--- title: Deuteronomy 15:18 — It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six years; and the LORD thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest. Who acts: It, thou, LORD, hire. 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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 — It, thou, LORD, hire — and what happens in the verse to LORD, thee, double, all, 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. לֹא־יִקְשֶׁ֣ה בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ אֹת֤וֹ חָפְשִׁי֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ כִּ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ שְׂכַ֣ר שָׂכִ֔יר עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ [It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six years; and the LORD thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.450/) ## 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:444 # text = לֹא־יִקְשֶׁ֣ה בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ אֹת֤וֹ חָפְשִׁי֙ מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ כִּ֗י מִשְׁנֶה֙ שְׂכַ֣ר שָׂכִ֔יר עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֑ים וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ בְּכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃פ # verse = DEU.15.18 1 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=DEU_15:18!1|MId=o050150180011|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 2 יִקְשֶׁ֣ה קָשָׁה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.will.be.hard|Ref=DEU_15:18!2|MId=o050150180021|Strong=7185|Frame=A0:;|Type=yiqtol 3-5 בְעֵינֶ֗ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_15:18!3|MId=o050150180031|Strong=0871a 4 עֵינ עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 2 obl _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=DEU_15:18!3|MId=o050150180032|Strong=5869 5 ֶ֗ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_15:18!3|MId=o050150180033|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 6-8 בְּשַׁלֵּֽחֲךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=when|Ref=DEU_15:18!4|MId=o050150180041|Strong=0871a 7 שַׁלֵּֽח שָׁלַח VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 2 advcl _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_15:18!4|MId=o050150180042|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:050150180043;A1:050150180052;|Type=infinitive_construct 8 ֲךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ Gloss=let.go|Ref=DEU_15:18!4|MId=o050150180043|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 9-10 אֹת֤וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=|Ref=DEU_15:18!5|MId=o050150180051|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 10 ֤וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ Gloss=him|Ref=DEU_15:18!5|MId=o050150180052|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 11 חָפְשִׁי֙ חׇפְשִׁי ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 xcomp _ Gloss=a.free.[person]|Ref=DEU_15:18!6|MId=o050150180061|Strong=2670|Type=adjective 12-14 מֵֽעִמָּ֔ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 מֵֽ מִן ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=DEU_15:18!7|MId=o050150180071|Strong=4480 13 עִמּ עִם ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=DEU_15:18!7|MId=o050150180072|Strong=5973 14 ָ֔ךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_15:18!7|MId=o050150180073|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 15 כִּ֗י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 19 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=DEU_15:18!8|MId=o050150180081|Strong=3588 16 מִשְׁנֶה֙ מִשְׁנֶה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 obl _ Gloss=double|Ref=DEU_15:18!9|MId=o050150180091|Strong=4932 17 שְׂכַ֣ר שָׂכָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=[the].hire|Ref=DEU_15:18!10|MId=o050150180101|Strong=7939 18 שָׂכִ֔יר שָׂכִיר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.hired.laborer|Ref=DEU_15:18!11|MId=o050150180111|Strong=7916|Type=adjective 19-20 עֲבָֽדְךָ֖ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 עֲבָֽד עָבַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_15:18!12|MId=o050150180121|Strong=5647|Frame=A0:050150120041;A1:050150180122;|Type=qatal 20 ְךָ֖ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ Gloss=has.served.you|Ref=DEU_15:18!12|MId=o050150180122|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 21 שֵׁ֣שׁ שֵׁשׁ NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 22 nummod _ Gloss=six|Ref=DEU_15:18!13|MId=o050150180131|Strong=8337|Type=cardinal_number 22 שָׁנִ֑ים שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 19 obl _ Gloss=years|Ref=DEU_15:18!14|MId=o050150180141|Strong=8141 23-25 וּבֵֽרַכְךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_15:18!15|MId=o050150180151|Strong=2050b 24 בֵֽרַכ בָּרַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_15:18!15|MId=o050150180152|Strong=1288|Frame=A1:050150180153;A0:050150180161;|Type=weqatal 25 ְךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 24 obj _ Gloss=will.bless.you|Ref=DEU_15:18!15|MId=o050150180153|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 26 יְהוָ֣ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 24 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_15:18!16|MId=o050150180161|Strong=3068 27-28 אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 אֱלֹהֶ֔י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 26 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=DEU_15:18!17|MId=o050150180171|Strong=0430 28 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_15:18!17|MId=o050150180172|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 29-30 בְּכֹ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_15:18!18|MId=o050150180181|Strong=0871a 30 כֹ֖ל כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=DEU_15:18!18|MId=o050150180182|Strong=3605 31 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 32 mark _ Gloss=that|Ref=DEU_15:18!19|MId=o050150180191|Strong=0834|Type=relative 32 תַּעֲשֶֽׂה עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 30 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.will.do|Ref=DEU_15:18!20|MId=o050150180201|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:050130120021;A1:050150180182;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 33 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=DEU_15:18!20|SpaceAfter=No 34 פ פ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=DEU_15:18!20 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **not** יִקְשֶׁה *it will be hard* | yiqtol · qal | | | | | | שַׁלֵּֽח *you* | infinitive construct · piel | ֲךָ *let go* | וֹ *him* | | | | עֲבָֽד *he* | qatal · qal | | ְךָ *has served you* | | | | בֵֽרַכ *he* | weqatal · piel | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ְךָ *will bless you* | | | | תַּעֲשֶֽׂה *you will do* | yiqtol · qal | | כֹל *all* | | | 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} לָא יִקְשֵׁי בְעֵינָךְ בְּמִפְטְרָךְ יָתֵהּ בַּר חוֹרִין מֵעִמָךְ אֲרֵי עַל חַד תְּרֵין כַּאֲגַר אֲגִירָא פָּלְחָךְ שִׁית שְׁנִין וִיבָרֵכִנָךְ יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ בְּכֹל דִי תַעְבֵּד 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. [It shall not seem hard unto thee, when thou lettest him go free from thee; for to the double of the hire of a hireling hath he served thee six years; and the LORD thy God will bless thee in all that thou doest.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.450/) **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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