--- title: Exodus 4:9 — And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two s… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.' Who acts: hand, fathers, th --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.4.9/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Exodus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/) / [chapter 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO/4/) / 4:9 # Exodus 4:9 שְׁמוֹת **Who acts:** hand, fathers, thou, water · **What happens:** come, pass, not believe, hearken, take, pour · **To what, where:** two signs, hand, water, river, blood This is Exodus 4:9 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (The Torah). 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 — hand, fathers, thou, water — and what happens in the verse to two signs, hand, water, river, blood, 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. וְהָיָ֡ה אִם־לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ גַּם֩ לִשְׁנֵ֨י הָאֹת֜וֹת הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ לְקֹלֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֙ מִמֵּימֵ֣י הַיְאֹ֔ר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהָי֤וּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקַּ֣ח מִן־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְהָי֥וּ לְדָ֖ם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃ [And it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.87/) ## 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:77 # text = וְהָיָ֡ה אִם־לֹ֣א יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ גַּם֩ לִשְׁנֵ֨י הָאֹת֜וֹת הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ לְקֹלֶ֔ךָ וְלָקַחְתָּ֙ מִמֵּימֵ֣י הַיְאֹ֔ר וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה וְהָי֤וּ הַמַּ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּקַּ֣ח מִן־הַיְאֹ֔ר וְהָי֥וּ לְדָ֖ם בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת׃ # verse = EXO.4.9 1-2 וְהָיָ֡ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_4:9!1|MId=o020040090011|Strong=2050b 2 הָיָ֡ה הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.will.be|Ref=EXO_4:9!1|MId=o020040090012|Strong=1961|Type=weqatal 3 אִם־ אִם SCONJ _ _ 5 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=EXO_4:9!2|MId=o020040090021|Strong=0518|SpaceAfter=No 4 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 5 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=EXO_4:9!3|MId=o020040090031|Strong=3808|Type=negative 5 יַאֲמִ֡ינוּ אָמַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 21 advcl _ Gloss=they.will.believe|Ref=EXO_4:9!4|MId=o020040090041|Strong=0539|Frame=A0:020030210042;|Type=yiqtol 6 גַּם֩ גַּם ADV _ _ 10 advmod _ Gloss=also|Ref=EXO_4:9!5|MId=o020040090051|Strong=1571|Type=affirmation 7-8 לִשְׁנֵ֨י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=(to).the|Ref=EXO_4:9!6|MId=o020040090061|Strong=3807a 8 שְׁנֵ֨י שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Dual 10 nummod _ Gloss=two|Ref=EXO_4:9!6|MId=o020040090062|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 9-10 הָאֹת֜וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_4:9!7|MId=o020040090071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 אֹת֜וֹת אוֹת NOUN _ Number=Plur 5 obl _ Gloss=signs|Ref=EXO_4:9!7|MId=o020040090072|Strong=0226 11-12 הָאֵ֗לֶּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=EXO_4:9!8|MId=o020040090081|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 אֵ֗לֶּה אֵלֶּה DET _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 10 det _ Gloss=these|Ref=EXO_4:9!8|MId=o020040090082|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative 13-14 וְלֹ֤א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_4:9!9|MId=o020040090091|Strong=2050b 14 לֹ֤א לֹא ADV _ _ 15 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=EXO_4:9!9|MId=o020040090092|Strong=3808|Type=negative 15-16 יִשְׁמְעוּן֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 יִשְׁמְעוּ שָׁמַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 5 conj _ Gloss=they|Ref=EXO_4:9!10|MId=o020040090101|Strong=8085|Frame=A0:020030210042;|Type=yiqtol 16 ן֙ נ X _ _ 15 nmod _ Gloss=will.listen|Ref=EXO_4:9!10|MId=o020040090102|Strong=4993b|Type=paragogic_nun 17-19 לְקֹלֶ֔ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EXO_4:9!11|MId=o020040090111|Strong=3807a 18 קֹל קוֹל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 obl _ Gloss=voice|Ref=EXO_4:9!11|MId=o020040090112|Strong=6963 19 ֶ֔ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=EXO_4:9!11|MId=o020040090113|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 20-21 וְלָקַחְתָּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_4:9!12|MId=o020040090121|Strong=2050b 21 לָקַחְתָּ֙ לָקַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 2 parataxis _ Gloss=you.will.take|Ref=EXO_4:9!12|MId=o020040090122|Strong=3947|Frame=A0:020040040041;|Type=weqatal 22-23 מִמֵּימֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=some|Ref=EXO_4:9!13|MId=o020040090131|Strong=4480 23 מֵּימֵ֣י מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 21 obl _ Gloss=of.the.water|Ref=EXO_4:9!13|MId=o020040090132|Strong=4325 24-25 הַיְאֹ֔ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 25 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=EXO_4:9!14|MId=o020040090141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 25 יְאֹ֔ר יְאֹר PROPN _ _ 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.River|Ref=EXO_4:9!14|MId=o020040090142|Strong=2975 26-27 וְשָׁפַכְתָּ֖ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_4:9!15|MId=o020040090151|Strong=2050b 27 שָׁפַכְתָּ֖ שָׁפַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 21 conj _ Gloss=you.will.pour.[it].out|Ref=EXO_4:9!15|MId=o020040090152|Strong=8210|Frame=A0:020040040041;|Type=weqatal 28-29 הַיַּבָּשָׁ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=the.dry|Ref=EXO_4:9!16|MId=o020040090161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 יַּבָּשָׁ֑ה יַבָּשָׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 27 obl _ Gloss=ground|Ref=EXO_4:9!16|MId=o020040090162|Strong=3004 30-31 וְהָי֤וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_4:9!17|MId=o020040090171|Strong=2050b 31 הָי֤וּ הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 21 conj _ Gloss=they.will.become|Ref=EXO_4:9!17|MId=o020040090172|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:020040090182;|Type=weqatal 32-33 הַמַּ֙יִם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 33 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_4:9!18|MId=o020040090181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 33 מַּ֙יִם֙ מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 31 nsubj _ Gloss=waters|Ref=EXO_4:9!18|MId=o020040090182|Strong=4325 34 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 35 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=EXO_4:9!19|MId=o020040090191|Strong=0834|Type=relative 35 תִּקַּ֣ח לָקַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 33 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.will.take|Ref=EXO_4:9!20|MId=o020040090201|Strong=3947|Frame=A0:020040040041;A1:020040090182;|Type=yiqtol 36 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 38 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EXO_4:9!21|MId=o020040090211|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 37-38 הַיְאֹ֔ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EXO_4:9!22|MId=o020040090221|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 יְאֹ֔ר יְאֹר PROPN _ _ 35 obl _ Gloss=River|Ref=EXO_4:9!22|MId=o020040090222|Strong=2975 39-40 וְהָי֥וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 42 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_4:9!23|MId=o020040090231|Strong=2050b 40 הָי֥וּ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 42 cop _ Gloss=they.will.become|Ref=EXO_4:9!23|MId=o020040090232|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:020040090182;|Type=weqatal 41-42 לְדָ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 42 case _ Gloss=(into)|Ref=EXO_4:9!24|MId=o020040090241|Strong=3807a 42 דָ֖ם דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 31 conj _ Gloss=blood|Ref=EXO_4:9!24|MId=o020040090242|Strong=1818 43-45 בַּיַּבָּֽשֶׁת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 45 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EXO_4:9!25|MId=o020040090251|Strong=0871a 44 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 45 det _ Gloss=the.dry|Ref=EXO_4:9!25|MId=o020040090251ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 45 יַּבָּֽשֶׁת יַבֶּשֶׁת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 42 obl _ Gloss=ground|Ref=EXO_4:9!25|MId=o020040090252|Strong=3006 46 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 45 punct _ Ref=EXO_4:9!25 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: speech with no frame - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **not** יַאֲמִינוּ *they will believe* | yiqtol · hiphil | | | | | | **not** יִשְׁמְעוּ *they* | yiqtol · qal | | | | | | לָקַחְתָּ *you will take* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | שָׁפַכְתָּ *you will pour \[it\] out* | weqatal · qal | | | | | | הָיוּ *they will become* | weqatal · qal | מַּיִם *waters* | | | | | תִּקַּח *you will take* | yiqtol · qal | | מַּיִם *waters* | | | | הָיוּ *they will become* | weqatal · qal | מַּיִם *waters* | | | | 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} וִיהֵי אִם לָא יְהֵמְנוּן אַף לִתְרֵין אָתַיָא הָאִלֵּין וְלָא יְקַבְּלוּן מִנָךְ וְתִסַב מִמַיָא דִבְנַהֲרָא וְתֵשׁוֹד לְּיַבֶּשְׁתָּא וִיהוֹן מַיָא דִי תִסַב מִן נַהֲרָא וִיהוֹן לִדְמָא בְּיַבֶּשְׁתָּא: 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 it shall come to pass, if they will not believe even these two signs, neither hearken unto thy voice, that thou shalt take of the water of the river, and pour it upon the dry land; and the water which thou takest out of the river shall become blood upon the dry land.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.87/) **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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