--- title: Genesis 27:1 — And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim,… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.' Who acts: Isaac, eyes, I.. 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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 — Isaac, eyes, I. — and what happens in the verse to it, Esau, 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. וַיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְאֹ֑ת וַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶת־עֵשָׂ֣ו ׀ בְּנ֣וֹ הַגָּדֹ֗ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ בְּנִ֔י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו הִנֵּֽנִי׃ [And it came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.773/) ## 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:728 # text = וַיְהִי֙ כִּֽי־זָקֵ֣ן יִצְחָ֔ק וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ עֵינָ֖יו מֵרְאֹ֑ת וַיִּקְרָ֞א אֶת־עֵשָׂ֣ו ׀ בְּנ֣וֹ הַגָּדֹ֗ל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלָיו֙ בְּנִ֔י וַיֹּ֥אמֶר אֵלָ֖יו הִנֵּֽנִי׃ # verse = GEN.27.1 1-2 וַיְהִי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_27:1!1|MId=o010270010011|Strong=2050b 2 יְהִי֙ הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.was|Ref=GEN_27:1!1|MId=o010270010012|Strong=1961|Type=wayyiqtol 3 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 4 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=GEN_27:1!2|MId=o010270010021|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 4 זָקֵ֣ן זָקֵן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=he.was.old|Ref=GEN_27:1!3|MId=o010270010031|Strong=2204|Frame=A0:010270010041;|Type=qatal 5 יִצְחָ֔ק יִצְחָק PROPN _ _ 4 nsubj _ Gloss=Isaac|Ref=GEN_27:1!4|MId=o010270010041|Strong=3327 6-7 וַתִּכְהֶ֥יןָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 7 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_27:1!5|MId=o010270010051|Strong=2050b 7 תִּכְהֶ֥יןָ כָּהָה VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.had.grown.dim|Ref=GEN_27:1!5|MId=o010270010052|Strong=3543|Frame=A0:010270010061;|Type=wayyiqtol 8-9 עֵינָ֖יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 עֵינָ֖י עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 7 nsubj _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=GEN_27:1!6|MId=o010270010061|Strong=5869 9 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=GEN_27:1!6|MId=o010270010062|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 10-11 מֵרְאֹ֑ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=GEN_27:1!7|MId=o010270010071|Strong=4480 11 רְאֹ֑ת רָאָה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 7 advcl _ Gloss=seeing|Ref=GEN_27:1!7|MId=o010270010072|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:010270010061;|Type=infinitive_construct 12-13 וַיִּקְרָ֞א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_27:1!8|MId=o010270010081|Strong=2050b 13 יִּקְרָ֞א קָרָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.summoned|Ref=GEN_27:1!8|MId=o010270010082|Strong=7121|Frame=A0:010270010041;A1:010270010101;|Type=wayyiqtol 14 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_27:1!9|MId=o010270010091|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 15 עֵשָׂ֣ו עֵשָׂו PROPN _ _ 13 obj _ Gloss=Esau|Ref=GEN_27:1!10|MId=o010270010101|Strong=6215 16 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 15 punct _ Ref=GEN_27:1!10 17-18 בְּנ֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 בְּנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 appos _ Gloss=son|Ref=GEN_27:1!11|MId=o010270010111|Strong=1121 18 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=GEN_27:1!11|MId=o010270010112|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 19-20 הַגָּדֹ֗ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=GEN_27:1!12|MId=o010270010121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 גָּדֹ֗ל גָּדוֹל ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 amod _ Gloss=old|Ref=GEN_27:1!12|MId=o010270010122|Strong=1419|Type=adjective 21-22 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_27:1!13|MId=o010270010131|Strong=2050b 22 יֹּ֤אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=GEN_27:1!13|MId=o010270010132|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:010270010041;|Type=wayyiqtol 23-24 אֵלָיו֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 אֵלָי אֶל ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_27:1!14|MId=o010270010141|Strong=0413 24 ו֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=GEN_27:1!14|MId=o010270010142|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 25-26 בְּנִ֔י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 בְּנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 ccomp _ Gloss=my.son|Ref=GEN_27:1!15|MId=o010270010151|Strong=1121 26 ִ֔י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=GEN_27:1!15|MId=o010270010152|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 27-28 וַיֹּ֥אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_27:1!16|MId=o010270010161|Strong=2050b 28 יֹּ֥אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=GEN_27:1!16|MId=o010270010162|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:010270010101;|Type=wayyiqtol 29-30 אֵלָ֖יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 אֵלָ֖י אֶל ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_27:1!17|MId=o010270010171|Strong=0413 30 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=GEN_27:1!17|MId=o010270010172|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 31-32 הִנֵּֽנִי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 הִנֵּֽנ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 28 ccomp _ Gloss=here|Ref=GEN_27:1!18|MId=o010270010181|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 32 ִי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ Gloss=I.[am]|Ref=GEN_27:1!18|MId=o010270010182|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 33 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 32 punct _ Ref=GEN_27:1!18 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | זָקֵן *he was old* | qatal · qal | יִצְחָק *Isaac* | | | | | תִּכְהֶיןָ *they had grown dim* | wayyiqtol · qal | עֵינָי *eyes* | | | | | רְאֹת *seeing* | infinitive construct · qal | עֵינָי *eyes* | | | | | יִּקְרָא *he summoned* | wayyiqtol · qal | יִצְחָק *Isaac* | עֵשָׂו *Esau* | | | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | יִצְחָק *Isaac* | | | | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | עֵשָׂו *Esau* | | | | 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} וַהֲוָה כַּד סִיב יִצְחָק וְכָהֲיָּא עֵינוֹהִי מִלְּמֶחֱזֵי וּקְרָא יַת עֵשָׂו בְּרֵהּ רַבָּה וַאֲמַר לֵהּ בְּרִי וַאֲמַר לֵהּ הָא אָנָא 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 came to pass, that when Isaac was old, and his eyes were dim, so that he could not see, he called Esau his elder son, and said unto him: 'My son'; and he said unto him: 'Here am I.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.773/) **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:728`. - ← previous: [Genesis 26:35](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.26.35/) - next →: [Genesis 27:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.27.2/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/27/)