--- title: Deuteronomy 17:15 — thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose; one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother. Who acts: thou, LORD, one. 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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 — thou, LORD, one — and what happens in the verse to king, wise, thee, foreigner, brother, 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. שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּ֑וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב אַחֶ֗יךָ תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָתֵ֤ת עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃ [thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose; one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.493/) ## 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:486 # text = שׂ֣וֹם תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּ֑וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב אַחֶ֗יךָ תָּשִׂ֤ים עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ לֹ֣א תוּכַ֗ל לָתֵ֤ת עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ אִ֣ישׁ נָכְרִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־אָחִ֖יךָ הֽוּא׃ # verse = DEU.17.15 1 שׂ֣וֹם שׂים VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 2 obl:npmod _ Gloss=indeed.(appoint)|Ref=DEU_17:15!1|MId=o050170150011|Strong=7760|Type=infinitive_absolute 2 תָּשִׂ֤ים שׂים VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=you.will.appoint|Ref=DEU_17:15!2|MId=o050170150021|Strong=7760|Frame=A0:050170130022;A1:050170150041;|Type=yiqtol 3-4 עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 עָלֶ֙י עַל ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=DEU_17:15!3|MId=o050170150031|Strong=5921 4 ךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=yourself|Ref=DEU_17:15!3|MId=o050170150032|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 5 מֶ֔לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=a.king|Ref=DEU_17:15!4|MId=o050170150041|Strong=4428 6 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 7 mark _ Gloss=whom|Ref=DEU_17:15!5|MId=o050170150051|Strong=0834|Type=relative 7 יִבְחַ֛ר בָּחַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 5 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.will.choose|Ref=DEU_17:15!6|MId=o050170150061|Strong=0977|Frame=A0:050170150071;A1:050170150041;|Type=yiqtol 8 יְהוָ֥ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 7 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_17:15!7|MId=o050170150071|Strong=3068 9-10 אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 אֱלֹהֶ֖י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=DEU_17:15!8|MId=o050170150081|Strong=0430 10 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_17:15!8|MId=o050170150082|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 11-12 בּ֑וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=(in)|Ref=DEU_17:15!9|MId=o050170150091|Strong=0871a 12 ֑וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=DEU_17:15!9|MId=o050170150092|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 13-14 מִקֶּ֣רֶב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=DEU_17:15!10|MId=o050170150101|Strong=4480 14 קֶּ֣רֶב קֶרֶב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 obl _ Gloss=the.midst|Ref=DEU_17:15!10|MId=o050170150102|Strong=7130 15-16 אַחֶ֗יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 אַחֶ֗י אָח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 14 compound:smixut _ Gloss=your.countrymen|Ref=DEU_17:15!11|MId=o050170150111|Strong=0251 16 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_17:15!11|MId=o050170150112|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 17 תָּשִׂ֤ים שׂים VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 parataxis _ Gloss=you.will.appoint|Ref=DEU_17:15!12|MId=o050170150121|Strong=7760|Frame=A0:050170130022;A1:050170150141;|Type=yiqtol 18-19 עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 עָלֶ֙י עַל ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=DEU_17:15!13|MId=o050170150131|Strong=5921 19 ךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 17 obl _ Gloss=yourself|Ref=DEU_17:15!13|MId=o050170150132|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 20 מֶ֔לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 obj _ Gloss=a.king|Ref=DEU_17:15!14|MId=o050170150141|Strong=4428 21 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 22 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=DEU_17:15!15|MId=o050170150151|Strong=3808|Type=negative 22 תוּכַ֗ל יָכֹל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 parataxis _ Gloss=you.will.be.able|Ref=DEU_17:15!16|MId=o050170150161|Strong=3201|Frame=A0:050170130022;|Type=yiqtol 23-24 לָתֵ֤ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_17:15!17|MId=o050170150171|Strong=3807a 24 תֵ֤ת נָתַן VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 22 xcomp _ Gloss=set|Ref=DEU_17:15!17|MId=o050170150172|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:050170130022;A1:050170150191;|Type=infinitive_construct 25-26 עָלֶ֙יךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 עָלֶ֙י עַל ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=DEU_17:15!18|MId=o050170150181|Strong=5921 26 ךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ Gloss=yourself|Ref=DEU_17:15!18|MId=o050170150182|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 27 אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obj _ Gloss=a.man|Ref=DEU_17:15!19|MId=o050170150191|Strong=0376 28 נָכְרִ֔י נׇכְרִי ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 amod _ Gloss=foreign|Ref=DEU_17:15!20|MId=o050170150201|Strong=5237|Type=adjective 29 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 31 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=DEU_17:15!21|MId=o050170150211|Strong=0834|Type=relative 30 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 31 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=DEU_17:15!22|MId=o050170150221|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 31-32 אָחִ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 אָחִ֖י אָח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 acl:relcl _ Gloss=countryman|Ref=DEU_17:15!23|MId=o050170150231|Strong=0251 32 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[is].your|Ref=DEU_17:15!23|MId=o050170150232|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 33 הֽוּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_17:15!24|MId=o050170150241|Strong=1931|Type=personal|SpaceAfter=No 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=DEU_17:15!24 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes - indirect: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | תָּשִׂים *you will appoint* | yiqtol · qal | | מֶלֶךְ *a king* | | | | יִבְחַר *he will choose* | yiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | מֶלֶךְ *a king* | | | | תָּשִׂים *you will appoint* | yiqtol · qal | | מֶלֶךְ *a king* | | | | **not** תוּכַל *you will be able* | yiqtol · qal | | | | | | תֵת *set* | infinitive construct · qal | | אִישׁ *a man* | | | 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} מַנָאָה תְמַנֵי עֲלָךְ מַלְכָּא דִי יִתִּרְעֵי יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ בֵּהּ מִגוֹ אַחָיךְ תְּמַנֵי עֲלָךְ מַלְכָּא לֵת לָךְ רְשׁוּ לְמַנָאָה עֲלָךְ גְבַר נוּכְרַי דִי לָא אֲחוּךְ הוּא 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. [thou shalt in any wise set him king over thee, whom the LORD thy God shall choose; one from among thy brethren shalt thou set king over thee; thou mayest not put a foreigner over thee, who is not thy brother.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.493/) **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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