--- title: Genesis 17:23 — And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his hous… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him. Who acts: Abraham, God. 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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 — Abraham, God — and what happens in the verse to Ishmael, house, flesh, 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. וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בְּנ֗וֹ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־יְלִידֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־מִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפּ֔וֹ כָּל־זָכָ֕ר בְּאַנְשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֣ית אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיָּ֜מָל אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר עָרְלָתָ֗ם בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ [And Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.436/) ## 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:420 # text = וַיִּקַּ֨ח אַבְרָהָ֜ם אֶת־יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל בְּנ֗וֹ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־יְלִידֵ֤י בֵיתוֹ֙ וְאֵת֙ כָּל־מִקְנַ֣ת כַּסְפּ֔וֹ כָּל־זָכָ֕ר בְּאַנְשֵׁ֖י בֵּ֣ית אַבְרָהָ֑ם וַיָּ֜מָל אֶת־בְּשַׂ֣ר עָרְלָתָ֗ם בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ אֱלֹהִֽים׃ # verse = GEN.17.23 1-2 וַיִּקַּ֨ח _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_17:23!1|MId=o010170230011|Strong=2050b 2 יִּקַּ֨ח לָקַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.took|Ref=GEN_17:23!1|MId=o010170230012|Strong=3947|Frame=A0:010170230021;A1:010170230041;010170230081;010170230121;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 אַבְרָהָ֜ם אַבְרָהָם PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Abraham|Ref=GEN_17:23!2|MId=o010170230021|Strong=0085 4 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_17:23!3|MId=o010170230031|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 5 יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל יִשְׁמָעֵאל PROPN _ _ 2 obj _ Gloss=Ishmael|Ref=GEN_17:23!4|MId=o010170230041|Strong=3458 6-7 בְּנ֗וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 בְּנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 appos _ Gloss=son|Ref=GEN_17:23!5|MId=o010170230051|Strong=1121 7 ֗וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=GEN_17:23!5|MId=o010170230052|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 8-9 וְאֵ֨ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_17:23!6|MId=o010170230061|Strong=2050b 9 אֵ֨ת אֵת ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_17:23!6|MId=o010170230062|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 10 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=all|Ref=GEN_17:23!7|MId=o010170230071|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 11 יְלִידֵ֤י יָלִיד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 compound:smixut _ Gloss=those.born|Ref=GEN_17:23!8|MId=o010170230081|Strong=3211 12-13 בֵיתוֹ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 בֵית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 compound:smixut _ Gloss=his.household|Ref=GEN_17:23!9|MId=o010170230091|Strong=1004 13 וֹ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=GEN_17:23!9|MId=o010170230092|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 14-15 וְאֵת֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 16 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_17:23!10|MId=o010170230101|Strong=2050b 15 אֵת֙ אֵת ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_17:23!10|MId=o010170230102|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 16 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 conj _ Gloss=all|Ref=GEN_17:23!11|MId=o010170230111|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 17 מִקְנַ֣ת מִקְנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.purchase|Ref=GEN_17:23!12|MId=o010170230121|Strong=4736 18-19 כַּסְפּ֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 כַּסְפּ כֶּסֶף NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=his.silver|Ref=GEN_17:23!13|MId=o010170230131|Strong=3701 19 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=GEN_17:23!13|MId=o010170230132|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 appos _ Gloss=every|Ref=GEN_17:23!14|MId=o010170230141|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 21 זָכָ֕ר זָכָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=male|Ref=GEN_17:23!15|MId=o010170230151|Strong=2145|Type=adjective 22-23 בְּאַנְשֵׁ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=among|Ref=GEN_17:23!16|MId=o010170230161|Strong=0871a 23 אַנְשֵׁ֖י אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 21 nmod _ Gloss=the.men|Ref=GEN_17:23!16|MId=o010170230162|Strong=0376 24 בֵּ֣ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.household|Ref=GEN_17:23!17|MId=o010170230171|Strong=1004 25 אַבְרָהָ֑ם אַבְרָהָם PROPN _ _ 24 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Abraham|Ref=GEN_17:23!18|MId=o010170230181|Strong=0085 26-27 וַיָּ֜מָל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_17:23!19|MId=o010170230191|Strong=2050b 27 יָּ֜מָל מוּל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.circumcised|Ref=GEN_17:23!19|MId=o010170230192|Strong=4135|Frame=A0:010170230181;A1:010170230211;|Type=wayyiqtol 28 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_17:23!20|MId=o010170230201|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 29 בְּשַׂ֣ר בָּשָׂר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 obj _ Gloss=the.flesh|Ref=GEN_17:23!21|MId=o010170230211|Strong=1320 30-31 עָרְלָתָ֗ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 עָרְלָת עׇרְלָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=their.foreskin|Ref=GEN_17:23!22|MId=o010170230221|Strong=6190 31 ָ֗ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=GEN_17:23!22|MId=o010170230222|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 32-33 בְּעֶ֙צֶם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=GEN_17:23!23|MId=o010170230231|Strong=0871a 33 עֶ֙צֶם֙ עֶצֶם NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 27 obl _ Gloss=the.substance|Ref=GEN_17:23!23|MId=o010170230232|Strong=6106 34-35 הַיּ֣וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=GEN_17:23!24|MId=o010170230241|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 יּ֣וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 33 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.day|Ref=GEN_17:23!24|MId=o010170230242|Strong=3117 36-37 הַזֶּ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 37 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=GEN_17:23!25|MId=o010170230251|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 37 זֶּ֔ה זֶה DET _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 35 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=GEN_17:23!25|MId=o010170230252|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 38-39 כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 27 obl _ Gloss=just|Ref=GEN_17:23!26|MId=o010170230261|Strong=3509a 39 אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 40 mark _ Gloss=as|Ref=GEN_17:23!26|MId=o010170230262|Strong=0834|Type=relative 40 דִּבֶּ֥ר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 38 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.had.spoken|Ref=GEN_17:23!27|MId=o010170230271|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:010170230291;|Type=qatal 41-42 אִתּ֖וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 אִתּ אֵת ADP _ _ 42 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=GEN_17:23!28|MId=o010170230281|Strong=0854 42 ֖וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=GEN_17:23!28|MId=o010170230282|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 43 אֱלֹהִֽים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 40 nsubj _ Gloss=God|Ref=GEN_17:23!29|MId=o010170230291|Strong=0430|SpaceAfter=No 44 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 43 punct _ Ref=GEN_17:23!29 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִּקַּח *he took* | wayyiqtol · qal | אַבְרָהָם *Abraham* | יִשְׁמָעֵאל *Ishmael* + יְלִידֵי *those born* + מִקְנַת *the purchase* | | | | יָּמָל *he circumcised* | wayyiqtol · qal | אַבְרָהָם *of Abraham* | בְּשַׂר *the flesh* | | | | דִּבֶּר *he had spoken* | qatal · piel | אֱלֹהִֽים *God* | | | | 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} וּדְבַר אַבְרָהָם יָת יִשְׁמָעֵאל בְּרֵהּ וְיָת כָּל יְלִידֵי בֵיתֵהּ וְיָת כָּל זְבִינֵי כַסְפֵּה כָּל דְּכוּרָא בַּאֲנָשֵׁי בֵּית אַבְרָהָם וּגְזַר יָת בִּשְׂרָא דְעָרְלָתְהוֹן בִּכְרַן יוֹמָא הָדֵין כְּמָא דִי מַלֵיל עִמֵּהּ יְיָ 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 Abraham took Ishmael his son, and all that were born in his house, and all that were bought with his money, every male among the men of Abraham's house, and circumcised the flesh of their foreskin in the selfsame day, as God had said unto him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.436/) **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:420`. - ← previous: [Genesis 17:22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.17.22/) - next →: [Genesis 17:24](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.17.24/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/17/)