--- title: Leviticus 17:11 — For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to yo… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life. Who acts: I, blood. 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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 — I, blood — and what happens in the verse to blood, you, atonement, 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 27 chapters of Leviticus on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. כִּ֣י נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר֮ בַּדָּ֣ם הִוא֒ וַאֲנִ֞י נְתַתִּ֤יו לָכֶם֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־הַדָּ֥ם ה֖וּא בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ יְכַפֵּֽר׃ [For the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.505/) ## 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:LEV:500 # text = כִּ֣י נֶ֣פֶשׁ הַבָּשָׂר֮ בַּדָּ֣ם הִוא֒ וַאֲנִ֞י נְתַתִּ֤יו לָכֶם֙ עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־הַדָּ֥ם ה֖וּא בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ יְכַפֵּֽר׃ # verse = LEV.17.11 1 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 7 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=LEV_17:11!1|MId=o030170110011|Strong=3588 2 נֶ֣פֶשׁ נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 7 dislocated _ Gloss=the.life|Ref=LEV_17:11!2|MId=o030170110021|Strong=5315 3-4 הַבָּשָׂר֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=LEV_17:11!3|MId=o030170110031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 בָּשָׂר֮ בָּשָׂר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.flesh|Ref=LEV_17:11!3|MId=o030170110032|Strong=1320 5-7 בַּדָּ֣ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=[is].in|Ref=LEV_17:11!4|MId=o030170110041|Strong=0871a 6 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 7 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=LEV_17:11!4|MId=o030170110041ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 7 דָּ֣ם דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=blood|Ref=LEV_17:11!4|MId=o030170110042|Strong=1818 8 הִוא֒ הִיא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ Gloss=it|Ref=LEV_17:11!5|MId=o030170110051|Strong=1931a|Type=personal 9-10 וַאֲנִ֞י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_17:11!6|MId=o030170110061|Strong=2050b 10 אֲנִ֞י אֲנִי PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 11 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=LEV_17:11!6|MId=o030170110062|Strong=0589|Type=personal 11-12 נְתַתִּ֤יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 נְתַתִּ֤י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 7 conj _ Gloss=I|Ref=LEV_17:11!7|MId=o030170110071|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:030170110062;A1:030170110072;|Type=qatal 12 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obj _ Gloss=have.given.it|Ref=LEV_17:11!7|MId=o030170110072|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 13-14 לָכֶם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 ל לְ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=LEV_17:11!8|MId=o030170110081|Strong=3807a 14 ָכֶם֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=LEV_17:11!8|MId=o030170110082|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 15 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=LEV_17:11!9|MId=o030170110091|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 16-17 הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 17 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=LEV_17:11!10|MId=o030170110101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 17 מִּזְבֵּ֔חַ מִזְבֵּחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 obl _ Gloss=altar|Ref=LEV_17:11!10|MId=o030170110102|Strong=4196 18-19 לְכַפֵּ֖ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=LEV_17:11!11|MId=o030170110111|Strong=3807a 19 כַפֵּ֖ר כִּפֶּר VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 11 xcomp _ Gloss=make.atonement|Ref=LEV_17:11!11|MId=o030170110112|Strong=3722|Frame=A0:030170110043;|Type=infinitive_construct 20 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=LEV_17:11!12|MId=o030170110121|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 21-22 נַפְשֹׁתֵיכֶ֑ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 נַפְשֹׁתֵי נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Plur 19 obl _ Gloss=selves|Ref=LEV_17:11!13|MId=o030170110131|Strong=5315 22 כֶ֑ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=LEV_17:11!13|MId=o030170110132|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 23 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 30 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=LEV_17:11!14|MId=o030170110141|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 24-25 הַדָּ֥ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 25 det _ Gloss=[is].the|Ref=LEV_17:11!15|MId=o030170110151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 25 דָּ֥ם דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 dislocated _ Gloss=blood|Ref=LEV_17:11!15|MId=o030170110152|Strong=1818 26 ה֖וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ Gloss=it|Ref=LEV_17:11!16|MId=o030170110161|Strong=1931|Type=personal 27-29 בַּנֶּ֥פֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=[which].by|Ref=LEV_17:11!17|MId=o030170110171|Strong=0871a 28 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=LEV_17:11!17|MId=o030170110171ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 נֶּ֥פֶשׁ נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 30 obl _ Gloss=life|Ref=LEV_17:11!17|MId=o030170110172|Strong=5315 30 יְכַפֵּֽר כִּפֶּר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 7 advcl _ Gloss=it.makes.atonement|Ref=LEV_17:11!18|MId=o030170110181|Strong=3722|Frame=A0:030170110161;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 31 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 30 punct _ Ref=LEV_17:11!18 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | נְתַתִּי *I* | qatal · qal | אֲנִי *I* | ו *have given it* | | | | כַפֵּר *make atonement* | infinitive construct · piel | | | | | | יְכַפֵּֽר *it makes atonement* | yiqtol · piel | הוּא *it* | | | | 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} אֲרֵי נְפַשׁ בִּסְרָא בִּדְמָא הִיא וַאֲנָא יְהָבִתֵּהּ לְכוֹן עַל מַדְבְּחָא לְכַפָּרָא עַל נַפְשָׁתֵיכוֹן אֲרֵי דְמָא הוּא עַל נַפְשָׁא מְכַפֵּר 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 the life of the flesh is in the blood; and I have given it to you upon the altar to make atonement for your souls; for it is the blood that maketh atonement by reason of the life.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.505/) **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). 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