--- title: Deuteronomy 9:3 — Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before thee; so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee. Who acts: you, LORD, God, thou. 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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 — you, LORD, God, thou, people — and what happens in the verse to God, thee, people, 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. וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ הֽוּא־הָעֹבֵ֤ר לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵ֣שׁ אֹֽכְלָ֔ה ה֧וּא יַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם וְה֥וּא יַכְנִיעֵ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ם וְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙מַהֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לָֽךְ׃ [Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before thee; so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.269/) ## 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:267 # text = וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ הֽוּא־הָעֹבֵ֤ר לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵ֣שׁ אֹֽכְלָ֔ה ה֧וּא יַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם וְה֥וּא יַכְנִיעֵ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ם וְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙מַהֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לָֽךְ׃ # verse = DEU.9.3 1-2 וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_9:3!1|MId=o050090030011|Strong=2050b 2 יָדַעְתָּ֣ יָדַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=you.will.know|Ref=DEU_9:3!1|MId=o050090030012|Strong=3045|Frame=A0:050090010021;A1:050090030072;|Type=weqatal 3-4 הַיּ֗וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=DEU_9:3!2|MId=o050090030021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 יּ֗וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=day|Ref=DEU_9:3!2|MId=o050090030022|Strong=3117 5 כִּי֩ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 6 mark _ Gloss=(dm).that|Ref=DEU_9:3!3|MId=o050090030031|Strong=3588 6 יְהוָ֨ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 2 ccomp _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_9:3!4|MId=o050090030041|Strong=3068 7-8 אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 אֱלֹהֶ֜י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 6 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=DEU_9:3!5|MId=o050090030051|Strong=0430 8 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=DEU_9:3!5|MId=o050090030052|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 9 הֽוּא־ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_9:3!6|MId=o050090030061|Strong=1931|Type=personal|SpaceAfter=No 10-11 הָעֹבֵ֤ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הָ הַ SCONJ _ _ 11 mark _ Gloss=[is].the|Ref=DEU_9:3!7|MId=o050090030071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 11 עֹבֵ֤ר עָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 6 parataxis _ Gloss=[one.who.will].pass.over|Ref=DEU_9:3!7|MId=o050090030072|Strong=5674|Frame=A0:050090030041;|Type=participle_active 12-14 לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=DEU_9:3!8|MId=o050090030081|Strong=3807a 13 פָנֶ֙י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 11 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=DEU_9:3!8|MId=o050090030082|Strong=6440 14 ךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_9:3!8|MId=o050090030083|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 15 אֵ֣שׁ אֵשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 11 parataxis _ Gloss=a.fire|Ref=DEU_9:3!9|MId=o050090030091|Strong=0784 16 אֹֽכְלָ֔ה אָכַל VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 15 nmod _ Gloss=consuming|Ref=DEU_9:3!10|MId=o050090030101|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:050090030091;|Type=participle_active 17 ה֧וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_9:3!11|MId=o050090030111|Strong=1931|Type=personal 18-19 יַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 יַשְׁמִיד שָׁמַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 11 parataxis _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_9:3!12|MId=o050090030121|Strong=8045|Frame=AA:050090030111;A0:050090030122;|Type=yiqtol 19 ֵ֛ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ Gloss=will.destroy.them|Ref=DEU_9:3!12|MId=o050090030122|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 20-21 וְה֥וּא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_9:3!13|MId=o050090030131|Strong=2050b 21 ה֥וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_9:3!13|MId=o050090030132|Strong=1931|Type=personal 22-23 יַכְנִיעֵ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 יַכְנִיע כָּנַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 18 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=DEU_9:3!14|MId=o050090030141|Strong=3665|Frame=AA:050090030132;A0:050090030142;|Type=yiqtol 23 ֵ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ Gloss=will.subdue.them|Ref=DEU_9:3!14|MId=o050090030142|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 24-26 לְפָנֶ֑יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=DEU_9:3!15|MId=o050090030151|Strong=3807a 25 פָנֶ֑י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 22 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=DEU_9:3!15|MId=o050090030152|Strong=6440 26 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_9:3!15|MId=o050090030153|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 27-29 וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_9:3!16|MId=o050090030161|Strong=2050b 28 הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ יָרַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 18 conj _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_9:3!16|MId=o050090030162|Strong=3423|Frame=AA:050090010021;A0:050090030163;|Type=weqatal 29 ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obj _ Gloss=will.dispossess.them|Ref=DEU_9:3!16|MId=o050090030163|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 30-33 וְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙מַהֵ֔ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=DEU_9:3!17|MId=o050090030171|Strong=2050b 31 הַֽאַבַדְתָּ אָבַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 18 conj _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_9:3!17|MId=o050090030172|Strong=0006|Frame=AA:050090010021;A0:050090030173;|Type=weqatal 32 ם֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ Gloss=will.destroy.them|Ref=DEU_9:3!17|MId=o050090030173|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 33 מַהֵ֔ר מַהֵר VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 31 obl:npmod _ Gloss=quickly|Ref=DEU_9:3!18|MId=o050090030181|Strong=4118|Type=infinitive_absolute 34-35 כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 31 obl _ Gloss=just|Ref=DEU_9:3!19|MId=o050090030191|Strong=3509a 35 אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 36 mark _ Gloss=as|Ref=DEU_9:3!19|MId=o050090030192|Strong=0834|Type=relative 36 דִּבֶּ֥ר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 34 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.spoke|Ref=DEU_9:3!20|MId=o050090030201|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:050090030211;|Type=qatal 37 יְהוָ֖ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 36 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=DEU_9:3!21|MId=o050090030211|Strong=3068 38-39 לָֽךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 ל לְ ADP _ _ 39 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=DEU_9:3!22|MId=o050090030221|Strong=3807a 39 ָֽךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 36 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=DEU_9:3!22|MId=o050090030222|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 40 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 39 punct _ Ref=DEU_9:3!22 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no - indirect: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יָדַעְתָּ *you will know* | weqatal · qal | | עֹבֵר *\[one who will\] pass over* | | | | עֹבֵר *\[one who will\] pass over* | participle active · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | אֹֽכְלָה *consuming* | participle active · qal | אֵשׁ *a fire* | | | | | יַשְׁמִיד *he* | yiqtol · hiphil | ֵם *will destroy them* | | | הוּא *he* | | יַכְנִיע *he* | yiqtol · hiphil | ֵם *will subdue them* | | | הוּא *he* | | הֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ *you* | weqatal · hiphil | ם *will dispossess them* | | | | | הַֽאַבַדְתָּ *you* | weqatal · hiphil | ם *will destroy them* | | | | | דִּבֶּר *he spoke* | qatal · piel | 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} וְתִדַע יוֹמָא דֵין אֲרֵי יְיָ אֱלָהָךְ הוּא דְעֲבַר קֳדָמָךְ מֵימְרֵהּ אֶשָׁא אָכְלָא הוּא יְשֵׁצִנוּן וְהוּא יְתָרֵכִנוּן קֳדָמָךְ וּתְתָרֵכִנוּן וְתוֹבְדִנוּן בִּפְרִיעַ כְּמָא דִי מַלִיל יְיָ לָךְ 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. [Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before thee; so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/DEU.269/) **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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