹמָא דִקְהָלָא וִיהָבִנוּן יְיָ לִי

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The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.

## English, JPS 1917 {#english}

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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.

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1. [And He wrote on the tables according to the first writing, the ten words, which the LORD spoke unto you in the mount out of the midst of the fire in the day of the assembly; and the LORD gave them unto me.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.300/)

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**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:DEU:297`.

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