--- title: Genesis 37:7 — for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.' Who acts: we, sheaf, sheaves. 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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 — we, sheaf, sheaves — and what happens in the verse to sheaves, 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. וְ֠הִנֵּה אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מְאַלְּמִ֤ים אֲלֻמִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה קָ֥מָה אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י וְגַם־נִצָּ֑בָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃ [for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1182/) ## 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:1090 # text = וְ֠הִנֵּה אֲנַ֜חְנוּ מְאַלְּמִ֤ים אֲלֻמִּים֙ בְּת֣וֹךְ הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה וְהִנֵּ֛ה קָ֥מָה אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י וְגַם־נִצָּ֑בָה וְהִנֵּ֤ה תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי׃ # verse = GEN.37.7 1-2 וְ֠הִנֵּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ֠ וְ CCONJ _ _ 4 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_37:7!1|MId=o010370070011|Strong=2050b 2 הִנֵּה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 4 discourse _ Gloss=there!|Ref=GEN_37:7!1|MId=o010370070012|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 3 אֲנַ֜חְנוּ אֲנַחְנוּ PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ Gloss=we|Ref=GEN_37:7!2|MId=o010370070021|Strong=0587|Type=personal 4 מְאַלְּמִ֤ים אָלַם VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur 0 root _ Gloss=[were].binding|Ref=GEN_37:7!3|MId=o010370070031|Strong=0481a|Frame=A0:010370070021;A1:010370070041;|Type=participle_active 5 אֲלֻמִּים֙ אֲלֻמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 4 obj _ Gloss=sheaves|Ref=GEN_37:7!4|MId=o010370070041|Strong=0485 6-7 בְּת֣וֹךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=GEN_37:7!5|MId=o010370070051|Strong=0871a 7 ת֣וֹךְ תָּוֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=the.middle|Ref=GEN_37:7!5|MId=o010370070052|Strong=8432 8-9 הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=GEN_37:7!6|MId=o010370070061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 שָּׂדֶ֔ה שָׂדֶה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.field|Ref=GEN_37:7!6|MId=o010370070062|Strong=7704 10-11 וְהִנֵּ֛ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_37:7!7|MId=o010370070071|Strong=2050b 11 הִנֵּ֛ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 12 discourse _ Gloss=there!|Ref=GEN_37:7!7|MId=o010370070072|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 12 קָ֥מָה קוּם VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=it.arose|Ref=GEN_37:7!8|MId=o010370070081|Strong=6965|Frame=A0:010370070091;|Type=qatal 13-14 אֲלֻמָּתִ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 אֲלֻמָּת אֲלֻמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ Gloss=sheaf|Ref=GEN_37:7!9|MId=o010370070091|Strong=0485 14 ִ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=GEN_37:7!9|MId=o010370070092|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 15-16 וְגַם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_37:7!10|MId=o010370070101|Strong=2050b 16 גַם־ גַּם ADV _ _ 17 advmod _ Gloss=also|Ref=GEN_37:7!10|MId=o010370070102|Strong=1571|Type=affirmation 17 נִצָּ֑בָה נָצַב VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 12 conj _ Gloss=it.stood.upright|Ref=GEN_37:7!11|MId=o010370070111|Strong=5324|Frame=A0:010370070091;|Type=qatal 18-19 וְהִנֵּ֤ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_37:7!12|MId=o010370070121|Strong=2050b 19 הִנֵּ֤ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 20 discourse _ Gloss=there!|Ref=GEN_37:7!12|MId=o010370070122|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 20 תְסֻבֶּ֙ינָה֙ סָבַב VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 4 conj _ Gloss=they.gathered.round|Ref=GEN_37:7!13|MId=o010370070131|Strong=5437|Frame=A0:010370070141;|Type=yiqtol 21-22 אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵיכֶ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 אֲלֻמֹּ֣תֵי אֲלֻמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ Gloss=sheaves|Ref=GEN_37:7!14|MId=o010370070141|Strong=0485 22 כֶ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_37:7!14|MId=o010370070142|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 23-24 וַתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_37:7!15|MId=o010370070151|Strong=2050b 24 תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖יןָ חוה VERB _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur|Person=3 20 conj _ Gloss=they.bowed.down|Ref=GEN_37:7!15|MId=o010370070152|Strong=7812a|Frame=A0:010370070141;|Type=wayyiqtol 25-27 לַאֲלֻמָּתִֽי _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_37:7!16|MId=o010370070161|Strong=3807a 26 אֲלֻמָּת אֲלֻמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 24 obl _ Gloss=sheaf|Ref=GEN_37:7!16|MId=o010370070162|Strong=0485 27 ִֽי הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=GEN_37:7!16|MId=o010370070163|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 28 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 27 punct _ Ref=GEN_37:7!16 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | מְאַלְּמִים *\[were\] binding* | participle active · piel | אֲנַחְנוּ *we* | אֲלֻמִּים *sheaves* | | | | קָמָה *it arose* | qatal · qal | אֲלֻמָּת *sheaf* | | | | | נִצָּבָה *it stood upright* | qatal · niphal | אֲלֻמָּת *sheaf* | | | | | תְסֻבֶּינָה *they gathered round* | yiqtol · qal | אֲלֻמֹּתֵי *sheaves* | | | | | תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶיןָ *they bowed down* | wayyiqtol | אֲלֻמֹּתֵי *sheaves* | | | | 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} וְהָא אֲנַחְנָא מְאַסְרִין אֱסָרָן בְּגוֹ חַקְלָא וְהָא קָמַת אֱסַרְתִּי וְאַף אִזְדְקָפַת וְהָא מִסְתַּחֲרָן אֱסָרָתְכוֹן וְסָגְדָן לֶאֱסַרְתִּי 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. [for, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright; and, behold, your sheaves came round about, and bowed down to my sheaf.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1182/) **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:1090`. - ← previous: [Genesis 37:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.6/) - next →: [Genesis 37:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.37.8/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/37/)