--- title: Genesis 31:43 — And Laban answered and said unto Jacob: 'The daughters are my daught… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Laban answered and said unto Jacob: 'The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine; and what can I do this day for these my daughters, or for their children whom they have borne? Who acts: Laban, daughters, childre --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.31.43/) [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/) / 31:43 # Genesis 31:43 בְּרֵאשִׁית **Who acts:** Laban, daughters, children, flocks, thou, all · **What happens:** answer, say, be, see, do, bear · **To what, where:** daughters, children, flocks, mine · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is Genesis 31:43 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 — Laban, daughters, children, flocks, thou, all — and what happens in the verse to daughters, children, flocks, mine, 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. וַיַּ֨עַן לָבָ֜ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַבָּנ֨וֹת בְּנֹתַ֜י וְהַבָּנִ֤ים בָּנַי֙ וְהַצֹּ֣אן צֹאנִ֔י וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה לִי־ה֑וּא וְלִבְנֹתַ֞י מָֽה־אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֤ה לָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הַיּ֔וֹם א֥וֹ לִבְנֵיהֶ֖ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלָֽדוּ׃ [And Laban answered and said unto Jacob: 'The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine; and what can I do this day for these my daughters, or for their children whom they have borne?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.985/) ## 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:916 # text = וַיַּ֨עַן לָבָ֜ן וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶֽל־יַעֲקֹ֗ב הַבָּנ֨וֹת בְּנֹתַ֜י וְהַבָּנִ֤ים בָּנַי֙ וְהַצֹּ֣אן צֹאנִ֔י וְכֹ֛ל אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה רֹאֶ֖ה לִי־ה֑וּא וְלִבְנֹתַ֞י מָֽה־אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֤ה לָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הַיּ֔וֹם א֥וֹ לִבְנֵיהֶ֖ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר יָלָֽדוּ׃ # verse = GEN.31.43 1-2 וַיַּ֨עַן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:43!1|MId=o010310430011|Strong=2050b 2 יַּ֨עַן עָנָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.answered|Ref=GEN_31:43!1|MId=o010310430012|Strong=6030|Frame=A0:010310430021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 לָבָ֜ן לָבָן PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Laban|Ref=GEN_31:43!2|MId=o010310430021|Strong=3837 4-5 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 5 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:43!3|MId=o010310430031|Strong=2050b 5 יֹּ֣אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=GEN_31:43!3|MId=o010310430032|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:010310430021;|Type=wayyiqtol 6 אֶֽל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_31:43!4|MId=o010310430041|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 7 יַעֲקֹ֗ב יַעֲקֹב PROPN _ _ 5 obl _ Gloss=Jacob|Ref=GEN_31:43!5|MId=o010310430051|Strong=3290 8-9 הַבָּנ֨וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_31:43!6|MId=o010310430061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 בָּנ֨וֹת בַּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 10 nsubj _ Gloss=daughters|Ref=GEN_31:43!6|MId=o010310430062|Strong=1323 10-11 בְּנֹתַ֜י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 בְּנֹת בַּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 5 ccomp _ Gloss=daughters|Ref=GEN_31:43!7|MId=o010310430071|Strong=1323 11 ַ֜י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[are].my|Ref=GEN_31:43!7|MId=o010310430072|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 12-14 וְהַבָּנִ֤ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:43!8|MId=o010310430081|Strong=2050b 13 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 14 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_31:43!8|MId=o010310430082|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 14 בָּנִ֤ים בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ Gloss=children|Ref=GEN_31:43!8|MId=o010310430083|Strong=1121 15-16 בָּנַי֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 בָּנ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 conj _ Gloss=children|Ref=GEN_31:43!9|MId=o010310430091|Strong=1121 16 ַי֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[are].my|Ref=GEN_31:43!9|MId=o010310430092|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 17-19 וְהַצֹּ֣אן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:43!10|MId=o010310430101|Strong=2050b 18 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_31:43!10|MId=o010310430102|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 צֹּ֣אן צֹאן NOUN _ Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ Gloss=flock|Ref=GEN_31:43!10|MId=o010310430103|Strong=6629 20-21 צֹאנִ֔י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 צֹאנ צֹאן NOUN _ Number=Sing 10 conj _ Gloss=flock|Ref=GEN_31:43!11|MId=o010310430111|Strong=6629 21 ִ֔י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[is].my|Ref=GEN_31:43!11|MId=o010310430112|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 22-23 וְכֹ֛ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:43!12|MId=o010310430121|Strong=2050b 23 כֹ֛ל כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 28 dislocated _ Gloss=all|Ref=GEN_31:43!12|MId=o010310430122|Strong=3605 24 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 26 mark _ Gloss=that|Ref=GEN_31:43!13|MId=o010310430131|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 25 אַתָּ֥ה אַתָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=GEN_31:43!14|MId=o010310430141|Strong=0859|Type=personal 26 רֹאֶ֖ה רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 23 acl:relcl _ Gloss=[are].seeing|Ref=GEN_31:43!15|MId=o010310430151|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:010310430141;A1:010310430122;|Type=participle_active 27-28 לִי־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 ל לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=[belongs].to|Ref=GEN_31:43!16|MId=o010310430161|Strong=3807a 28 ִי־ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 conj _ Gloss=me|Ref=GEN_31:43!16|MId=o010310430162|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 29 ה֑וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ Gloss=it|Ref=GEN_31:43!17|MId=o010310430171|Strong=1931|Type=personal 30-33 וְלִבְנֹתַ֞י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 35 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_31:43!18|MId=o010310430181|Strong=2050b 31 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=GEN_31:43!18|MId=o010310430182|Strong=3807a 32 בְנֹת בַּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 35 dislocated _ Gloss=daughters|Ref=GEN_31:43!18|MId=o010310430183|Strong=1323 33 ַ֞י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=GEN_31:43!18|MId=o010310430184|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 34 מָֽה־ מָה PRON _ PronType=Int 35 obj _ Gloss=what?|Ref=GEN_31:43!19|MId=o010310430191|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative|SpaceAfter=No 35 אֶֽעֱשֶׂ֤ה עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 10 conj _ Gloss=will.I.do|Ref=GEN_31:43!20|MId=o010310430201|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:010310430021;A1:010310430191;|Type=yiqtol 36-37 לָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 לָ לְ ADP _ _ 37 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=GEN_31:43!21|MId=o010310430211|Strong=3807a 37 אֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֵלֶּה PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 35 obl _ Gloss=these|Ref=GEN_31:43!21|MId=o010310430212|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative 38-39 הַיּ֔וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 39 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=GEN_31:43!22|MId=o010310430221|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 39 יּ֔וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 35 obl _ Gloss=day|Ref=GEN_31:43!22|MId=o010310430222|Strong=3117 40 א֥וֹ אוֹ CCONJ _ _ 42 cc _ Gloss=or|Ref=GEN_31:43!23|MId=o010310430231|Strong=0176 41-43 לִבְנֵיהֶ֖ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 42 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=GEN_31:43!24|MId=o010310430241|Strong=3807a 42 בְנֵי בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 conj _ Gloss=children|Ref=GEN_31:43!24|MId=o010310430242|Strong=1121 43 הֶ֖ן הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=GEN_31:43!24|MId=o010310430243|Strong=2004|Type=pronominal 44 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 45 mark _ Gloss=whom|Ref=GEN_31:43!25|MId=o010310430251|Strong=0834|Type=relative 45 יָלָֽדוּ יָלַד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 42 acl:relcl _ Gloss=they.have.borne|Ref=GEN_31:43!26|MId=o010310430261|Strong=3205|Frame=A0:010310430183;A1:010310430242;|Type=qatal|SpaceAfter=No 46 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 45 punct _ Ref=GEN_31:43!26 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יַּעַן *he answered* | wayyiqtol · qal | לָבָן *Laban* | | | | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | לָבָן *Laban* | | | | | רֹאֶה *\[are\] seeing* | participle active · qal | אַתָּה *you* | כֹל *all* | | | | אֶֽעֱשֶׂה *will I do* | yiqtol · qal | לָבָן *Laban* | מָֽה־ *what?* | | | | יָלָֽדוּ *they have borne* | qatal · qal | בְנֹת *daughters* | בְנֵי *children* | | | 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} וַאֲתֵיב לָבָן וַאֲמַר לְיַעֲקֹב בְּנָתָא בְּנָתַי וּבְנַיָּא בְנַי וְעָנָא עָנִי וְכֹל דִּי אַתְּ חָזֵי דִּילִי הוּא וְלִבְנָתַי מָה אֶעְבֵּיד לְאִלֵּין יוֹמָא דֵין אוֹ לִבְנֵיהֶן דִּילִידָן 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 Laban answered and said unto Jacob: 'The daughters are my daughters, and the children are my children, and the flocks are my flocks, and all that thou seest is mine; and what can I do this day for these my daughters, or for their children whom they have borne?](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.985/) **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:916`. - ← previous: [Genesis 31:42](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.31.42/) - next →: [Genesis 31:44](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.31.44/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 31](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/31/)