--- title: Deuteronomy 17:8 — If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, even matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose. Who acts: matter, thou, LORD, --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.17.8/) [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 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU/17/) / 17:8 # Deuteronomy 17:8 דְּבָרִים **Who acts:** matter, thou, LORD, controversy · **What happens:** arise, get up, choose, matter · **To what, where:** judgment, thee, place This is Deuteronomy 17:8 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 — matter, thou, LORD, controversy — and what happens in the verse to judgment, thee, place, 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. כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵא֩ מִמְּךָ֨דָבָ֜ר לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט בֵּֽין־דָּ֨ם ׀ לְדָ֜ם בֵּֽין־דִּ֣ין לְדִ֗ין וּבֵ֥ין נֶ֙גַע֙ לָנֶ֔גַע דִּבְרֵ֥י רִיבֹ֖ת בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְקַמְתָּ֣ וְעָלִ֔יתָ אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּֽוֹ׃ [If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, even matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.486/) ## 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:479 # text = כִּ֣י יִפָּלֵא֩ מִמְּךָ֨דָבָ֜ר לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט בֵּֽין־דָּ֨ם ׀ לְדָ֜ם בֵּֽין־דִּ֣ין לְדִ֗ין וּבֵ֥ין נֶ֙גַע֙ לָנֶ֔גַע דִּבְרֵ֥י רִיבֹ֖ת בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ וְקַמְתָּ֣ וְעָלִ֔יתָ אֶל־הַמָּק֔וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִבְחַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ בּֽוֹ׃ # verse = DEU.17.8 1 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 2 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=DEU_17:8!1|MId=o050170080011|Strong=3588 2 יִפָּלֵא֩ פָּלָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.will.be.[too].difficult|Ref=DEU_17:8!2|MId=o050170080021|Strong=6381|Frame=A0:050170080041;|Type=yiqtol 3-5 מִמְּךָ֨דָבָ֜ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 מִמּ מִן ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=DEU_17:8!3|MId=o050170080031|Strong=4480 4 ְךָ֨ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_17:8!3|MId=o050170080032|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 5 דָבָ֜ר דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=a.matter|Ref=DEU_17:8!4|MId=o050170080041|Strong=1697 6-8 לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=DEU_17:8!5|MId=o050170080051|Strong=3807a 7 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=DEU_17:8!5|MId=o050170080051ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 8 מִּשְׁפָּ֗ט מִשְׁפָּט NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 nmod _ Gloss=judgment|Ref=DEU_17:8!5|MId=o050170080052|Strong=4941 9 בֵּֽין־ בֵּין ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=between|Ref=DEU_17:8!6|MId=o050170080061|Strong=0996|SpaceAfter=No 10 דָּ֨ם דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 nmod _ Gloss=blood|Ref=DEU_17:8!7|MId=o050170080071|Strong=1818 11 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 10 punct _ Ref=DEU_17:8!7 12-13 לְדָ֜ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_17:8!8|MId=o050170080081|Strong=3807a 13 דָ֜ם דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 conj _ Gloss=blood|Ref=DEU_17:8!8|MId=o050170080082|Strong=1818 14 בֵּֽין־ בֵּין ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=between|Ref=DEU_17:8!9|MId=o050170080091|Strong=0996|SpaceAfter=No 15 דִּ֣ין דִּין NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 conj _ Gloss=dispute|Ref=DEU_17:8!10|MId=o050170080101|Strong=1779 16-17 לְדִ֗ין _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_17:8!11|MId=o050170080111|Strong=3807a 17 דִ֗ין דִּין NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 conj _ Gloss=dispute|Ref=DEU_17:8!11|MId=o050170080112|Strong=1779 18-19 וּבֵ֥ין _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_17:8!12|MId=o050170080121|Strong=2050b 19 בֵ֥ין בֵּין ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=between|Ref=DEU_17:8!12|MId=o050170080122|Strong=0996 20 נֶ֙גַע֙ נֶגַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 conj _ Gloss=wound|Ref=DEU_17:8!13|MId=o050170080131|Strong=5061 21-22 לָנֶ֔גַע _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_17:8!14|MId=o050170080141|Strong=3807a 22 נֶ֔גַע נֶגַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 conj _ Gloss=wound|Ref=DEU_17:8!14|MId=o050170080142|Strong=5061 23 דִּבְרֵ֥י דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 5 appos _ Gloss=matters|Ref=DEU_17:8!15|MId=o050170080151|Strong=1697 24 רִיבֹ֖ת רִיבָה NOUN _ Number=Plur 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.cases.at.law|Ref=DEU_17:8!16|MId=o050170080161|Strong=7379 25-27 בִּשְׁעָרֶ֑יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 בִּ בְּ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_17:8!17|MId=o050170080171|Strong=0871a 26 שְׁעָרֶ֑י שַׁעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 23 nmod _ Gloss=gates|Ref=DEU_17:8!17|MId=o050170080172|Strong=8179 27 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_17:8!17|MId=o050170080173|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 28-29 וְקַמְתָּ֣ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_17:8!18|MId=o050170080181|Strong=2050b 29 קַמְתָּ֣ קוּם VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 conj _ Gloss=you.will.arise|Ref=DEU_17:8!18|MId=o050170080182|Strong=6965|Frame=A0:050170070092;|Type=weqatal 30-31 וְעָלִ֔יתָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_17:8!19|MId=o050170080191|Strong=2050b 31 עָלִ֔יתָ עָלָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 conj _ Gloss=you.will.go.up|Ref=DEU_17:8!19|MId=o050170080192|Strong=5927|Frame=A0:050170070092;|Type=weqatal 32 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_17:8!20|MId=o050170080201|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 33-34 הַמָּק֔וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 34 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_17:8!21|MId=o050170080211|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 34 מָּק֔וֹם מָקוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 31 obl _ Gloss=place|Ref=DEU_17:8!21|MId=o050170080212|Strong=4725 35 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 36 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=DEU_17:8!22|MId=o050170080221|Strong=0834|Type=relative 36 יִבְחַ֛ר בָּחַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 34 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.will.choose|Ref=DEU_17:8!23|MId=o050170080231|Strong=0977|Frame=A0:050170080241;|Type=yiqtol 37 יְהוָ֥ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 36 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_17:8!24|MId=o050170080241|Strong=3068 38-39 אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 אֱלֹהֶ֖י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 37 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=DEU_17:8!25|MId=o050170080251|Strong=0430 39 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_17:8!25|MId=o050170080252|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 40-41 בּֽוֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 41 case _ Gloss=(in)|Ref=DEU_17:8!26|MId=o050170080261|Strong=0871a 41 ֽוֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obl _ Gloss=it|Ref=DEU_17:8!26|MId=o050170080262|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 42 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 41 punct _ Ref=DEU_17:8!26 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִפָּלֵא *it will be \[too\] difficult* | yiqtol · niphal | דָבָר *a matter* | | | | | קַמְתָּ *you will arise* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | עָלִיתָ *you will go up* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | יִבְחַר *he will choose* | yiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | 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} אֲרֵי יִתְכַסֵי מִנָךְ פִּתְגָמָא לְדִינָא בֵּין דְמָא לִדְמָא בֵּין דִינָא לְדִינָא וּבֵין מַכְתַּשׁ סְגִירוּ לְמַכְתַּשׁ סְגִירוּ פִּתְגָמֵי פְלֻגְתָּא דִינָא בְּקִרְוָיךְ וּתְקוּם וְתִסַק לְאַתְרָא דִי יִתִּרְעֵי יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ בֵּהּ 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. [If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, even matters of controversy within thy gates; then shalt thou arise, and get thee up unto the place which the LORD thy God shall choose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.486/) **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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