--- title: Deuteronomy 12:18 — but thou shalt eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which t… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: but thou shalt eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.12.18/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Deuteronomy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU/) / [chapter 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU/12/) / 12:18 # Deuteronomy 12:18 דְּבָרִים **Who acts:** thou, LORD, Levite · **What happens:** eat, choose, be, rejoice, put · **To what, where:** tithes, place, all, hand This is Deuteronomy 12:18 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 — thou, LORD, Levite — and what happens in the verse to tithes, place, all, hand, 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. כִּ֡י אִם־לִפְנֵי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ תֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּ בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִבְחַ֜ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ בּוֹ֒ אַתָּ֨ה וּבִנְךָ֤ וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּוִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃ [but thou shalt eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.368/) ## 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:DEU:365 # text = כִּ֡י אִם־לִפְנֵי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ תֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּ בַּמָּקוֹם֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִבְחַ֜ר יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ בּוֹ֒ אַתָּ֨ה וּבִנְךָ֤ וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּוִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ לִפְנֵי֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל מִשְׁלַ֥ח יָדֶֽךָ׃ # verse = DEU.12.18 1 כִּ֡י כִּי SCONJ _ ExtPos=SCONJ 8 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=DEU_12:18!1|MId=o050120180011|Strong=3588 2 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 1 fixed _ Gloss=(if)|Ref=DEU_12:18!2|MId=o050120180021|Strong=0518|SpaceAfter=No 3-4 לִפְנֵי֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=DEU_12:18!3|MId=o050120180031|Strong=3807a 4 פְנֵי֩ פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 8 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=DEU_12:18!3|MId=o050120180032|Strong=6440 5 יְהוָ֨ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 4 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_12:18!4|MId=o050120180041|Strong=3068 6-7 אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 אֱלֹהֶ֜י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 5 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=DEU_12:18!5|MId=o050120180051|Strong=0430 7 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_12:18!5|MId=o050120180052|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 8-9 תֹּאכְלֶ֗נּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 תֹּאכְל אָכַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_12:18!6|MId=o050120180061|Strong=0398|Frame=A1:050120180062;A0:050120180131;050120180142;050120180152;050120180162;050120180172;050120180183;|Type=yiqtol 9 ֶ֗נּוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obj _ Gloss=will.eat.it|Ref=DEU_12:18!6|MId=o050120180062|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal 10-12 בַּמָּקוֹם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_12:18!7|MId=o050120180071|Strong=0871a 11 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_12:18!7|MId=o050120180071ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 מָּקוֹם֙ מָקוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 obl _ Gloss=place|Ref=DEU_12:18!7|MId=o050120180072|Strong=4725 13 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 14 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=DEU_12:18!8|MId=o050120180081|Strong=0834|Type=relative 14 יִבְחַ֜ר בָּחַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 12 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.will.choose|Ref=DEU_12:18!9|MId=o050120180091|Strong=0977|Frame=A0:050120180101;|Type=yiqtol 15 יְהוָ֣ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 14 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_12:18!10|MId=o050120180101|Strong=3068 16-17 אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 אֱלֹהֶי אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=DEU_12:18!11|MId=o050120180111|Strong=0430 17 ךָ֮ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_12:18!11|MId=o050120180112|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 18-19 בּוֹ֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=(in)|Ref=DEU_12:18!12|MId=o050120180121|Strong=0871a 19 וֹ֒ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ Gloss=it|Ref=DEU_12:18!12|MId=o050120180122|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20 אַתָּ֨ה אַתָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_12:18!13|MId=o050120180131|Strong=0859|Type=personal 21-23 וּבִנְךָ֤ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_12:18!14|MId=o050120180141|Strong=2050b 22 בִנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 conj _ Gloss=son|Ref=DEU_12:18!14|MId=o050120180142|Strong=1121 23 ְךָ֤ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_12:18!14|MId=o050120180143|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 24-26 וּבִתֶּ֙ךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_12:18!15|MId=o050120180151|Strong=2050b 25 בִתּ בַּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 22 conj _ Gloss=daughter|Ref=DEU_12:18!15|MId=o050120180152|Strong=1323 26 ֶ֙ךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_12:18!15|MId=o050120180153|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 27-29 וְעַבְדְּךָ֣ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_12:18!16|MId=o050120180161|Strong=2050b 28 עַבְדּ עֶבֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 conj _ Gloss=your.[male]|Ref=DEU_12:18!16|MId=o050120180162|Strong=5650 29 ְךָ֣ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ Gloss=servant|Ref=DEU_12:18!16|MId=o050120180163|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 30-32 וַאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_12:18!17|MId=o050120180171|Strong=2050b 31 אֲמָת אָמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 28 conj _ Gloss=your.female|Ref=DEU_12:18!17|MId=o050120180172|Strong=0519 32 ֶ֔ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ Gloss=servant|Ref=DEU_12:18!17|MId=o050120180173|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 33-35 וְהַלֵּוִ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 35 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_12:18!18|MId=o050120180181|Strong=2050b 34 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_12:18!18|MId=o050120180182|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 לֵּוִ֖י לֵוִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 conj _ Gloss=Levite|Ref=DEU_12:18!18|MId=o050120180183|Strong=3881|Type=gentilic 36 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 38 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=DEU_12:18!19|MId=o050120180191|Strong=0834|Type=relative 37-39 בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 בִּ בְּ ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=[is].in|Ref=DEU_12:18!20|MId=o050120180201|Strong=0871a 38 שְׁעָרֶ֑י שַׁעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 35 acl:relcl _ Gloss=gates|Ref=DEU_12:18!20|MId=o050120180202|Strong=8179 39 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_12:18!20|MId=o050120180203|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 40-41 וְשָׂמַחְתָּ֗ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 41 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_12:18!21|MId=o050120180211|Strong=2050b 41 שָׂמַחְתָּ֗ שָׂמַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 8 conj _ Gloss=you.will.rejoice|Ref=DEU_12:18!21|MId=o050120180212|Strong=8055|Frame=A0:050110060261;|Type=weqatal 42-43 לִפְנֵי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 43 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=DEU_12:18!22|MId=o050120180221|Strong=3807a 43 פְנֵי֙ פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 41 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=DEU_12:18!22|MId=o050120180222|Strong=6440 44 יְהוָ֣ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 43 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_12:18!23|MId=o050120180231|Strong=3068 45-46 אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45 אֱלֹהֶ֔י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 44 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=DEU_12:18!24|MId=o050120180241|Strong=0430 46 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_12:18!24|MId=o050120180242|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 47-48 בְּכֹ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 47 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 48 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_12:18!25|MId=o050120180251|Strong=0871a 48 כֹ֖ל כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 41 obl _ Gloss=every|Ref=DEU_12:18!25|MId=o050120180252|Strong=3605 49 מִשְׁלַ֥ח מִשְׁלַח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 48 compound:smixut _ Gloss=(the).undertaking|Ref=DEU_12:18!26|MId=o050120180261|Strong=4916 50-51 יָדֶֽךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 50 יָד יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 49 compound:smixut _ Gloss=your.hand|Ref=DEU_12:18!27|MId=o050120180271|Strong=3027 51 ֶֽךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 50 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_12:18!27|MId=o050120180272|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 52 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 51 punct _ Ref=DEU_12:18!27 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no - indirect: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | תֹּאכְל *you* | yiqtol · qal | אַתָּה *you* + בִנ *son* + בִתּ *daughter* + עַבְדּ *your \[male\]* + אֲמָת *your female* + לֵּוִי *Levite* | ֶנּוּ *will eat it* | | | | יִבְחַר *he will choose* | yiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | שָׂמַחְתָּ *you will rejoice* | weqatal · qal | | | | | 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} אֱלָהֵן קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ תֵּיכְלִנֵהּ בְּאַתְרָא דִי יִתִּרְעֵי יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ בֵּהּ אַתְּ וּבְרָךְ וּבְרַתָּךְ וְעַבְדָךְ וְאַמְתָךְ וְלֵוָאָה דִי בְקִרְוָיךְ וְתֶחֱדֵי קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ בְּכָל אוֹשָׁטּוּת יְדָךְ 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. [but thou shalt eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy man-servant, and thy maid-servant, and the Levite that is within thy gates; and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thy hand unto.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.368/) **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:365`. - ← previous: [Deuteronomy 12:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.12.17/) - next →: [Deuteronomy 12:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.12.19/) - ↑ back to [Deuteronomy 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU/12/)