--- title: Deuteronomy 28:29 — And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, a… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee. Who acts: thou, blind, none. 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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, blind, none — and what happens in the verse to noonday, darkness, ways, thou, thee, 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. וְהָיִ֜יתָ מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ הָעִוֵּר֙ בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תַצְלִ֖יחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֜יתָ אַ֣ךְ עָשׁ֧וּק וְגָז֛וּל כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים וְאֵ֥ין מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ [And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.766/) ## 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:747 # text = וְהָיִ֜יתָ מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ הָעִוֵּר֙ בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה וְלֹ֥א תַצְלִ֖יחַ אֶת־דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ וְהָיִ֜יתָ אַ֣ךְ עָשׁ֧וּק וְגָז֛וּל כָּל־הַיָּמִ֖ים וְאֵ֥ין מוֹשִֽׁיעַ׃ # verse = DEU.28.29 1-2 וְהָיִ֜יתָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 3 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_28:29!1|MId=o050280290011|Strong=2050b 2 הָיִ֜יתָ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 3 cop _ Gloss=you.will.be|Ref=DEU_28:29!1|MId=o050280290012|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:050270260132;|Type=weqatal 3 מְמַשֵּׁ֣שׁ מָשַׁשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=groping|Ref=DEU_28:29!2|MId=o050280290021|Strong=4959|Frame=A0:050270260132;|Type=participle_active 4-6 בַּֽצָּהֳרַ֗יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 בַּֽ בְּ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_28:29!3|MId=o050280290031|Strong=0871a 5 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 6 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_28:29!3|MId=o050280290031ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 6 צָּהֳרַ֗יִם צָהֳרַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 3 obl _ Gloss=noontide(s)|Ref=DEU_28:29!3|MId=o050280290032|Strong=6672a 7-8 כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 3 obl _ Gloss=just|Ref=DEU_28:29!4|MId=o050280290041|Strong=3509a 8 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 9 mark _ Gloss=as|Ref=DEU_28:29!4|MId=o050280290042|Strong=0834|Type=relative 9 יְמַשֵּׁ֤שׁ מָשַׁשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 7 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.gropes|Ref=DEU_28:29!5|MId=o050280290051|Strong=4959|Frame=A0:050280290062;|Type=yiqtol 10-11 הָעִוֵּר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=(the).blind|Ref=DEU_28:29!6|MId=o050280290061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 11 עִוֵּר֙ עִוֵּר ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ Gloss=[person]|Ref=DEU_28:29!6|MId=o050280290062|Strong=5787|Type=adjective 12-14 בָּאֲפֵלָ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 בָּ בְּ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=DEU_28:29!7|MId=o050280290071|Strong=0871a 13 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 14 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_28:29!7|MId=o050280290071ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 14 אֲפֵלָ֔ה אֲפֵלָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 9 obl _ Gloss=darkness|Ref=DEU_28:29!7|MId=o050280290072|Strong=0653 15-16 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_28:29!8|MId=o050280290081|Strong=2050b 16 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 17 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=DEU_28:29!8|MId=o050280290082|Strong=3808|Type=negative 17 תַצְלִ֖יחַ צָלֵחַ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 3 conj _ Gloss=you.will.make.successful|Ref=DEU_28:29!9|MId=o050280290091|Strong=6743|Frame=AA:050270260132;A0:050280290111;|Type=yiqtol 18 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=DEU_28:29!10|MId=o050280290101|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 19-20 דְּרָכֶ֑יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 דְּרָכֶ֑י דֶּרֶךְ NOUN _ Number=Plur 17 obj _ Gloss=ways|Ref=DEU_28:29!11|MId=o050280290111|Strong=1870 20 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_28:29!11|MId=o050280290112|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 21-22 וְהָיִ֜יתָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 23 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_28:29!12|MId=o050280290121|Strong=2050b 22 הָיִ֜יתָ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 23 cop _ Gloss=you.will.be|Ref=DEU_28:29!12|MId=o050280290122|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:050270260132;|Type=weqatal 23 אַ֣ךְ אַךְ ADV _ _ 3 conj _ Gloss=only|Ref=DEU_28:29!13|MId=o050280290131|Strong=0389|Type=affirmation 24 עָשׁ֧וּק עָשַׁק VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 23 acl:relcl _ Gloss=oppressed|Ref=DEU_28:29!14|MId=o050280290141|Strong=6231|Frame=A1:050270260132;|Type=participle_passive 25-26 וְגָז֛וּל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_28:29!15|MId=o050280290151|Strong=2050b 26 גָז֛וּל גָּזַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 24 conj _ Gloss=robbed|Ref=DEU_28:29!15|MId=o050280290152|Strong=1497|Frame=A1:050270260132;|Type=participle_passive 27 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=DEU_28:29!16|MId=o050280290161|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 28-29 הַיָּמִ֖ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=DEU_28:29!17|MId=o050280290171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 יָּמִ֖ים יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 27 compound:smixut _ Gloss=days|Ref=DEU_28:29!17|MId=o050280290172|Strong=3117 30-31 וְאֵ֥ין _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_28:29!18|MId=o050280290181|Strong=2050b 31 אֵ֥ין אַיִן ADV _ _ 3 conj _ Gloss=there.[will].not.[be]|Ref=DEU_28:29!18|MId=o050280290182|Strong=0369|Type=negative 32 מוֹשִֽׁיעַ יָשַׁע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing 31 nsubj _ Gloss=a.deliverer|Ref=DEU_28:29!19|MId=o050280290191|Strong=3467a|Type=participle_active|SpaceAfter=No 33 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=DEU_28:29!19 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | הָיִיתָ *you will be* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | **not** מְמַשֵּׁשׁ *groping* | participle active · piel | | | | | | יְמַשֵּׁשׁ *he gropes* | yiqtol · piel | עִוֵּר *\[person\]* | | | | | **not** תַצְלִיחַ *you will make successful* | yiqtol · hiphil | דְּרָכֶי *ways* | | | | | הָיִיתָ *you will be* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | עָשׁוּק *oppressed* | participle passive · qal | | | | | | גָזוּל *robbed* | participle passive · 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} וּתְהֵי מְמַשֵׁשׁ בְּטִּהֲרָא כְּמָא דִי מַשֵׁשׁ עַוִירָא בְּקַבְלָא וְלָא תַצְלַח יָת אָרְחָתָיךְ וּתְהֵי בְּרַם עָשִׁיק וְאָנִיס כָּל יוֹמַיָא וְלֵית דְפָרִיק 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. [And thou shalt grope at noonday, as the blind gropeth in darkness, and thou shalt not make thy ways prosperous; and thou shalt be only oppressed and robbed alway, and there shall be none to save thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.766/) **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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