--- title: Deuteronomy 25:9 — then shall his brother's wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: then shall his brother's wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say: 'So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.' Who acts: wife, man. 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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 — wife, man — and what happens in the verse to presence, shoe, foot, face, house, 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. וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ אֵלָיו֮ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִים֒ וְחָלְצָ֤ה נַעֲלוֹ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְל֔וֹ וְיָרְקָ֖ה בְּפָנָ֑יו וְעָֽנְתָה֙ וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה כָּ֚כָה יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִבְנֶ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָחִֽיו [then shall his brother's wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say: 'So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.670/) ## 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:663 # text = וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ אֵלָיו֮ לְעֵינֵ֣י הַזְּקֵנִים֒ וְחָלְצָ֤ה נַעֲלוֹ֙ מֵעַ֣ל רַגְל֔וֹ וְיָרְקָ֖ה בְּפָנָ֑יו וְעָֽנְתָה֙ וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה כָּ֚כָה יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה לָאִ֔ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹא־יִבְנֶ֖ה אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אָחִֽיו # verse = DEU.25.9 1-2 וְנִגְּשָׁ֨ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_25:9!1|MId=o050250090011|Strong=2050b 2 נִגְּשָׁ֨ה נָגַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=she.will.draw.near|Ref=DEU_25:9!1|MId=o050250090012|Strong=5066|Frame=A0:050250090021;|Type=weqatal 3-4 יְבִמְתּ֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 יְבִמְתּ יְבֵמֶת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=wife|Ref=DEU_25:9!2|MId=o050250090021|Strong=2994 4 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his.brother's|Ref=DEU_25:9!2|MId=o050250090022|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 5-6 אֵלָיו֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 אֵלָי אֶל ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_25:9!3|MId=o050250090031|Strong=0413 6 ו֮ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=DEU_25:9!3|MId=o050250090032|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 7-8 לְעֵינֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_25:9!4|MId=o050250090041|Strong=3807a 8 עֵינֵ֣י עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 2 obl _ Gloss=the.eyes|Ref=DEU_25:9!4|MId=o050250090042|Strong=5869 9-10 הַזְּקֵנִים֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=DEU_25:9!5|MId=o050250090051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 זְּקֵנִים֒ זָקֵן ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.elders|Ref=DEU_25:9!5|MId=o050250090052|Strong=2205|Type=adjective 11-12 וְחָלְצָ֤ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_25:9!6|MId=o050250090061|Strong=2050b 12 חָלְצָ֤ה חָלַץ VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.will.draw.off|Ref=DEU_25:9!6|MId=o050250090062|Strong=2502|Frame=A0:050250090021;A1:050250090071;|Type=weqatal 13-14 נַעֲלוֹ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 נַעֲל נַעַל NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 12 obj _ Gloss=sandal|Ref=DEU_25:9!7|MId=o050250090071|Strong=5275 14 וֹ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DEU_25:9!7|MId=o050250090072|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 15-16 מֵעַ֣ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=DEU_25:9!8|MId=o050250090081|Strong=4480 16 עַ֣ל עַל ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=DEU_25:9!8|MId=o050250090082|Strong=5921 17-18 רַגְל֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 רַגְל רֶגֶל NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 12 obl _ Gloss=foot|Ref=DEU_25:9!9|MId=o050250090091|Strong=7272 18 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DEU_25:9!9|MId=o050250090092|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 19-20 וְיָרְקָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_25:9!10|MId=o050250090101|Strong=2050b 20 יָרְקָ֖ה יָרַק VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.will.spit|Ref=DEU_25:9!10|MId=o050250090102|Strong=3417|Frame=A0:050250090021;|Type=weqatal 21-23 בְּפָנָ֑יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_25:9!11|MId=o050250090111|Strong=0871a 22 פָנָ֑י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 20 obl _ Gloss=face|Ref=DEU_25:9!11|MId=o050250090112|Strong=6440 23 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DEU_25:9!11|MId=o050250090113|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 24-25 וְעָֽנְתָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_25:9!12|MId=o050250090121|Strong=2050b 25 עָֽנְתָה֙ עָנָה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.will.answer|Ref=DEU_25:9!12|MId=o050250090122|Strong=6030|Frame=A0:050250090021;|Type=weqatal 26-27 וְאָ֣מְרָ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_25:9!13|MId=o050250090131|Strong=2050b 27 אָ֣מְרָ֔ה אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 25 conj _ Gloss=she.will.say|Ref=DEU_25:9!13|MId=o050250090132|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:050250090021;|Type=weqatal 28 כָּ֚כָה כָּכָה ADV _ _ 29 advmod _ Gloss=thus|Ref=DEU_25:9!14|MId=o050250090141|Strong=3602 29 יֵעָשֶׂ֣ה עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 25 ccomp _ Gloss=let.it.be.done|Ref=DEU_25:9!15|MId=o050250090151|Strong=6213|Type=yiqtol 30-32 לָאִ֔ישׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_25:9!16|MId=o050250090161|Strong=3807a 31 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 32 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_25:9!16|MId=o050250090161ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 32 אִ֔ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 29 obl _ Gloss=man|Ref=DEU_25:9!16|MId=o050250090162|Strong=0376 33 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 35 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=DEU_25:9!17|MId=o050250090171|Strong=0834|Type=relative 34 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 35 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=DEU_25:9!18|MId=o050250090181|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 35 יִבְנֶ֖ה בָּנָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 32 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.will.build|Ref=DEU_25:9!19|MId=o050250090191|Strong=1129|Frame=A0:050250090163;A1:050250090211;|Type=yiqtol 36 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 37 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=DEU_25:9!20|MId=o050250090201|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 37 בֵּ֥ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 35 obj _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=DEU_25:9!21|MId=o050250090211|Strong=1004 38-39 אָחִֽיו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 אָחִֽי אָח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 37 compound:smixut _ Gloss=his.brother|Ref=DEU_25:9!22|MId=o050250090221|Strong=0251 39 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=DEU_25:9!22|MId=o050250090222|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | נִגְּשָׁה *she will draw near* | weqatal · niphal | יְבִמְתּ *wife* | | | | | חָלְצָה *she will draw off* | weqatal · qal | יְבִמְתּ *wife* | נַעֲל *sandal* | | | | יָרְקָה *she will spit* | weqatal · qal | יְבִמְתּ *wife* | | | | | עָֽנְתָה *she will answer* | weqatal · qal | יְבִמְתּ *wife* | | | | | אָמְרָה *she will say* | weqatal · qal | יְבִמְתּ *wife* | | | | | **not** יִבְנֶה *he will build* | yiqtol · qal | | בֵּית *the house* | | | 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} וְתִתְקְרַב יְבִמְתֵּהּ לְוָתֵה לָקֳדָם סָבַיָא וְתַשְׁרֵי סֵינֵהּ מֵעַל רַגְלֵהּ וְתֵרוֹק בְּאַנְפּוֹהִי וְתָתֵב וְתֵימַר כְּדֵין יִתְעֲבֵד לִגְבַר דִי לָא יִבְנֵי יָת בֵּיתָא דַאֲחוּהִי 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. [then shall his brother's wife draw nigh unto him in the presence of the elders, and loose his shoe from off his foot, and spit in his face; and she shall answer and say: 'So shall it be done unto the man that doth not build up his brother's house.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.670/) **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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