--- title: Exodus 17:3 — And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured aga… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said: 'Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?' Who acts: people, 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 — people, thou — and what happens in the verse to Moses, us, Egypt, 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. וַיִּצְמָ֨א שָׁ֤ם הָעָם֙ לַמַּ֔יִם וַיָּ֥לֶן הָעָ֖ם עַל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לְהָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֛י וְאֶת־בָּנַ֥י וְאֶת־מִקְנַ֖י בַּצָּמָֽא׃ [And the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said: 'Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.487/) ## 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:453 # text = וַיִּצְמָ֨א שָׁ֤ם הָעָם֙ לַמַּ֔יִם וַיָּ֥לֶן הָעָ֖ם עַל־מֹשֶׁ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם לְהָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֛י וְאֶת־בָּנַ֥י וְאֶת־מִקְנַ֖י בַּצָּמָֽא׃ # verse = EXO.17.3 1-2 וַיִּצְמָ֨א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_17:3!1|MId=o020170030011|Strong=2050b 2 יִּצְמָ֨א צָמֵא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.was.thirsty|Ref=EXO_17:3!1|MId=o020170030012|Strong=6770|Frame=A0:020170030032;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 שָׁ֤ם שָׁם ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=there|Ref=EXO_17:3!2|MId=o020170030021|Strong=8033 4-5 הָעָם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_17:3!3|MId=o020170030031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 עָם֙ עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=people|Ref=EXO_17:3!3|MId=o020170030032|Strong=5971 6-8 לַמַּ֔יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EXO_17:3!4|MId=o020170030041|Strong=3807a 7 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 8 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=EXO_17:3!4|MId=o020170030041ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 8 מַּ֔יִם מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 obl _ Gloss=water|Ref=EXO_17:3!4|MId=o020170030042|Strong=4325 9-10 וַיָּ֥לֶן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_17:3!5|MId=o020170030051|Strong=2050b 10 יָּ֥לֶן לוּן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=it.grumbled|Ref=EXO_17:3!5|MId=o020170030052|Strong=3885|Frame=A0:020170030062;|Type=wayyiqtol 11-12 הָעָ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_17:3!6|MId=o020170030061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 עָ֖ם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ Gloss=people|Ref=EXO_17:3!6|MId=o020170030062|Strong=5971 13 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EXO_17:3!7|MId=o020170030071|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 14 מֹשֶׁ֑ה מֹשֶׁה PROPN _ _ 10 obl _ Gloss=Moses|Ref=EXO_17:3!8|MId=o020170030081|Strong=4872 15-16 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 16 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_17:3!9|MId=o020170030091|Strong=2050b 16 יֹּ֗אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=it.said|Ref=EXO_17:3!9|MId=o020170030092|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:020170030062;|Type=wayyiqtol 17-18 לָ֤מָּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 לָ֤ לָמָה ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=|Ref=EXO_17:3!10|MId=o020170030101|Strong=3807a 18 מָּה מָה PRON _ PronType=Int 16 ccomp _ Gloss=why?|Ref=EXO_17:3!10|MId=o020170030102|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative 19 זֶּה֙ זֶה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 nsubj _ Gloss=this|Ref=EXO_17:3!11|MId=o020170030111|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 20-21 הֶעֱלִיתָ֣נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 הֶעֱלִיתָ֣ עָלָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 19 acl _ Gloss=did|Ref=EXO_17:3!12|MId=o020170030121|Strong=5927|Frame=AA:020170030081;A0:020170030122;|Type=qatal 21 נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 20 obj _ Gloss=you.bring.us.up|Ref=EXO_17:3!12|MId=o020170030122|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 22-23 מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EXO_17:3!13|MId=o020170030131|Strong=4480 23 מִּצְרַ֔יִם מִצְרַיִם PROPN _ _ 20 obl _ Gloss=Egypt|Ref=EXO_17:3!13|MId=o020170030132|Strong=4714 24-25 לְהָמִ֥ית _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EXO_17:3!14|MId=o020170030141|Strong=3807a 25 הָמִ֥ית מוּת VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 20 advcl _ Gloss=put.to.death|Ref=EXO_17:3!14|MId=o020170030142|Strong=4191|Frame=AA:020170030081;A0:020170030152;020170030171;020170030191;|Type=infinitive_construct 26-27 אֹתִ֛י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=|Ref=EXO_17:3!15|MId=o020170030151|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 27 ִ֛י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 obj _ Gloss=me|Ref=EXO_17:3!15|MId=o020170030152|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 28-29 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 30 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_17:3!16|MId=o020170030161|Strong=2050b 29 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EXO_17:3!16|MId=o020170030162|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 30-31 בָּנַ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 בָּנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 27 conj _ Gloss=children|Ref=EXO_17:3!17|MId=o020170030171|Strong=1121 31 ַ֥י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=EXO_17:3!17|MId=o020170030172|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 32-33 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_17:3!18|MId=o020170030181|Strong=2050b 33 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EXO_17:3!18|MId=o020170030182|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 34-35 מִקְנַ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 מִקְנ מִקְנֶה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 27 conj _ Gloss=livestock|Ref=EXO_17:3!19|MId=o020170030191|Strong=4735 35 ַ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=EXO_17:3!19|MId=o020170030192|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 36-38 בַּצָּמָֽא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=EXO_17:3!20|MId=o020170030201|Strong=0871a 37 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=EXO_17:3!20|MId=o020170030201ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 צָּמָֽא צָמָא NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 obl _ Gloss=thirst|Ref=EXO_17:3!20|MId=o020170030202|Strong=6772 39 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 38 punct _ Ref=EXO_17:3!20 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: ask - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִּצְמָא *it was thirsty* | wayyiqtol · qal | עָם *people* | | | | | יָּלֶן *it grumbled* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | עָם *people* | | | | | יֹּאמֶר *it said* | wayyiqtol · qal | עָם *people* | | | | | הֶעֱלִיתָ *did* | qatal · hiphil | נוּ *you bring us up* | | | מֹשֶׁה *Moses* | | הָמִית *put to death* | infinitive construct · hiphil | ִי *me* + בָּנ *children* + מִקְנ *livestock* | | | מֹשֶׁה *Moses* | 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} וּצְחִי תַמָן עַמָא לְמַיָא וְאִתְרַעַם עַמָא עַל משֶׁה וַאֲמַר לְמָא דְנַן אַסֶקְתָּנָא מִמִצְרַיִם לְקַטָלָא יָתִי וְיָת בָּנַי וְיָת בְּעִירַי בְּצָחוּתָא: 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 the people thirsted there for water; and the people murmured against Moses, and said: 'Wherefore hast thou brought us up out of Egypt, to kill us and our children and our cattle with thirst?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.487/) **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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