--- title: Exodus 12:23 — For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He s… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you. Who acts: LORD. 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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 — LORD — and what happens in the verse to Egyptians, blood, two side posts, destroyer, you, 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 40 chapters of Exodus on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וְעָבַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ לִנְגֹּ֣ף אֶת־מִצְרַיִם֒ וְרָאָ֤ה אֶת־הַדָּם֙ עַל־הַמַּשְׁק֔וֹף וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת וּפָסַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ עַל־הַפֶּ֔תַח וְלֹ֤א יִתֵּן֙ הַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית לָבֹ֥א אֶל־בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם לִנְגֹּֽף׃ [For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.333/) ## 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:EXO:306 # text = וְעָבַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ לִנְגֹּ֣ף אֶת־מִצְרַיִם֒ וְרָאָ֤ה אֶת־הַדָּם֙ עַל־הַמַּשְׁק֔וֹף וְעַ֖ל שְׁתֵּ֣י הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת וּפָסַ֤ח יְהוָה֙ עַל־הַפֶּ֔תַח וְלֹ֤א יִתֵּן֙ הַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית לָבֹ֥א אֶל־בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם לִנְגֹּֽף׃ # verse = EXO.12.23 1-2 וְעָבַ֣ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_12:23!1|MId=o020120230011|Strong=2050b 2 עָבַ֣ר עָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.will.pass.through|Ref=EXO_12:23!1|MId=o020120230012|Strong=5674|Frame=A0:020120230021;|Type=weqatal 3 יְהוָה֮ יהוה PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EXO_12:23!2|MId=o020120230021|Strong=3068 4-5 לִנְגֹּ֣ף _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EXO_12:23!3|MId=o020120230031|Strong=3807a 5 נְגֹּ֣ף נָגַף VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 2 advcl _ Gloss=strike|Ref=EXO_12:23!3|MId=o020120230032|Strong=5062|Frame=A0:020120230021;A1:020120230051;|Type=infinitive_construct 6 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EXO_12:23!4|MId=o020120230041|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 7 מִצְרַיִם֒ מִצְרַיִם PROPN _ _ 5 obj _ Gloss=Egypt|Ref=EXO_12:23!5|MId=o020120230051|Strong=4714 8-9 וְרָאָ֤ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 9 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_12:23!6|MId=o020120230061|Strong=2050b 9 רָאָ֤ה רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.will.see|Ref=EXO_12:23!6|MId=o020120230062|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:020120230021;A1:020120230082;|Type=weqatal 10 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EXO_12:23!7|MId=o020120230071|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 11-12 הַדָּם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_12:23!8|MId=o020120230081|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 דָּם֙ דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 obj _ Gloss=blood|Ref=EXO_12:23!8|MId=o020120230082|Strong=1818 13 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EXO_12:23!9|MId=o020120230091|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 14-15 הַמַּשְׁק֔וֹף _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 15 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_12:23!10|MId=o020120230101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 15 מַּשְׁק֔וֹף מַשְׁקוֹף NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 obl _ Gloss=lintels|Ref=EXO_12:23!10|MId=o020120230102|Strong=4947 16-17 וְעַ֖ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_12:23!11|MId=o020120230111|Strong=2050b 17 עַ֖ל עַל ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EXO_12:23!11|MId=o020120230112|Strong=5921 18 שְׁתֵּ֣י שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 20 nummod _ Gloss=the.two|Ref=EXO_12:23!12|MId=o020120230121|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 19-20 הַמְּזוּזֹ֑ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_12:23!13|MId=o020120230131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 מְּזוּזֹ֑ת מְזוּזָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 15 conj _ Gloss=doorposts|Ref=EXO_12:23!13|MId=o020120230132|Strong=4201 21-22 וּפָסַ֤ח _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_12:23!14|MId=o020120230141|Strong=2050b 22 פָסַ֤ח פָּסַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.will.pass.over|Ref=EXO_12:23!14|MId=o020120230142|Strong=6452|Frame=A0:020120230151;|Type=weqatal 23 יְהוָה֙ יהוה PROPN _ _ 22 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EXO_12:23!15|MId=o020120230151|Strong=3068 24 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=over|Ref=EXO_12:23!16|MId=o020120230161|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 25-26 הַפֶּ֔תַח _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_12:23!17|MId=o020120230171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 26 פֶּ֔תַח פֶּתַח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 obl _ Gloss=doorway|Ref=EXO_12:23!17|MId=o020120230172|Strong=6607 27-28 וְלֹ֤א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_12:23!18|MId=o020120230181|Strong=2050b 28 לֹ֤א לֹא ADV _ _ 29 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=EXO_12:23!18|MId=o020120230182|Strong=3808|Type=negative 29 יִתֵּן֙ נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.will.permit|Ref=EXO_12:23!19|MId=o020120230191|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:020120230151;A1:020120230202;|Type=yiqtol 30-31 הַמַּשְׁחִ֔ית _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_12:23!20|MId=o020120230201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 31 מַּשְׁחִ֔ית מַשְׁחִית NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 29 obj _ Gloss=destroyer|Ref=EXO_12:23!20|MId=o020120230202|Strong=4889 32-33 לָבֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EXO_12:23!21|MId=o020120230211|Strong=3807a 33 בֹ֥א בּוֹא VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 29 xcomp _ Gloss=come|Ref=EXO_12:23!21|MId=o020120230212|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:020120230202;|Type=infinitive_construct 34 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=into|Ref=EXO_12:23!22|MId=o020120230221|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 35-36 בָּתֵּיכֶ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 בָּתֵּי בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 33 obl _ Gloss=houses|Ref=EXO_12:23!23|MId=o020120230231|Strong=1004 36 כֶ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=EXO_12:23!23|MId=o020120230232|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 37-38 לִנְגֹּֽף _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EXO_12:23!24|MId=o020120230241|Strong=3807a 38 נְגֹּֽף נָגַף VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 33 advcl _ Gloss=strike.[you]|Ref=EXO_12:23!24|MId=o020120230242|Strong=5062|Frame=A0:020120230202;|Type=infinitive_construct 39 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=EXO_12:23!24 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | עָבַר *he will pass through* | weqatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | נְגֹּף *strike* | infinitive construct · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | מִצְרַיִם *Egypt* | | | | רָאָה *he will see* | weqatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | דָּם *blood* | | | | פָסַח *he will pass over* | weqatal · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | | **not** יִתֵּן *he will permit* | yiqtol · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | מַּשְׁחִית *destroyer* | | | | בֹא *come* | infinitive construct · qal | מַּשְׁחִית *destroyer* | | | | | נְגֹּֽף *strike \[you\]* | infinitive construct · qal | מַּשְׁחִית *destroyer* | | | | 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} וְיִתְגְלֵי יְיָ לְמִמְחֵי יָת מִצְרַיִם וְיֶחֱזֵי יָת דְמָא עַל שַׁקְפָא וְעַל תְּרֵין סִפַּיָא וְיֵחוֹס יְיָ עַל תַּרְעָא וְלָא יִשְׁבּוֹק לְחַבָּלָא לְמֵיעַל לְבָתֵּיכוֹן לְמִמְחֵי: 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. [For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when He seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side-posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.333/) **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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