--- title: Genesis 21:16 — And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as i… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept. Who acts: Hagar, water, me, child. 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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 — Hagar, water, me, child — and what happens in the verse to Hagar, bow shot, me, voice, 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. וַתֵּלֶךְ֩ וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב לָ֜הּ מִנֶּ֗גֶד הַרְחֵק֙ כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁת כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֔ה אַל־אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּמ֣וֹת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַתִּשָּׂ֥א אֶת־קֹלָ֖הּ וַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃ [And she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.557/) ## 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:529 # text = וַתֵּלֶךְ֩ וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב לָ֜הּ מִנֶּ֗גֶד הַרְחֵק֙ כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י קֶ֔שֶׁת כִּ֣י אָֽמְרָ֔ה אַל־אֶרְאֶ֖ה בְּמ֣וֹת הַיָּ֑לֶד וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב מִנֶּ֔גֶד וַתִּשָּׂ֥א אֶת־קֹלָ֖הּ וַתֵּֽבְךְּ׃ # verse = GEN.21.16 1-2 וַתֵּלֶךְ֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_21:16!1|MId=o010210160011|Strong=2050b 2 תֵּלֶךְ֩ הלך VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=she.went|Ref=GEN_21:16!1|MId=o010210160012|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:010210140101;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 וַתֵּ֨שֶׁב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_21:16!2|MId=o010210160021|Strong=2050b 4 תֵּ֨שֶׁב יָשַׁב VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.sat|Ref=GEN_21:16!2|MId=o010210160022|Strong=3427|Frame=A0:010210140101;|Type=wayyiqtol 5-6 לָ֜הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 ל לְ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=(for|Ref=GEN_21:16!3|MId=o010210160031|Strong=3807a 6 ָ֜הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ Gloss=herself|Ref=GEN_21:16!3|MId=o010210160032|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 7-8 מִנֶּ֗גֶד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=GEN_21:16!4|MId=o010210160041|Strong=4480 8 נֶּ֗גֶד נֶגֶד NOUN _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=GEN_21:16!4|MId=o010210160042|Strong=5048 9 הַרְחֵק֙ רָחַק VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 4 advcl _ Gloss=at.a.distance|Ref=GEN_21:16!5|MId=o010210160051|Strong=7368|Frame=A0:010210140101;|Type=infinitive_absolute 10-11 כִּמְטַחֲוֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 כִּ כְּ ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=like.[the]|Ref=GEN_21:16!6|MId=o010210160061|Strong=3509a 11 מְטַחֲוֵ֣י טָחָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PALEL|Number=Plur 9 advcl _ Gloss=shooters|Ref=GEN_21:16!6|MId=o010210160062|Strong=2909|Type=participle_active 12 קֶ֔שֶׁת קֶשֶׁת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 11 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.bow|Ref=GEN_21:16!7|MId=o010210160071|Strong=7198 13 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 14 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=GEN_21:16!8|MId=o010210160081|Strong=3588 14 אָֽמְרָ֔ה אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=she.said|Ref=GEN_21:16!9|MId=o010210160091|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:010210140101;|Type=qatal 15 אַל־ אַל ADV _ _ 16 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=GEN_21:16!10|MId=o010210160101|Strong=0408|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 16 אֶרְאֶ֖ה רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 14 ccomp _ Gloss=let.me.look|Ref=GEN_21:16!11|MId=o010210160111|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:010210140101;|Type=cohortative 17-18 בְּמ֣וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=GEN_21:16!12|MId=o010210160121|Strong=0871a 18 מ֣וֹת מָוֶת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 16 obl _ Gloss=the.death|Ref=GEN_21:16!12|MId=o010210160122|Strong=4194 19-20 הַיָּ֑לֶד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=GEN_21:16!13|MId=o010210160131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 יָּ֑לֶד יֶלֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.boy|Ref=GEN_21:16!13|MId=o010210160132|Strong=3206 21-22 וַתֵּ֣שֶׁב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_21:16!14|MId=o010210160141|Strong=2050b 22 תֵּ֣שֶׁב יָשַׁב VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.sat|Ref=GEN_21:16!14|MId=o010210160142|Strong=3427|Frame=A0:010210140101;|Type=wayyiqtol 23-24 מִנֶּ֔גֶד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=GEN_21:16!15|MId=o010210160151|Strong=4480 24 נֶּ֔גֶד נֶגֶד NOUN _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=GEN_21:16!15|MId=o010210160152|Strong=5048 25-26 וַתִּשָּׂ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_21:16!16|MId=o010210160161|Strong=2050b 26 תִּשָּׂ֥א נָשָׂא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.lifted.up|Ref=GEN_21:16!16|MId=o010210160162|Strong=5375|Frame=A0:010210140101;A1:010210160181;|Type=wayyiqtol 27 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_21:16!17|MId=o010210160171|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 28-29 קֹלָ֖הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 קֹל קוֹל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 obj _ Gloss=voice|Ref=GEN_21:16!18|MId=o010210160181|Strong=6963 29 ָ֖הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ Gloss=her|Ref=GEN_21:16!18|MId=o010210160182|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 30-31 וַתֵּֽבְךְּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_21:16!19|MId=o010210160191|Strong=2050b 31 תֵּֽבְךְּ בָּכָה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.wept|Ref=GEN_21:16!19|MId=o010210160192|Strong=1058|Frame=A0:010210140101;|Type=wayyiqtol 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=GEN_21:16!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | תֵּלֶךְ *she went* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | תֵּשֶׁב *she sat* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | הַרְחֵק *at a distance* | infinitive absolute · hiphil | | | | | | אָֽמְרָה *she said* | qatal · qal | | | | | | **not** אֶרְאֶה *let me look* | cohortative · qal | | | | | | תֵּשֶׁב *she sat* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | תִּשָּׂא *she lifted up* | wayyiqtol · qal | | קֹל *voice* | | | | תֵּֽבְךְּ *she wept* | 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} וַאֲזָלַת וִיתִיבַת לַהּ מִקֳּבֵל אַרְחֵיקַת (נ''י אַרְחִיק) כְּמֵיגַד קַשְׁתָּא אֲרֵי אֲמֶרֶת לָא אֶחֱזֵי בְּמוֹתָא דְרַבְיָא וִיתִיבַת מִקֳּבֵל וַאֲרֵימַת יָת קָלַהּ וּבְכָת 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 she went, and sat her down over against him a good way off, as it were a bow-shot; for she said: 'Let me not look upon the death of the child.' And she sat over against him, and lifted up her voice, and wept.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.557/) **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:529`. - ← previous: [Genesis 21:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.21.15/) - next →: [Genesis 21:17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.21.17/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/21/)