--- title: Genesis 16:6 — But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to h… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face. Who acts: Abram, maid, Sarai. 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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 — Abram, maid, Sarai — and what happens in the verse to hand, that, Abram, eyes, 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 50 chapters of Genesis on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל־שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ עֲשִׂי־לָ֖הּ הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃ [But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.403/) ## 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:GEN:387 # text = וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אַבְרָ֜ם אֶל־שָׂרַ֗י הִנֵּ֤ה שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ עֲשִׂי־לָ֖הּ הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ שָׂרַ֔י וַתִּבְרַ֖ח מִפָּנֶֽיהָ׃ # verse = GEN.16.6 1-2 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_16:6!1|MId=o010160060011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֨אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=GEN_16:6!1|MId=o010160060012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:010160060021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 אַבְרָ֜ם אַבְרָם PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Abram|Ref=GEN_16:6!2|MId=o010160060021|Strong=0087 4 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_16:6!3|MId=o010160060031|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 5 שָׂרַ֗י שָׂרַי PROPN _ _ 2 obl _ Gloss=Sarai|Ref=GEN_16:6!4|MId=o010160060041|Strong=8297 6 הִנֵּ֤ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 10 discourse _ Gloss=there!|Ref=GEN_16:6!5|MId=o010160060051|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 7-8 שִׁפְחָתֵךְ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 שִׁפְחָת שִׁפְחָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ Gloss=maidservant|Ref=GEN_16:6!6|MId=o010160060061|Strong=8198 8 ֵךְ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_16:6!6|MId=o010160060062|Strong=3509c|Type=pronominal 9-11 בְּיָדֵ֔ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=[is].in|Ref=GEN_16:6!7|MId=o010160060071|Strong=0871a 10 יָד יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ Gloss=hand|Ref=GEN_16:6!7|MId=o010160060072|Strong=3027 11 ֵ֔ךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_16:6!7|MId=o010160060073|Strong=3509c|Type=pronominal 12 עֲשִׂי־ עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 10 parataxis _ Gloss=do|Ref=GEN_16:6!8|MId=o010160060081|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:010160060041;A1:010160060102;|Type=imperative|SpaceAfter=No 13-14 לָ֖הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 ל לְ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_16:6!9|MId=o010160060091|Strong=3807a 14 ָ֖הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ Gloss=her|Ref=GEN_16:6!9|MId=o010160060092|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 15-16 הַטּ֣וֹב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 16 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_16:6!10|MId=o010160060101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 16 טּ֣וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 obj _ Gloss=good|Ref=GEN_16:6!10|MId=o010160060102|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 17-19 בְּעֵינָ֑יִךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=GEN_16:6!11|MId=o010160060111|Strong=0871a 18 עֵינָ֑י עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 16 nmod _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=GEN_16:6!11|MId=o010160060112|Strong=5869 19 ִךְ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_16:6!11|MId=o010160060113|Strong=3509c|Type=pronominal 20-22 וַתְּעַנֶּ֣הָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_16:6!12|MId=o010160060121|Strong=2050b 21 תְּעַנּ עָנָה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she|Ref=GEN_16:6!12|MId=o010160060122|Strong=6031|Frame=A1:010160060123;A0:010160060131;|Type=wayyiqtol 22 ֶ֣הָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 obj _ Gloss=afflicted.her|Ref=GEN_16:6!12|MId=o010160060123|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 23 שָׂרַ֔י שָׂרַי PROPN _ _ 21 nsubj _ Gloss=Sarai|Ref=GEN_16:6!13|MId=o010160060131|Strong=8297 24-25 וַתִּבְרַ֖ח _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_16:6!14|MId=o010160060141|Strong=2050b 25 תִּבְרַ֖ח בָּרַח VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.fled|Ref=GEN_16:6!14|MId=o010160060142|Strong=1272|Frame=A0:010160040031;|Type=wayyiqtol 26-28 מִפָּנֶֽיהָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=GEN_16:6!15|MId=o010160060151|Strong=4480 27 פָּנֶֽי פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 25 obl _ Gloss=before|Ref=GEN_16:6!15|MId=o010160060152|Strong=6440 28 הָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ Gloss=her|Ref=GEN_16:6!15|MId=o010160060153|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 29 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 28 punct _ Ref=GEN_16:6!15 ``` ## 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 | אַבְרָם *Abram* | | | | | עֲשִׂי־ *do* | imperative · qal | שָׂרַי *Sarai* | טּוֹב *good* | | | | תְּעַנּ *she* | wayyiqtol · piel | שָׂרַי *Sarai* | ֶהָ *afflicted her* | | | | תִּבְרַח *she fled* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | 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 אַבְרָם לְשָׂרַי הָא אַמְתִיךְ בִּידִךְ עִבִידִי לַהּ כִּדְתַקִין בְעֵינָיְכִי וְעֲנִיתַהּ שָׂרַי וְעָרְקַת מִקֳדָמָהַהּ 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. [But Abram said unto Sarai: 'Behold, thy maid is in thy hand; do to her that which is good in thine eyes.' And Sarai dealt harshly with her, and she fled from her face.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.403/) **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:GEN:387`. - ← previous: [Genesis 16:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.16.5/) - next →: [Genesis 16:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.16.7/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/16/)