--- title: Exodus 3:6 — Moreover He said: 'I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, t… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Moreover He said: 'I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God. Who acts: Moses, I. 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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 — Moses, I — and what happens in the verse to God, face, 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. וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֖ק וֵאלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ פָּנָ֔יו כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔א מֵהַבִּ֖יט אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ [Moreover He said: 'I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.58/) ## 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:52 # text = וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אָנֹכִי֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אָבִ֔יךָ אֱלֹהֵ֧י אַבְרָהָ֛ם אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִצְחָ֖ק וֵאלֹהֵ֣י יַעֲקֹ֑ב וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר מֹשֶׁה֙ פָּנָ֔יו כִּ֣י יָרֵ֔א מֵהַבִּ֖יט אֶל־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ # verse = EXO.3.6 1-2 וַיֹּ֗אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_3:6!1|MId=o020030060011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֗אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=EXO_3:6!1|MId=o020030060012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:020030040081;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 אָנֹכִי֙ אָנֹכִי PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=EXO_3:6!2|MId=o020030060021|Strong=0595|Type=personal 4 אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 ccomp _ Gloss=[am].the.God|Ref=EXO_3:6!3|MId=o020030060031|Strong=0430 5-6 אָבִ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 אָבִ֔י אָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 compound:smixut _ Gloss=your.father|Ref=EXO_3:6!4|MId=o020030060041|Strong=0001 6 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=EXO_3:6!4|MId=o020030060042|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 7 אֱלֹהֵ֧י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 4 appos _ Gloss=the.God|Ref=EXO_3:6!5|MId=o020030060051|Strong=0430 8 אַבְרָהָ֛ם אַבְרָהָם PROPN _ _ 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Abraham|Ref=EXO_3:6!6|MId=o020030060061|Strong=0085 9 אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 7 conj _ Gloss=the.God|Ref=EXO_3:6!7|MId=o020030060071|Strong=0430 10 יִצְחָ֖ק יִצְחָק PROPN _ _ 9 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Isaac|Ref=EXO_3:6!8|MId=o020030060081|Strong=3327 11-12 וֵאלֹהֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וֵ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_3:6!9|MId=o020030060091|Strong=2050b 12 אלֹהֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 7 conj _ Gloss=the.God|Ref=EXO_3:6!9|MId=o020030060092|Strong=0430 13 יַעֲקֹ֑ב יַעֲקֹב PROPN _ _ 12 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Jacob|Ref=EXO_3:6!10|MId=o020030060101|Strong=3290 14-15 וַיַּסְתֵּ֤ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_3:6!11|MId=o020030060111|Strong=2050b 15 יַּסְתֵּ֤ר סָתַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.hid|Ref=EXO_3:6!11|MId=o020030060112|Strong=5641|Frame=AA:020030060121;A0:020030060131;|Type=wayyiqtol 16 מֹשֶׁה֙ מֹשֶׁה PROPN _ _ 15 nsubj _ Gloss=Moses|Ref=EXO_3:6!12|MId=o020030060121|Strong=4872 17-18 פָּנָ֔יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 פָּנָ֔י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 15 obj _ Gloss=face|Ref=EXO_3:6!13|MId=o020030060131|Strong=6440 18 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EXO_3:6!13|MId=o020030060132|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 19 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 20 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EXO_3:6!14|MId=o020030060141|Strong=3588 20 יָרֵ֔א יָרֵא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=he.was.afraid|Ref=EXO_3:6!15|MId=o020030060151|Strong=3372|Frame=A0:020030060121;|Type=qatal 21-22 מֵהַבִּ֖יט _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EXO_3:6!16|MId=o020030060161|Strong=4480 22 הַבִּ֖יט נָבַט VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 20 advcl _ Gloss=looking|Ref=EXO_3:6!16|MId=o020030060162|Strong=5027|Frame=A0:020030060121;|Type=infinitive_construct 23 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EXO_3:6!17|MId=o020030060171|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 24-25 הָאֱלֹהִֽים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 25 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=EXO_3:6!18|MId=o020030060181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 25 אֱלֹהִֽים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 22 obl _ Gloss=God|Ref=EXO_3:6!18|MId=o020030060182|Strong=0430 26 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 25 punct _ Ref=EXO_3:6!18 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | יַּסְתֵּר *he hid* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | פָּנָי *face* | | | מֹשֶׁה *Moses* | | יָרֵא *he was afraid* | qatal · qal | מֹשֶׁה *Moses* | | | | | הַבִּיט *looking* | infinitive construct · hiphil | 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} וַאֲמַר אֲנָא אֱלָהָא דְאָבוּךְ אֱלָהָא דְאַבְרָהָם אֱלָהָא דְיִצְחָק וֵאלָהָא דְיַעֲקֹב וּכְבֵשִׁנּוּן משֶׁה לְאַפּוֹהִי אֲרֵי דָחִיל מִלְאִסְתַּכָּלָא בְּצֵית יְקָרָא דַיְיָ: 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. [Moreover He said: 'I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.' And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.58/) **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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