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title: Exodus 7:10 — And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LO… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent. Who acts: Moses, wonders, LORD, Aaron. Exodus 7:10 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 and the p
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# Exodus 7:10 שְׁמוֹת

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**Who acts:** Moses, wonders, LORD, Aaron, rod · **What happens:** go in, do, command, cast down, become · **To what, where:** rod, serpent · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Exodus 7:10 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 — Moses, wonders, LORD, Aaron, rod — and what happens in the verse to rod, serpent, 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.

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וַיָּבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּכֵ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־מַטֵּ֗הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין׃

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[And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.187/)

## The tree {#tree}

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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:162
# text = וַיָּבֹ֨א מֹשֶׁ֤ה וְאַהֲרֹן֙ אֶל־פַּרְעֹ֔ה וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּכֵ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר צִוָּ֣ה יְהוָ֑ה וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ אַהֲרֹ֜ן אֶת־מַטֵּ֗הוּ לִפְנֵ֥י פַרְעֹ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י עֲבָדָ֖יו וַיְהִ֥י לְתַנִּֽין׃
# verse = EXO.7.10
1-2	וַיָּבֹ֨א	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_7:10!1|MId=o020070100011|Strong=2050b
2	יָּבֹ֨א	בּוֹא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=he.went|Ref=EXO_7:10!1|MId=o020070100012|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:020070100021;020070100032;|Type=wayyiqtol
3	מֹשֶׁ֤ה	מֹשֶׁה	PROPN	_	_	2	nsubj	_	Gloss=Moses|Ref=EXO_7:10!2|MId=o020070100021|Strong=4872
4-5	וְאַהֲרֹן֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	5	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_7:10!3|MId=o020070100031|Strong=2050b
5	אַהֲרֹן֙	אַהֲרֹן	PROPN	_	_	3	conj	_	Gloss=Aaron|Ref=EXO_7:10!3|MId=o020070100032|Strong=0175
6	אֶל־	אֶל	ADP	_	_	7	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=EXO_7:10!4|MId=o020070100041|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No
7	פַּרְעֹ֔ה	פַּרְעֹה	PROPN	_	_	2	obl	_	Gloss=Pharaoh|Ref=EXO_7:10!5|MId=o020070100051|Strong=6547
8-10	וַיַּ֣עַשׂוּכֵ֔ן	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
8	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	9	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_7:10!6|MId=o020070100061|Strong=2050b
9	יַּ֣עַשׂוּ	עָשָׂה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.did|Ref=EXO_7:10!6|MId=o020070100062|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:020070100021;020070100032;|Type=wayyiqtol
10	כֵ֔ן	כֵּן	ADV	_	_	9	advmod	_	Gloss=so|Ref=EXO_7:10!7|MId=o020070100071|Strong=3651
11-12	כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
11	כַּ	כְּ	ADP	_	_	9	obl	_	Gloss=just|Ref=EXO_7:10!8|MId=o020070100081|Strong=3509a
12	אֲשֶׁ֖ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	13	mark	_	Gloss=as|Ref=EXO_7:10!8|MId=o020070100082|Strong=0834|Type=relative
13	צִוָּ֣ה	צָוָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3	11	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=he.had.commanded|Ref=EXO_7:10!9|MId=o020070100091|Strong=6680|Frame=A0:020070100101;|Type=qatal
14	יְהוָ֑ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	13	nsubj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EXO_7:10!10|MId=o020070100101|Strong=3068
15-16	וַיַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	16	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_7:10!11|MId=o020070100111|Strong=2050b
16	יַּשְׁלֵ֨ךְ	שָׁלַךְ	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.threw.down|Ref=EXO_7:10!11|MId=o020070100112|Strong=7993|Frame=AA:020070100121;A0:020070100141;|Type=wayyiqtol
17	אַהֲרֹ֜ן	אַהֲרֹן	PROPN	_	_	16	nsubj	_	Gloss=Aaron|Ref=EXO_7:10!12|MId=o020070100121|Strong=0175
18	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	19	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=EXO_7:10!13|MId=o020070100131|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
19-20	מַטֵּ֗הוּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	מַטּ	מַטֶּה	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	16	obj	_	Gloss=staff|Ref=EXO_7:10!14|MId=o020070100141|Strong=4294
20	ֵ֗הוּ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=EXO_7:10!14|MId=o020070100142|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal
21-22	לִפְנֵ֥י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	לִ	לְ	ADP	_	_	22	case	_	Gloss=before|Ref=EXO_7:10!15|MId=o020070100151|Strong=3807a
22	פְנֵ֥י	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	16	obl	_	Gloss=|Ref=EXO_7:10!15|MId=o020070100152|Strong=6440
23	פַרְעֹ֛ה	פַּרְעֹה	PROPN	_	_	22	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=Pharaoh|Ref=EXO_7:10!16|MId=o020070100161|Strong=6547
24-26	וְלִפְנֵ֥י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
24	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	26	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_7:10!17|MId=o020070100171|Strong=2050b
25	לִ	לְ	ADP	_	_	26	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=EXO_7:10!17|MId=o020070100172|Strong=3807a
26	פְנֵ֥י	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	22	conj	_	Gloss=before|Ref=EXO_7:10!17|MId=o020070100173|Strong=6440
27-28	עֲבָדָ֖יו	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
27	עֲבָדָ֖י	עֶבֶד	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	26	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=servants|Ref=EXO_7:10!18|MId=o020070100181|Strong=5650
28	ו	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=EXO_7:10!18|MId=o020070100182|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
29-30	וַיְהִ֥י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	30	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=EXO_7:10!19|MId=o020070100191|Strong=2050b
30	יְהִ֥י	הָיָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	16	conj	_	Gloss=it.became|Ref=EXO_7:10!19|MId=o020070100192|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:020070100141;|Type=wayyiqtol
31-32	לְתַנִּֽין	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	32	case	_	Gloss=(into).a|Ref=EXO_7:10!20|MId=o020070100201|Strong=3807a
32	תַנִּֽין	תַּנִּין	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	30	obl	_	Gloss=serpent|Ref=EXO_7:10!20|MId=o020070100202|Strong=8577
33	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	32	punct	_	Ref=EXO_7:10!20
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: narrate
- voice: narrator
- speech: narration
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יָּבֹא *he went* | wayyiqtol · qal | מֹשֶׁה *Moses* + אַהֲרֹן *Aaron* |  |  |  |
| יַּעַשׂוּ *they did* | wayyiqtol · qal | מֹשֶׁה *Moses* + אַהֲרֹן *Aaron* |  |  |  |
| צִוָּה *he had commanded* | qatal · piel | יְהוָה *Yahweh* |  |  |  |
| יַּשְׁלֵךְ *he threw down* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | מַטּ *staff* |  |  | אַהֲרֹן *Aaron* |
| יְהִי *it became* | wayyiqtol · qal | מַטּ *staff* |  |  |  |

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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}

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וְעַל משֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן לְוָת פַּרְעֹה וַעֲבָדוּ כֵן כְּמָא דְפַקֵיד יְיָ וּרְמָא אַהֲרֹן יָת חוּטְרֵהּ קֳדָם פַּרְעֹה וְקָדָם עַבְדוֹהִי וַהֲוָה לְתַנִינָא:

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The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet.

## English, JPS 1917 {#english}

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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.

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1. [And Moses and Aaron went in unto Pharaoh, and they did so, as the LORD had commanded; and Aaron cast down his rod before Pharaoh and before his servants, and it became a serpent.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/EXO.187/)

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**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).

Hebrew sentence `wlc:EXO:162`.

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