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title: Genesis 35:22 — And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben we… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it. Now the sons of Jacob were twelve: Who acts: same, Israel, Reuben, sons. Genesis 35:22 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 and the pragm
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# Genesis 35:22 בְּרֵאשִׁית

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**Who acts:** same, Israel, Reuben, sons · **What happens:** come, pass, dwell, go, lie, hear · **To what, where:** land, twelve

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This is Genesis 35:22 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 — same, Israel, Reuben, sons — and what happens in the verse to land, twelve, 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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וַיְהִ֗י בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רְאוּבֵ֔ן וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙אֶת־בִּלְהָ֖ה֙פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אָבִ֑֔יווַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑לוַיִּֽהְי֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃

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[And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1110/) [Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1111/)

## 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:1033
# text = וַיְהִ֗י בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ בָּאָ֣רֶץ הַהִ֔וא וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ רְאוּבֵ֔ן וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙אֶת־בִּלְהָ֖ה֙פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ אָבִ֑֔יווַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑לוַיִּֽהְי֥וּ בְנֵֽי־יַעֲקֹ֖ב שְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃
# verse = GEN.35.22
1-2	וַיְהִ֗י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_35:22!1|MId=o010350220011|Strong=2050b
2	יְהִ֗י	הָיָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=it.was|Ref=GEN_35:22!1|MId=o010350220012|Strong=1961|Type=wayyiqtol
3-4	בִּשְׁכֹּ֤ן	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
3	בִּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	4	case	_	Gloss=when|Ref=GEN_35:22!2|MId=o010350220021|Strong=0871a
4	שְׁכֹּ֤ן	שָׁכַן	VERB	_	HebBinyan=QAL	2	advcl	_	Gloss=dwelt|Ref=GEN_35:22!2|MId=o010350220022|Strong=7931|Frame=A0:010350220031;|Type=infinitive_construct
5	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	יִשְׂרָאֵל	PROPN	_	_	4	nsubj	_	Gloss=Israel|Ref=GEN_35:22!3|MId=o010350220031|Strong=3478
6-8	בָּאָ֣רֶץ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	בָּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	8	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=GEN_35:22!4|MId=o010350220041|Strong=0871a
7	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	8	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_35:22!4|MId=o010350220041ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
8	אָ֣רֶץ	אֶרֶץ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	Gloss=land|Ref=GEN_35:22!4|MId=o010350220042|Strong=0776
9-10	הַהִ֔וא	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	10	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=GEN_35:22!5|MId=o010350220051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
10	הִ֔וא	הִיא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	8	det	_	Gloss=that|Ref=GEN_35:22!5|MId=o010350220052|Strong=1931a|Type=personal
11-12	וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
11	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	12	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_35:22!6|MId=o010350220061|Strong=2050b
12	יֵּ֣לֶךְ	הלך	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.went|Ref=GEN_35:22!6|MId=o010350220062|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:010350220071;|Type=wayyiqtol
13	רְאוּבֵ֔ן	רְאוּבֵן	PROPN	_	_	12	nsubj	_	Gloss=Reuben|Ref=GEN_35:22!7|MId=o010350220071|Strong=7205
14-16	וַיִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙אֶת־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	15	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_35:22!8|MId=o010350220081|Strong=2050b
15	יִּשְׁכַּ֕ב֙	שָׁכַב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.lay|Ref=GEN_35:22!8|MId=o010350220082|Strong=7901|Frame=A0:010350220071;|Type=wayyiqtol
16	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	17	case	_	Gloss=with|Ref=GEN_35:22!9|MId=o010350220091|Strong=0854
17-18	בִּלְהָ֖ה֙פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	בִּלְהָ֖ה֙	בִּלְהָה	PROPN	_	_	15	obl	_	Gloss=Bilhah|Ref=GEN_35:22!10|MId=o010350220101|Strong=1090
18	פִּילֶ֣גֶשׁ	פִּלֶגֶשׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	17	appos	_	Gloss=the.concubine|Ref=GEN_35:22!11|MId=o010350220111|Strong=6370
19-22	אָבִ֑֔יווַיִּשְׁמַ֖ע	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	אָבִ֑֔י	אָב	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	18	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=his.father|Ref=GEN_35:22!12|MId=o010350220121|Strong=0001
20	ו	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	19	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=GEN_35:22!12|MId=o010350220122|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
21	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	22	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_35:22!13|MId=o010350220131|Strong=2050b
22	יִּשְׁמַ֖ע	שָׁמַע	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=he.heard|Ref=GEN_35:22!13|MId=o010350220132|Strong=8085|Frame=A0:010350220141;A1:010350220082;|Type=wayyiqtol
23-25	יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑לוַיִּֽהְי֥וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	יִשְׂרָאֵֽ֑ל	יִשְׂרָאֵל	PROPN	_	_	22	nsubj	_	Gloss=Israel|Ref=GEN_35:22!14|MId=o010350220141|Strong=3478
24	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	28	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_35:22!15|MId=o010350220151|Strong=2050b
25	יִּֽהְי֥וּ	הָיָה	AUX	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	28	cop	_	Gloss=they.were|Ref=GEN_35:22!15|MId=o010350220152|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:010350220171;|Type=wayyiqtol
26	בְנֵֽי־	בֵּן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	28	nsubj	_	Gloss=the.sons|Ref=GEN_35:22!16|MId=o010350220161|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No
27	יַעֲקֹ֖ב	יַעֲקֹב	PROPN	_	_	26	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Jacob|Ref=GEN_35:22!17|MId=o010350220171|Strong=3290
28	שְׁנֵ֥ים	שְׁנַיִם	NUM	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Dual	2	conj	_	Gloss=two.plus|Ref=GEN_35:22!18|MId=o010350220181|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number
29	עָשָֽׂר	עָשָׂר	NUM	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	28	flat	_	Gloss=ten|Ref=GEN_35:22!19|MId=o010350220191|Strong=6240|Type=cardinal_number|SpaceAfter=No
30	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	28	punct	_	Ref=GEN_35:22!19
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: narrate
- voice: narrator
- speech: narration
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| שְׁכֹּן *dwelt* | infinitive construct · qal | יִשְׂרָאֵל *Israel* |  |  |  |
| יֵּלֶךְ *he went* | wayyiqtol · qal | רְאוּבֵן *Reuben* |  |  |  |
| יִּשְׁכַּב *he lay* | wayyiqtol · qal | רְאוּבֵן *Reuben* |  |  |  |
| יִּשְׁמַע *he heard* | wayyiqtol · qal | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל *Israel* | יִּשְׁכַּב *he lay* |  |  |
| יִּֽהְיוּ *they were* | wayyiqtol · qal | יַעֲקֹב *of Jacob* |  |  |  |

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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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וַהֲוָה כַּד שְׁרָא יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּאַרְעָא הַהִיא וַאֲזַל רְאוּבֵן וּשְׁכִיב עִם בִּלְהָה לְחֵינָתָא דַאֲבוּהִי וּשְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲווֹ בְנֵי יַעֲקֹב תְּרֵי עֲסַר

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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. [And it came to pass, while Israel dwelt in that land, that Reuben went and lay with Bilhah his father's concubine; and Israel heard of it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1110/)
2. [Now the sons of Jacob were twelve:](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1111/)

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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:1033`.

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