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title: Genesis 50:13 — For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, in front of Mamre. Who acts: sons, Abraham. Genesis 50:13 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targu
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# Genesis 50:13 בְּרֵאשִׁית

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**Who acts:** sons, Abraham · **What happens:** carry, bury, buy, possess · **To what, where:** Atad, land, cave, field, front, burying place

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This is Genesis 50:13 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 — sons, Abraham — and what happens in the verse to Atad, land, cave, field, front, burying place, 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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וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ אֹת֤וֹ בָנָיו֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ בִּמְעָרַ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָה֩ אַבְרָהָ֨ם אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה לַאֲחֻזַּת־קֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛ת עֶפְרֹ֥ן הַחִתִּ֖י עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃

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[For his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, in front of Mamre.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1648/)

## 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:1519
# text = וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ אֹת֤וֹ בָנָיו֙ אַ֣רְצָה כְּנַ֔עַן וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ אֹת֔וֹ בִּמְעָרַ֖ת שְׂדֵ֣ה הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָנָה֩ אַבְרָהָ֨ם אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה לַאֲחֻזַּת־קֶ֗בֶר מֵאֵ֛ת עֶפְרֹ֥ן הַחִתִּ֖י עַל־פְּנֵ֥י מַמְרֵֽא׃
# verse = GEN.50.13
1-2	וַיִּשְׂא֨וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_50:13!1|MId=o010500130011|Strong=2050b
2	יִּשְׂא֨וּ	נָשָׂא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=they.carried|Ref=GEN_50:13!1|MId=o010500130012|Strong=5375|Frame=A1:010500130022;A0:010500130031;|Type=wayyiqtol
3-4	אֹת֤וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
3	אֹת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	4	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=GEN_50:13!2|MId=o010500130021|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker
4	֤וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	obj	_	Gloss=him|Ref=GEN_50:13!2|MId=o010500130022|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
5-6	בָנָיו֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
5	בָנָי	בֵּן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	2	nsubj	_	Gloss=sons|Ref=GEN_50:13!3|MId=o010500130031|Strong=1121
6	ו֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=GEN_50:13!3|MId=o010500130032|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
7-8	אַ֣רְצָה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
7	אַ֣רְצ	אֶרֶץ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	Gloss=the.land|Ref=GEN_50:13!4|MId=o010500130041|Strong=0776
8	ָה	ה	X	_	_	7	nmod	_	Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_50:13!4|MId=o010500130042|Strong=1886c|Type=directional_he
9	כְּנַ֔עַן	כְּנַעַן	PROPN	_	_	7	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Canaan|Ref=GEN_50:13!5|MId=o010500130051|Strong=3667
10-11	וַיִּקְבְּר֣וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	11	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_50:13!6|MId=o010500130061|Strong=2050b
11	יִּקְבְּר֣וּ	קָבַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	2	conj	_	Gloss=they.buried|Ref=GEN_50:13!6|MId=o010500130062|Strong=6912|Frame=A0:010500130031;A1:010500130072;|Type=wayyiqtol
12-13	אֹת֔וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	אֹת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	13	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=GEN_50:13!7|MId=o010500130071|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker
13	֔וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	11	obj	_	Gloss=him|Ref=GEN_50:13!7|MId=o010500130072|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
14-15	בִּמְעָרַ֖ת	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	בִּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	15	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=GEN_50:13!8|MId=o010500130081|Strong=0871a
15	מְעָרַ֖ת	מְעָרָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	11	obl	_	Gloss=the.cave|Ref=GEN_50:13!8|MId=o010500130082|Strong=4631
16	שְׂדֵ֣ה	שָׂדֶה	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	15	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.the.field|Ref=GEN_50:13!9|MId=o010500130091|Strong=7704
17-18	הַמַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	18	det	_	Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=GEN_50:13!10|MId=o010500130101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
18	מַּכְפֵּלָ֑ה	מַכְפֵּלָה	PROPN	_	_	16	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=Machpelah|Ref=GEN_50:13!10|MId=o010500130102|Strong=4375
19	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	20	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=GEN_50:13!11|MId=o010500130111|Strong=0834|Type=relative
20	קָנָה֩	קָנָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	16	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=he.had.bought|Ref=GEN_50:13!12|MId=o010500130121|Strong=7069|Frame=A0:010500130131;A1:010500130152;|Type=qatal
21	אַבְרָהָ֨ם	אַבְרָהָם	PROPN	_	_	20	nsubj	_	Gloss=Abraham|Ref=GEN_50:13!13|MId=o010500130131|Strong=0085
22	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	24	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_50:13!14|MId=o010500130141|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
23-24	הַשָּׂדֶ֜ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	24	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_50:13!15|MId=o010500130151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
24	שָּׂדֶ֜ה	שָׂדֶה	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	20	obj	_	Gloss=field|Ref=GEN_50:13!15|MId=o010500130152|Strong=7704
25-26	לַאֲחֻזַּת־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	לַ	לְ	ADP	_	_	26	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_50:13!16|MId=o010500130161|Strong=3807a
26	אֲחֻזַּת־	אֲחֻזָּה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	20	obl	_	Gloss=a.possession|Ref=GEN_50:13!16|MId=o010500130162|Strong=0272
27	קֶ֗בֶר	קֶבֶר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	26	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.a.burial.site|Ref=GEN_50:13!17|MId=o010500130171|Strong=6913
28-29	מֵאֵ֛ת	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
28	מֵ	מִן	ADP	_	_	30	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=GEN_50:13!18|MId=o010500130181|Strong=4480
29	אֵ֛ת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	30	case	_	Gloss=with|Ref=GEN_50:13!18|MId=o010500130182|Strong=0854
30	עֶפְרֹ֥ן	עֶפְרוֹן	PROPN	_	_	20	obl	_	Gloss=Ephron|Ref=GEN_50:13!19|MId=o010500130191|Strong=6085
31-32	הַחִתִּ֖י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	32	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_50:13!20|MId=o010500130201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
32	חִתִּ֖י	חִתִּי	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	30	appos	_	Gloss=Hittite|Ref=GEN_50:13!20|MId=o010500130202|Strong=2850|Type=gentilic
33	עַל־	עַל	ADP	_	_	34	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=GEN_50:13!21|MId=o010500130211|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No
34	פְּנֵ֥י	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	20	obl	_	Gloss=the.face|Ref=GEN_50:13!22|MId=o010500130221|Strong=6440
35	מַמְרֵֽא	מַמְרֵא	PROPN	_	_	34	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Mamre|Ref=GEN_50:13!23|MId=o010500130231|Strong=4471a|SpaceAfter=No
36	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	35	punct	_	Ref=GEN_50:13!23
```

## 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יִּשְׂאוּ *they carried* | wayyiqtol · qal | בָנָי *sons* | וֹ *him* |  |  |
| יִּקְבְּרוּ *they buried* | wayyiqtol · qal | בָנָי *sons* | וֹ *him* |  |  |
| קָנָה *he had bought* | qatal · qal | אַבְרָהָם *Abraham* | שָּׂדֶה *field* |  |  |

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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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וּנְטָלוּ יָתֵהּ בְּנוֹהִי לְאַרְעָא דִכְנַעַן וּקְבָרוּ יָתֵהּ בִּמְעָרַת חֲקַל כָּפֶלְתָּא דִי זְבַן אַבְרָהָם יָת חַקְלָא לְאַחֲסָנַת קְבוּרָא מִן עֶפְרֹן חִתָּאָה עַל אַפֵּי מַמְרֵא

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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 his sons carried him into the land of Canaan, and buried him in the cave of the field of Machpelah, which Abraham bought with the field, for a possession of a burying-place, of Ephron the Hittite, in front of Mamre.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1648/)

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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:1519`.

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