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title: Leviticus 20:3 — I also will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: I also will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My holy name. Who acts: I, LORD, My. Leviticus 20:3 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 and the pragmat
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# Leviticus 20:3 וַיִּקְרָא

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**Who acts:** I, LORD, My · **What happens:** set, cut off, give, defile, profane, name · **To what, where:** face, LORD, sanctuary, holy name

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This is Leviticus 20:3 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 — I, LORD, My — and what happens in the verse to face, LORD, sanctuary, holy name, 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.

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וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתֵּ֤ן אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹת֖וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב עַמּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י מִזַּרְעוֹ֙ נָתַ֣ן לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ לְמַ֗עַן טַמֵּא֙ אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשִֽׁי׃

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[I also will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My holy name.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.582/)

## 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:LEV:575
# text = וַאֲנִ֞י אֶתֵּ֤ן אֶת־פָּנַי֙ בָּאִ֣ישׁ הַה֔וּא וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י אֹת֖וֹ מִקֶּ֣רֶב עַמּ֑וֹ כִּ֤י מִזַּרְעוֹ֙ נָתַ֣ן לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ לְמַ֗עַן טַמֵּא֙ אֶת־מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל אֶת־שֵׁ֥ם קָדְשִֽׁי׃
# verse = LEV.20.3
1-2	וַאֲנִ֞י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	3	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_20:3!1|MId=o030200030011|Strong=2050b
2	אֲנִ֞י	אֲנִי	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	Gloss=I|Ref=LEV_20:3!1|MId=o030200030012|Strong=0589|Type=personal
3	אֶתֵּ֤ן	נָתַן	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1	0	root	_	Gloss=I.will.set|Ref=LEV_20:3!2|MId=o030200030021|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:030200030012;A1:030200030041;|Type=yiqtol
4	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	5	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=LEV_20:3!3|MId=o030200030031|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
5-6	פָּנַי֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
5	פָּנ	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	Gloss=face|Ref=LEV_20:3!4|MId=o030200030041|Strong=6440
6	ַי֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	5	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=LEV_20:3!4|MId=o030200030042|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
7-9	בָּאִ֣ישׁ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
7	בָּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=LEV_20:3!5|MId=o030200030051|Strong=0871a
8	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	9	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=LEV_20:3!5|MId=o030200030051ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
9	אִ֣ישׁ	אִישׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	3	obl	_	Gloss=person|Ref=LEV_20:3!5|MId=o030200030052|Strong=0376
10-11	הַה֔וּא	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	11	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=LEV_20:3!6|MId=o030200030061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
11	ה֔וּא	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	det	_	Gloss=that|Ref=LEV_20:3!6|MId=o030200030062|Strong=1931|Type=personal
12-13	וְהִכְרַתִּ֥י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	13	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_20:3!7|MId=o030200030071|Strong=2050b
13	הִכְרַתִּ֥י	כָּרַת	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=1	3	conj	_	Gloss=I.will.cut.off|Ref=LEV_20:3!7|MId=o030200030072|Strong=3772|Frame=AA:030200010021;A0:030200030082;|Type=weqatal
14-15	אֹת֖וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	אֹת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	15	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=LEV_20:3!8|MId=o030200030081|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker
15	֖וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	Gloss=him|Ref=LEV_20:3!8|MId=o030200030082|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
16-17	מִקֶּ֣רֶב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
16	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	17	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=LEV_20:3!9|MId=o030200030091|Strong=4480
17	קֶּ֣רֶב	קֶרֶב	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	13	obl	_	Gloss=the.midst|Ref=LEV_20:3!9|MId=o030200030092|Strong=7130
18-19	עַמּ֑וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
18	עַמּ	עַם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	17	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=his.people|Ref=LEV_20:3!10|MId=o030200030101|Strong=5971
19	֑וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	18	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his|Ref=LEV_20:3!10|MId=o030200030102|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
20	כִּ֤י	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	24	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=LEV_20:3!11|MId=o030200030111|Strong=3588
21-23	מִזַּרְעוֹ֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	22	case	_	Gloss=one|Ref=LEV_20:3!12|MId=o030200030121|Strong=4480
22	זַּרְע	זֶרַע	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	24	obl	_	Gloss=of|Ref=LEV_20:3!12|MId=o030200030122|Strong=2233
23	וֹ֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=his.offspring|Ref=LEV_20:3!12|MId=o030200030123|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
24	נָתַ֣ן	נָתַן	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	3	advcl	_	Gloss=he.has.given|Ref=LEV_20:3!13|MId=o030200030131|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:030200030053;|Type=qatal
25-27	לַמֹּ֔לֶךְ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	לַ	לְ	ADP	_	_	27	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=LEV_20:3!14|MId=o030200030141|Strong=3807a
26	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	27	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=LEV_20:3!14|MId=o030200030141ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
27	מֹּ֔לֶךְ	מֹלֶךְ	PROPN	_	_	24	obl	_	Gloss=Molech|Ref=LEV_20:3!14|MId=o030200030142|Strong=4432
28	לְמַ֗עַן	לְמַעַן	SCONJ	_	_	29	mark	_	Gloss=so.as|Ref=LEV_20:3!15|MId=o030200030151|Strong=4616
29	טַמֵּא֙	טָמֵא	VERB	_	HebBinyan=PIEL	24	xcomp	_	Gloss=to.make.unclean|Ref=LEV_20:3!16|MId=o030200030161|Strong=2930|Frame=A0:030200030053;A1:030200030181;|Type=infinitive_construct
30	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	31	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=LEV_20:3!17|MId=o030200030171|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
31-32	מִקְדָּשִׁ֔י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	מִקְדָּשׁ	מִקְדָּשׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	29	obj	_	Gloss=sanctuary|Ref=LEV_20:3!18|MId=o030200030181|Strong=4720
32	ִ֔י	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=LEV_20:3!18|MId=o030200030182|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
33-35	וּלְחַלֵּ֖ל	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
33	וּ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	35	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_20:3!19|MId=o030200030191|Strong=2050b
34	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	35	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=LEV_20:3!19|MId=o030200030192|Strong=3807a
35	חַלֵּ֖ל	חָלַל	VERB	_	HebBinyan=PIEL	29	conj	_	Gloss=profane|Ref=LEV_20:3!19|MId=o030200030193|Strong=2490|Frame=A0:030200030053;A1:030200030211;|Type=infinitive_construct
36	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	37	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=LEV_20:3!20|MId=o030200030201|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
37	שֵׁ֥ם	שֵׁם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	35	obj	_	Gloss=the.name|Ref=LEV_20:3!21|MId=o030200030211|Strong=8034
38-39	קָדְשִֽׁי	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
38	קָדְשׁ	קֹדֶשׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	37	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=my.holiness|Ref=LEV_20:3!22|MId=o030200030221|Strong=6944
39	ִֽי	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	38	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=my|Ref=LEV_20:3!22|MId=o030200030222|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal
40	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	39	punct	_	Ref=LEV_20:3!22
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: promise
- voice: character
- speech: inside a quote begun earlier
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| אֶתֵּן *I will set* | yiqtol · qal | אֲנִי *I* | פָּנ *face* |  |  |
| הִכְרַתִּי *I will cut off* | weqatal · hiphil | וֹ *him* |  |  |  |
| נָתַן *he has given* | qatal · qal |  |  |  |  |
| טַמֵּא *to make unclean* | infinitive construct · piel |  | מִקְדָּשׁ *sanctuary* |  |  |
| חַלֵּל *profane* | infinitive construct · piel |  | שֵׁם *the name* |  |  |

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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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וַאֲנָא אֶתֵּן יָת רוּגְזִי בְגַבְרָא הַּהוּא וְאֱשֵׁיצֵי יָתֵהּ מִגוֹ עַמֵהּ אֲרֵי מִזַרְעֵהּ יְהַב לְמוֹלֶךְ בְּדִיל לְסָאָבָא יָת מַקְדְשִׁי וּלְאַחַלָא יָת שְׁמָא דְקוּדְשִׁי

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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. [I also will set My face against that man, and will cut him off from among his people, because he hath given of his seed unto Molech, to defile My sanctuary, and to profane My holy name.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.582/)

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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:LEV:575`.

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