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title: Leviticus 5:2 — or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him that he is unclean; Who acts: one, thing, he. Leviticus 5:2 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, T
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# Leviticus 5:2 וַיִּקְרָא

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**Who acts:** one, thing, he · **What happens:** touch, be, swarm, hide · **To what, where:** unclean thing, carcass, thing

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This is Leviticus 5:2 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 — one, thing, he — and what happens in the verse to unclean thing, carcass, thing, 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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א֣וֹ נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּגַּע֮ בְּכָל־דָּבָ֣ר טָמֵא֒ אוֹ֩ בְנִבְלַ֨ת חַיָּ֜ה טְמֵאָ֗ה א֤וֹבְּנִבְלַת֙ בְּהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֔ה א֕וֹ בְּנִבְלַ֖ת שֶׁ֣רֶץ טָמֵ֑א וְנֶעְלַ֣ם מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְה֥וּא טָמֵ֖א וְאָשֵֽׁם׃

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[or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him that he is unclean;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.86/)

## 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:86
# text = א֣וֹ נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תִּגַּע֮ בְּכָל־דָּבָ֣ר טָמֵא֒ אוֹ֩ בְנִבְלַ֨ת חַיָּ֜ה טְמֵאָ֗ה א֤וֹבְּנִבְלַת֙ בְּהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֔ה א֕וֹ בְּנִבְלַ֖ת שֶׁ֣רֶץ טָמֵ֑א וְנֶעְלַ֣ם מִמֶּ֔נּוּ וְה֥וּא טָמֵ֖א וְאָשֵֽׁם׃
# verse = LEV.5.2
1	א֣וֹ	אוֹ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=or|Ref=LEV_5:2!1|MId=o030050020011|Strong=0176
2	נֶ֗פֶשׁ	נֶפֶשׁ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	0	root	_	Gloss=anyone|Ref=LEV_5:2!2|MId=o030050020021|Strong=5315
3	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	4	mark	_	Gloss=who|Ref=LEV_5:2!3|MId=o030050020031|Strong=0834|Type=relative
4	תִּגַּע֮	נָגַע	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	2	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=it.will.touch|Ref=LEV_5:2!4|MId=o030050020041|Strong=5060|Frame=A0:030050020021;|Type=yiqtol
5-6	בְּכָל־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
5	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	6	case	_	Gloss=(in)|Ref=LEV_5:2!5|MId=o030050020051|Strong=0871a
6	כָל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	4	obl	_	Gloss=every|Ref=LEV_5:2!5|MId=o030050020052|Strong=3605
7	דָּבָ֣ר	דָּבָר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	6	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=thing|Ref=LEV_5:2!6|MId=o030050020061|Strong=1697
8	טָמֵא֒	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	7	amod	_	Gloss=unclean|Ref=LEV_5:2!7|MId=o030050020071|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
9	אוֹ֩	אוֹ	CCONJ	_	_	11	cc	_	Gloss=or|Ref=LEV_5:2!8|MId=o030050020081|Strong=0176
10-11	בְנִבְלַ֨ת	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	בְ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	11	case	_	Gloss=(in).a|Ref=LEV_5:2!9|MId=o030050020091|Strong=0871a
11	נִבְלַ֨ת	נְבֵלָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	Gloss=carcass|Ref=LEV_5:2!9|MId=o030050020092|Strong=5038
12	חַיָּ֜ה	חַיָּה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	11	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.an.animal|Ref=LEV_5:2!10|MId=o030050020101|Strong=2416c
13	טְמֵאָ֗ה	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	12	amod	_	Gloss=unclean|Ref=LEV_5:2!11|MId=o030050020111|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
14-16	א֤וֹבְּנִבְלַת֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	א֤וֹ	אוֹ	CCONJ	_	_	16	cc	_	Gloss=or|Ref=LEV_5:2!12|MId=o030050020121|Strong=0176
15	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	16	case	_	Gloss=(in).a|Ref=LEV_5:2!13|MId=o030050020131|Strong=0871a
16	נִבְלַת֙	נְבֵלָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	11	conj	_	Gloss=carcass|Ref=LEV_5:2!13|MId=o030050020132|Strong=5038
17	בְּהֵמָ֣ה	בְּהֵמָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	16	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.livestock|Ref=LEV_5:2!14|MId=o030050020141|Strong=0929
18	טְמֵאָ֔ה	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	17	amod	_	Gloss=unclean|Ref=LEV_5:2!15|MId=o030050020151|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
19	א֕וֹ	אוֹ	CCONJ	_	_	21	cc	_	Gloss=or|Ref=LEV_5:2!16|MId=o030050020161|Strong=0176
20-21	בְּנִבְלַ֖ת	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	21	case	_	Gloss=(in).a|Ref=LEV_5:2!17|MId=o030050020171|Strong=0871a
21	נִבְלַ֖ת	נְבֵלָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	11	conj	_	Gloss=carcass|Ref=LEV_5:2!17|MId=o030050020172|Strong=5038
22	שֶׁ֣רֶץ	שֶׁרֶץ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	21	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.a.swarming.thing|Ref=LEV_5:2!18|MId=o030050020181|Strong=8318
23	טָמֵ֑א	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	22	amod	_	Gloss=unclean|Ref=LEV_5:2!19|MId=o030050020191|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
24-25	וְנֶעְלַ֣ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
24	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	25	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_5:2!20|MId=o030050020201|Strong=2050b
25	נֶעְלַ֣ם	עָלַם	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	4	conj	_	Gloss=it.will.be.hidden|Ref=LEV_5:2!20|MId=o030050020202|Strong=5956|Frame=A1:030050020041;|Type=weqatal
26-27	מִמֶּ֔נּוּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	מִמּ	מִן	ADP	_	_	27	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=LEV_5:2!21|MId=o030050020211|Strong=4480
27	ֶ֔נּוּ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	25	obl	_	Gloss=him|Ref=LEV_5:2!21|MId=o030050020212|Strong=5105b|Type=pronominal
28-29	וְה֥וּא	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
28	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	30	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_5:2!22|MId=o030050020221|Strong=2050b
29	ה֥וּא	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	nsubj	_	Gloss=he|Ref=LEV_5:2!22|MId=o030050020222|Strong=1931|Type=personal
30	טָמֵ֖א	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	4	conj	_	Gloss=[is].unclean|Ref=LEV_5:2!23|MId=o030050020231|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
31-32	וְאָשֵֽׁם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	32	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_5:2!24|MId=o030050020241|Strong=2050b
32	אָשֵֽׁם	אָשַׁם	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	30	conj	_	Gloss=he.will.be.guilty|Ref=LEV_5:2!24|MId=o030050020242|Strong=0816|Frame=A0:030050020021;|Type=weqatal
33	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	32	punct	_	Ref=LEV_5:2!24
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| תִּגַּע *it will touch* | yiqtol · qal | נֶפֶשׁ *anyone* |  |  |  |
| נֶעְלַם *it will be hidden* | weqatal · niphal |  | תִּגַּע *it will touch* |  |  |
| אָשֵֽׁם *he will be guilty* | weqatal · qal | נֶפֶשׁ *anyone* |  |  |  |

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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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אוֹ אֱנַשׁ דִי יִקְרַב בְּכָל מִדַעַם מְסָאָב אוֹ בְּנִבְלַת חַיְתָא מְסָאָבָא אוֹ בְּנִבְלַת בְּעִירָא מְסָאָבָא אוֹ בְּנִבְלַת רִחֲשָׁא מְסָאָב וִיהֵי מְכַסָא מִנֵהּ וְהוּא מְסָאָב וְחָב

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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. [or if any one touch any unclean thing, whether it be the carcass of an unclean beast, or the carcass of unclean cattle, or the carcass of unclean swarming things, and be guilty, it being hidden from him that he is unclean;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.86/)

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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:86`.

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