--- title: Genesis 31:41 — These twenty years have I been in thy house: I served thee fourteen… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: These twenty years have I been in thy house: I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times. Who acts: I, thou. Genesis 31:41 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.31.41/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / [chapter 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/31/) / 31:41 # Genesis 31:41 בְּרֵאשִׁית **Who acts:** I, thou · **What happens:** be, serve, change · **To what, where:** house, thee, wages This is Genesis 31:41 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 — I, thou — and what happens in the verse to house, thee, wages, 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. זֶה־לִּ֞י עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָה֮ בְּבֵיתֶךָ֒ עֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים בְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וַתַּחֲלֵ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת מֹנִֽים׃ [These twenty years have I been in thy house: I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.982/) ## 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:914 # text = זֶה־לִּ֞י עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָה֮ בְּבֵיתֶךָ֒ עֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ אַרְבַּֽע־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י בְנֹתֶ֔יךָ וְשֵׁ֥שׁ שָׁנִ֖ים בְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָ וַתַּחֲלֵ֥ף אֶת־מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת מֹנִֽים׃ # verse = GEN.31.41 1 זֶה־ זֶה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 nsubj _ Gloss=this|Ref=GEN_31:41!1|MId=o010310410011|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative|SpaceAfter=No 2-3 לִּ֞י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 לּ לְ ADP _ _ 3 case _ Gloss=[belonged].to|Ref=GEN_31:41!2|MId=o010310410021|Strong=3807a 3 ִ֞י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 0 root _ Gloss=me|Ref=GEN_31:41!2|MId=o010310410022|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 4 עֶשְׂרִ֣ים עֶשְׂרִים NUM _ Number=Plur 5 nummod _ Gloss=twenty|Ref=GEN_31:41!3|MId=o010310410031|Strong=6242|Type=cardinal_number 5 שָׁנָה֮ שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 3 obl _ Gloss=year[s]|Ref=GEN_31:41!4|MId=o010310410041|Strong=8141 6-8 בְּבֵיתֶךָ֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=GEN_31:41!5|MId=o010310410051|Strong=0871a 7 בֵית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 obl _ Gloss=household|Ref=GEN_31:41!5|MId=o010310410052|Strong=1004 8 ֶךָ֒ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_31:41!5|MId=o010310410053|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 9-10 עֲבַדְתִּ֜יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 עֲבַדְתִּ֜י עָבַד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 3 parataxis _ Gloss=I|Ref=GEN_31:41!6|MId=o010310410061|Strong=5647|Frame=A0:010310360061;A1:010310410062;|Type=qatal 10 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 9 obj _ Gloss=served.you|Ref=GEN_31:41!6|MId=o010310410062|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 11 אַרְבַּֽע־ אַרְבַּע NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 13 nummod _ Gloss=four-|Ref=GEN_31:41!7|MId=o010310410071|Strong=0702|Type=cardinal_number|SpaceAfter=No 12 עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 11 flat _ Gloss=teen|Ref=GEN_31:41!8|MId=o010310410081|Strong=6240|Type=cardinal_number 13 שָׁנָה֙ שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 9 obl _ Gloss=year[s]|Ref=GEN_31:41!9|MId=o010310410091|Strong=8141 14-15 בִּשְׁתֵּ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 בִּ בְּ ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=GEN_31:41!10|MId=o010310410101|Strong=0871a 15 שְׁתֵּ֣י שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 16 nummod _ Gloss=the.two|Ref=GEN_31:41!10|MId=o010310410102|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 16-17 בְנֹתֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 בְנֹתֶ֔י בַּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 9 obl _ Gloss=daughters|Ref=GEN_31:41!11|MId=o010310410111|Strong=1323 17 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 16 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_31:41!11|MId=o010310410112|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 18-19 וְשֵׁ֥שׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:41!12|MId=o010310410121|Strong=2050b 19 שֵׁ֥שׁ שֵׁשׁ NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 20 nummod _ Gloss=six|Ref=GEN_31:41!12|MId=o010310410122|Strong=8337|Type=cardinal_number 20 שָׁנִ֖ים שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 9 conj _ Gloss=years|Ref=GEN_31:41!13|MId=o010310410131|Strong=8141 21-23 בְּצֹאנֶ֑ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=GEN_31:41!14|MId=o010310410141|Strong=0871a 22 צֹאנ צֹאן NOUN _ Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=flock[s]|Ref=GEN_31:41!14|MId=o010310410142|Strong=6629 23 ֶ֑ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_31:41!14|MId=o010310410143|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 24-25 וַתַּחֲלֵ֥ף _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:41!15|MId=o010310410151|Strong=2050b 25 תַּחֲלֵ֥ף חָלַף VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 3 conj _ Gloss=you.changed|Ref=GEN_31:41!15|MId=o010310410152|Strong=2498|Frame=AA:010310360082;A0:010310410171;|Type=wayyiqtol 26 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_31:41!16|MId=o010310410161|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 27-28 מַשְׂכֻּרְתִּ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 מַשְׂכֻּרְתּ מַשְׂכֹּרֶת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 25 obj _ Gloss=wage[s]|Ref=GEN_31:41!17|MId=o010310410171|Strong=4909 28 ִ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=GEN_31:41!17|MId=o010310410172|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 29 עֲשֶׂ֥רֶת עֲשָׂרָה NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 nummod _ Gloss=ten|Ref=GEN_31:41!18|MId=o010310410181|Strong=6235|Type=cardinal_number 30 מֹנִֽים מֹנֶה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 25 obl _ Gloss=times|Ref=GEN_31:41!19|MId=o010310410191|Strong=4489|SpaceAfter=No 31 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 30 punct _ Ref=GEN_31:41!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | עֲבַדְתִּי *I* | qatal · qal | | ךָ *served you* | | | | תַּחֲלֵף *you changed* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | מַשְׂכֻּרְתּ *wage\[s\]* | | | | 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} דְּנַן לִי עֶשְׂרִין שְׁנִין בְּבֵיתָךְ פְּלָחִתָּךְ אַרְבַּע עֶשְׂרֵי שְׁנִין בְּתַרְתֵּין בְּנָתָךְ וְשִׁתְּ שְׁנִין בְּעָנָךְ וְאַשְׁנֵיתָא יָת אַגְרִי עֲשַׂר זִמְנִין 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. [These twenty years have I been in thy house: I served thee fourteen years for thy two daughters, and six years for thy flock; and thou hast changed my wages ten times.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.982/) **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:914`. - ← previous: [Genesis 31:40](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.31.40/) - next →: [Genesis 31:42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.31.42/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/31/)