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title: Genesis 30:30 — For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increa… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned. And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?' Who acts: favour, thou, I, LORD. Genesis 30:30 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 191
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# Genesis 30:30 בְּרֵאשִׁית

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**Who acts:** favour, thou, I, LORD · **What happens:** be, have, come, increase, bless, turn · **To what, where:** little, thee

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This is Genesis 30:30 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 — favour, thou, I, LORD — and what happens in the verse to little, thee, 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.

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כִּ֡י מְעַט֩ אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֨ה לְךָ֤ לְפָנַי֙ וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץ לָרֹ֔ב וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ לְרַגְלִ֑י וְעַתָּ֗ה מָתַ֛י אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה גַם־אָנֹכִ֖י לְבֵיתִֽי׃

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[For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.918/) [And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.919/)

## 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:GEN:860
# text = כִּ֡י מְעַט֩ אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֨ה לְךָ֤ לְפָנַי֙ וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץ לָרֹ֔ב וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ יְהוָ֛ה אֹתְךָ֖ לְרַגְלִ֑י וְעַתָּ֗ה מָתַ֛י אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה גַם־אָנֹכִ֖י לְבֵיתִֽי׃
# verse = GEN.30.30
1	כִּ֡י	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	2	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=GEN_30:30!1|MId=o010300300011|Strong=3588
2	מְעַט֩	מְעַט	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	0	root	_	Gloss=a.little|Ref=GEN_30:30!2|MId=o010300300021|Strong=4592
3	אֲשֶׁר־	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	6	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=GEN_30:30!3|MId=o010300300031|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No
4	הָיָ֨ה	הָיָה	AUX	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	6	cop	_	Gloss=it.belonged|Ref=GEN_30:30!4|MId=o010300300041|Strong=1961|Type=qatal
5-6	לְךָ֤	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
5	ל	לְ	ADP	_	_	6	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_30:30!5|MId=o010300300051|Strong=3807a
6	ְךָ֤	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	2	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=you|Ref=GEN_30:30!5|MId=o010300300052|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
7-9	לְפָנַי֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
7	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	Gloss=before|Ref=GEN_30:30!6|MId=o010300300061|Strong=3807a
8	פָנ	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	2	obl	_	Gloss=|Ref=GEN_30:30!6|MId=o010300300062|Strong=6440
9	ַי֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=me|Ref=GEN_30:30!6|MId=o010300300063|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
10-11	וַיִּפְרֹ֣ץ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	11	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_30:30!7|MId=o010300300071|Strong=2050b
11	יִּפְרֹ֣ץ	פָּרַץ	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=it.has.increased|Ref=GEN_30:30!7|MId=o010300300072|Strong=6555|Frame=A0:010300300041;|Type=wayyiqtol
12-13	לָרֹ֔ב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	לָ	לְ	ADP	_	_	13	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_30:30!8|MId=o010300300081|Strong=3807a
13	רֹ֔ב	רֹב	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	11	obl	_	Gloss=abundance|Ref=GEN_30:30!8|MId=o010300300082|Strong=7230
14-15	וַיְבָ֧רֶךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	15	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_30:30!9|MId=o010300300091|Strong=2050b
15	יְבָ֧רֶךְ	בָּרַךְ	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.has.blessed|Ref=GEN_30:30!9|MId=o010300300092|Strong=1288|Frame=A0:010300300101;A1:010300300112;|Type=wayyiqtol
16	יְהוָ֛ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	15	nsubj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=GEN_30:30!10|MId=o010300300101|Strong=3068
17-18	אֹתְךָ֖	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	אֹת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	18	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=GEN_30:30!11|MId=o010300300111|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker
18	ְךָ֖	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs	15	obj	_	Gloss=you|Ref=GEN_30:30!11|MId=o010300300112|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal
19-21	לְרַגְלִ֑י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	20	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_30:30!12|MId=o010300300121|Strong=3807a
20	רַגְל	רֶגֶל	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	15	obl	_	Gloss=foot|Ref=GEN_30:30!12|MId=o010300300122|Strong=7272
21	ִ֑י	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	20	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=GEN_30:30!12|MId=o010300300123|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
22-23	וְעַתָּ֗ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
22	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	23	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_30:30!13|MId=o010300300131|Strong=2050b
23	עַתָּ֗ה	עַתָּה	ADV	_	_	2	advmod	_	Gloss=now|Ref=GEN_30:30!13|MId=o010300300132|Strong=6258
24	מָתַ֛י	מָתַי	PART	_	_	25	advmod	_	Gloss=when?|Ref=GEN_30:30!14|MId=o010300300141|Strong=4970|Type=interrogative
25	אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֥ה	עָשָׂה	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	2	parataxis	_	Gloss=will.I.work|Ref=GEN_30:30!15|MId=o010300300151|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:010300300171;|Type=yiqtol
26	גַם־	גַּם	ADV	_	_	27	advmod	_	Gloss=also|Ref=GEN_30:30!16|MId=o010300300161|Strong=1571|SpaceAfter=No
27	אָנֹכִ֖י	אָנֹכִי	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	nsubj	_	Gloss=I|Ref=GEN_30:30!17|MId=o010300300171|Strong=0595|Type=personal
28-30	לְבֵיתִֽי	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
28	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	29	case	_	Gloss=for|Ref=GEN_30:30!18|MId=o010300300181|Strong=3807a
29	בֵית	בַּיִת	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	25	obl	_	Gloss=my.own|Ref=GEN_30:30!18|MId=o010300300182|Strong=1004
30	ִֽי	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=household|Ref=GEN_30:30!18|MId=o010300300183|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
31	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	30	punct	_	Ref=GEN_30:30!18
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: character
- speech: inside a quote begun earlier
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יִּפְרֹץ *it has increased* | wayyiqtol · qal | הָיָה *it belonged* |  |  |  |
| יְבָרֶךְ *he has blessed* | wayyiqtol · piel | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | ְךָ *you* |  |  |
| אֶֽעֱשֶׂה *will I work* | yiqtol · qal | אָנֹכִי *I* |  |  |  |

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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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אֲרֵי זְעֵיר דִּי הֲוָה לָךְ קֳדָמַי וּתְקֵיף לְמִסְגֵּי וּבְרִיךְ יְיָ יָתָךְ בְּדִילִי וּכְעַן אֵימָתַי אֶעְבֵּיד אַף אֲנָא לְבֵיתִי

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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. [For it was little which thou hadst before I came, and it hath increased abundantly; and the LORD hath blessed thee whithersoever I turned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.918/)
2. [And now when shall I provide for mine own house also?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.919/)

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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:GEN:860`.

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