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title: Leviticus 7:21 — And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the un… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
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# Leviticus 7:21 וַיִּקְרָא

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**Who acts:** one, thing, sacrifice · **What happens:** touch, be, eat, pertain, cut off, sacrifice · **To what, where:** unclean thing, uncleanness, soul, peace offerings

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This is Leviticus 7:21 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, sacrifice — and what happens in the verse to unclean thing, uncleanness, soul, peace offerings, 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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וְנֶ֜פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִגַּ֣ע בְּכָל־טָמֵ֗א בְּטֻמְאַ֤ת אָדָם֙ א֣וֹ ׀ בִּבְהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֗ה א֚וֹ בְּכָל־שֶׁ֣קֶץ טָמֵ֔א וְאָכַ֛ל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶ֥בַח הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַיהוָ֑ה וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃פ

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[And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean detestable thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.156/)

## 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:154
# text = וְנֶ֜פֶשׁ כִּֽי־תִגַּ֣ע בְּכָל־טָמֵ֗א בְּטֻמְאַ֤ת אָדָם֙ א֣וֹ ׀ בִּבְהֵמָ֣ה טְמֵאָ֗ה א֚וֹ בְּכָל־שֶׁ֣קֶץ טָמֵ֔א וְאָכַ֛ל מִבְּשַׂר־זֶ֥בַח הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לַיהוָ֑ה וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ הַהִ֖וא מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ׃פ
# verse = LEV.7.21
1-2	וְנֶ֜פֶשׁ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	32	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_7:21!1|MId=o030070210011|Strong=2050b
2	נֶ֜פֶשׁ	נֶפֶשׁ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	32	dislocated	_	Gloss=anyone|Ref=LEV_7:21!1|MId=o030070210012|Strong=5315
3	כִּֽי־	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	4	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=LEV_7:21!2|MId=o030070210021|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No
4	תִגַּ֣ע	נָגַע	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	32	advcl	_	Gloss=it.will.touch|Ref=LEV_7:21!3|MId=o030070210031|Strong=5060|Frame=A0:030070210012;|Type=yiqtol
5-6	בְּכָל־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
5	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	6	case	_	Gloss=(in)|Ref=LEV_7:21!4|MId=o030070210041|Strong=0871a
6	כָל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	4	obl	_	Gloss=any|Ref=LEV_7:21!4|MId=o030070210042|Strong=3605
7	טָמֵ֗א	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	6	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=unclean.[thing]|Ref=LEV_7:21!5|MId=o030070210051|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
8-9	בְּטֻמְאַ֤ת	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
8	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	Gloss=(in).[the]|Ref=LEV_7:21!6|MId=o030070210061|Strong=0871a
9	טֻמְאַ֤ת	טֻמְאָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	6	nmod	_	Gloss=uncleanness|Ref=LEV_7:21!6|MId=o030070210062|Strong=2932
10	אָדָם֙	אָדָם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	9	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.humankind|Ref=LEV_7:21!7|MId=o030070210071|Strong=0120
11	א֣וֹ	אוֹ	CCONJ	_	_	14	cc	_	Gloss=or|Ref=LEV_7:21!8|MId=o030070210081|Strong=0176
12	׀	׀	PUNCT	_	_	11	punct	_	Ref=LEV_7:21!8
13-14	בִּבְהֵמָ֣ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	בִּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	14	case	_	Gloss=(in)|Ref=LEV_7:21!9|MId=o030070210091|Strong=0871a
14	בְהֵמָ֣ה	בְּהֵמָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	9	conj	_	Gloss=livestock|Ref=LEV_7:21!9|MId=o030070210092|Strong=0929
15	טְמֵאָ֗ה	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	14	amod	_	Gloss=unclean|Ref=LEV_7:21!10|MId=o030070210101|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
16	א֚וֹ	אוֹ	CCONJ	_	_	18	cc	_	Gloss=or|Ref=LEV_7:21!11|MId=o030070210111|Strong=0176
17-18	בְּכָל־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	18	case	_	Gloss=(in)|Ref=LEV_7:21!12|MId=o030070210121|Strong=0871a
18	כָל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	9	conj	_	Gloss=any|Ref=LEV_7:21!12|MId=o030070210122|Strong=3605
19	שֶׁ֣קֶץ	שֶׁקֶץ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	18	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=detestable.thing|Ref=LEV_7:21!13|MId=o030070210131|Strong=8263
20	טָמֵ֔א	טָמֵא	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	19	amod	_	Gloss=unclean|Ref=LEV_7:21!14|MId=o030070210141|Strong=2931|Type=adjective
21-22	וְאָכַ֛ל	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
21	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	22	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_7:21!15|MId=o030070210151|Strong=2050b
22	אָכַ֛ל	אָכַל	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	4	conj	_	Gloss=he.will.eat|Ref=LEV_7:21!15|MId=o030070210152|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:030070210012;|Type=weqatal
23-24	מִבְּשַׂר־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	24	case	_	Gloss=any|Ref=LEV_7:21!16|MId=o030070210161|Strong=4480
24	בְּשַׂר־	בָּשָׂר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	22	obl	_	Gloss=of.the.meat|Ref=LEV_7:21!16|MId=o030070210162|Strong=1320
25	זֶ֥בַח	זֶבַח	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	24	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.the.sacrifice|Ref=LEV_7:21!17|MId=o030070210171|Strong=2077
26-27	הַשְּׁלָמִ֖ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	27	det	_	Gloss=of|Ref=LEV_7:21!18|MId=o030070210181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
27	שְּׁלָמִ֖ים	שֶׁלֶם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	25	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.peace.offering(s)|Ref=LEV_7:21!18|MId=o030070210182|Strong=8002
28	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	30	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=LEV_7:21!19|MId=o030070210191|Strong=0834|Type=relative
29-30	לַיהוָ֑ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	לַ	לְ	ADP	_	_	30	case	_	Gloss=[belongs].to|Ref=LEV_7:21!20|MId=o030070210201|Strong=3807a
30	יהוָ֑ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	25	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=LEV_7:21!20|MId=o030070210202|Strong=3068
31-32	וְנִכְרְתָ֛ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	32	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=LEV_7:21!21|MId=o030070210211|Strong=2050b
32	נִכְרְתָ֛ה	כָּרַת	VERB	_	Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=it.will.be.cut.off|Ref=LEV_7:21!21|MId=o030070210212|Strong=3772|Frame=A1:030070210222;|Type=weqatal
33-34	הַנֶּ֥פֶשׁ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
33	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	34	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=LEV_7:21!22|MId=o030070210221|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
34	נֶּ֥פֶשׁ	נֶפֶשׁ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	32	nsubj	_	Gloss=person|Ref=LEV_7:21!22|MId=o030070210222|Strong=5315
35-36	הַהִ֖וא	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
35	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	36	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=LEV_7:21!23|MId=o030070210231|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
36	הִ֖וא	הִיא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	34	det	_	Gloss=that|Ref=LEV_7:21!23|MId=o030070210232|Strong=1931a|Type=personal
37-39	מֵעַמֶּֽיהָ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
37	מֵ	מִן	ADP	_	_	38	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=LEV_7:21!24|MId=o030070210241|Strong=4480
38	עַמֶּֽי	עַם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	32	obl	_	Gloss=kinspeople(s)|Ref=LEV_7:21!24|MId=o030070210242|Strong=5971a
39	הָ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=its|Ref=LEV_7:21!24|MId=o030070210243|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal
40	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	39	punct	_	Ref=LEV_7:21!24|SpaceAfter=No
41	פ	פ	PUNCT	_	_	39	punct	_	Ref=LEV_7:21!24
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| תִגַּע *it will touch* | yiqtol · qal | נֶפֶשׁ *anyone* |  |  |  |
| אָכַל *he will eat* | weqatal · qal | נֶפֶשׁ *anyone* |  |  |  |
| נִכְרְתָה *it will be cut off* | weqatal · niphal |  | נֶּפֶשׁ *person* |  |  |

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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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וֶאֱנַשׁ אֲרֵי תִקְרַב בְּכָל מְסָאָב בְסוֹאֲבַת אֱנָשָׁא אוֹ בִּבְעִירָא מְסָאֲבָא אוֹ בְּכָל שִׁקְצָא מְסָאָב וְיֵיכוּל מִבְּסַר נִכְסַת קוּדְשַׁיָא דִי קֳדָם יְיָ וְיִשְׁתֵּיצֵי אֱנָשָׁא הַהוּא מֵעַמֵּיהּ

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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. [And when any one shall touch any unclean thing, whether it be the uncleanness of man, or an unclean beast, or any unclean detestable thing, and eat of the flesh of the sacrifice of peace-offerings, which pertain unto the LORD, that soul shall be cut off from his people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/LEV.156/)

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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:154`.

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