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title: Numbers 11:20 — but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loa… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected the LORD who is among you, and have troubled Him with weeping, saying: Why, now, came we forth out of Egypt?' Who acts: flesh, ye, LORD, we. Numbers 11:20 in Hebrew with its dependency 
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# Numbers 11:20 בְּמִדְבַּר

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**Who acts:** flesh, ye, LORD, we · **What happens:** come out, be, reject, trouble, say, come · **To what, where:** nostrils, LORD, Egypt · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Numbers 11:20 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 — flesh, ye, LORD, we — and what happens in the verse to nostrils, LORD, Egypt, 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 36 chapters of Numbers on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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עַ֣ד ׀ חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְזָרָ֑א יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם וַתִּבְכּ֤וּ לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃

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[but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected the LORD who is among you, and have troubled Him with weeping, saying: Why, now, came we forth out of Egypt?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.455/)

## 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:NUM:439
# text = עַ֣ד ׀ חֹ֣דֶשׁ יָמִ֗ים עַ֤ד אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵא֙ מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם וְהָיָ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם לְזָרָ֑א יַ֗עַן כִּֽי־מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־יְהוָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם וַתִּבְכּ֤וּ לְפָנָיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לָ֥מָּה זֶּ֖ה יָצָ֥אנוּ מִמִּצְרָֽיִם׃
# verse = NUM.11.20
1	עַ֣ד	עַד	ADP	_	_	3	case	_	Gloss=until|Ref=NUM_11:20!1|MId=o040110200011|Strong=5704
2	׀	׀	PUNCT	_	_	1	punct	_	Ref=NUM_11:20!1
3	חֹ֣דֶשׁ	חֹדֶשׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	0	root	_	Gloss=a.month|Ref=NUM_11:20!2|MId=o040110200021|Strong=2320
4	יָמִ֗ים	יוֹם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	3	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.days|Ref=NUM_11:20!3|MId=o040110200031|Strong=3117
5	עַ֤ד	עַד	ADP	_	_	3	parataxis	_	Gloss=until|Ref=NUM_11:20!4|MId=o040110200041|Strong=5704
6	אֲשֶׁר־	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	7	mark	_	Gloss=that|Ref=NUM_11:20!5|MId=o040110200051|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No
7	יֵצֵא֙	יָצָא	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	5	parataxis	_	Gloss=it.will.come.out|Ref=NUM_11:20!6|MId=o040110200061|Strong=3318|Frame=A0:040110180231;|Type=yiqtol
8-10	מֵֽאַפְּכֶ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
8	מֵֽ	מִן	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=NUM_11:20!7|MId=o040110200071|Strong=4480
9	אַפּ	אַף	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	7	obl	_	Gloss=nose|Ref=NUM_11:20!7|MId=o040110200072|Strong=0639
10	ְכֶ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	9	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=your|Ref=NUM_11:20!7|MId=o040110200073|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
11-12	וְהָיָ֥ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
11	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	16	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_11:20!8|MId=o040110200081|Strong=2050b
12	הָיָ֥ה	הָיָה	AUX	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	16	cop	_	Gloss=it.will.become|Ref=NUM_11:20!8|MId=o040110200082|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:040110180231;|Type=weqatal
13-14	לָכֶ֖ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	ל	לְ	ADP	_	_	14	case	_	Gloss=for|Ref=NUM_11:20!9|MId=o040110200091|Strong=3807a
14	ָכֶ֖ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	16	obl	_	Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_11:20!9|MId=o040110200092|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
15-16	לְזָרָ֑א	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	16	case	_	Gloss=(into).a|Ref=NUM_11:20!10|MId=o040110200101|Strong=3807a
16	זָרָ֑א	זָרָא	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	7	conj	_	Gloss=loathsome.thing|Ref=NUM_11:20!10|MId=o040110200102|Strong=2214
17	יַ֗עַן	יַעַן	ADV	_	_	19	advmod	_	Gloss=because|Ref=NUM_11:20!11|MId=o040110200111|Strong=3282
18	כִּֽי־	כִּי	SCONJ	_	_	19	mark	_	Gloss=(dm)|Ref=NUM_11:20!12|MId=o040110200121|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No
19	מְאַסְתֶּ֤ם	מָאַס	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2	3	parataxis	_	Gloss=you.have.rejected|Ref=NUM_11:20!13|MId=o040110200131|Strong=3988|Frame=A0:040110180022;A1:040110200151;|Type=qatal
20	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	21	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_11:20!14|MId=o040110200141|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
21	יְהוָה֙	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	19	obj	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=NUM_11:20!15|MId=o040110200151|Strong=3068
22	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	24	mark	_	Gloss=who|Ref=NUM_11:20!16|MId=o040110200161|Strong=0834|Type=relative
23-25	בְּקִרְבְּכֶ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	24	case	_	Gloss=[is].in|Ref=NUM_11:20!17|MId=o040110200171|Strong=0871a
24	קִרְבּ	קֶרֶב	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	21	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=midst|Ref=NUM_11:20!17|MId=o040110200172|Strong=7130
25	ְכֶ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=your|Ref=NUM_11:20!17|MId=o040110200173|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
26-27	וַתִּבְכּ֤וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	27	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_11:20!18|MId=o040110200181|Strong=2050b
27	תִּבְכּ֤וּ	בָּכָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2	19	conj	_	Gloss=you.have.wept|Ref=NUM_11:20!18|MId=o040110200182|Strong=1058|Frame=A0:040110180022;|Type=wayyiqtol
28-30	לְפָנָיו֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
28	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	29	case	_	Gloss=before|Ref=NUM_11:20!19|MId=o040110200191|Strong=3807a
29	פָנָי	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	27	obl	_	Gloss=|Ref=NUM_11:20!19|MId=o040110200192|Strong=6440
30	ו֙	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	29	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=him|Ref=NUM_11:20!19|MId=o040110200193|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
31-32	לֵאמֹ֔ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	לֵ	לְ	ADP	_	ExtPos=SCONJ	34	mark	_	Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=NUM_11:20!20|MId=o040110200201|Strong=3807a
32	אמֹ֔ר	אָמַר	VERB	_	HebBinyan=QAL	31	fixed	_	Gloss=|Ref=NUM_11:20!20|MId=o040110200202|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:040110180022;A1:040110200212;|Type=infinitive_construct
33-34	לָ֥מָּה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
33	לָ֥	לָמָה	ADP	_	_	34	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=NUM_11:20!21|MId=o040110200211|Strong=3807a
34	מָּה	מָה	PRON	_	PronType=Int	27	advcl	_	Gloss=why?|Ref=NUM_11:20!21|MId=o040110200212|Strong=4100|Type=interrogative
35	זֶּ֖ה	זֶה	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	34	nsubj	_	Gloss=this|Ref=NUM_11:20!22|MId=o040110200221|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative
36	יָצָ֥אנוּ	יָצָא	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1	35	acl	_	Gloss=did.we.come.out|Ref=NUM_11:20!23|MId=o040110200231|Strong=3318|Frame=A0:040110180022;|Type=qatal
37-38	מִמִּצְרָֽיִם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
37	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	38	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=NUM_11:20!24|MId=o040110200241|Strong=4480
38	מִּצְרָֽיִם	מִצְרַיִם	PROPN	_	_	36	obl	_	Gloss=Egypt|Ref=NUM_11:20!24|MId=o040110200242|Strong=4714
39	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	38	punct	_	Ref=NUM_11:20!24
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: wh-question
- act: ask
- voice: character
- speech: a frame and its quote
- negation: no
- the frame alone: decl · assert · none

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יֵצֵא *it will come out* | yiqtol · qal |  |  |  |  |
| הָיָה *it will become* | weqatal · qal |  |  |  |  |
| מְאַסְתֶּם *you have rejected* | qatal · qal |  | יְהוָה *Yahweh* |  |  |
| תִּבְכּוּ *you have wept* | wayyiqtol · qal |  |  |  |  |
| אמֹר | infinitive construct · qal |  | מָּה *why?* |  |  |
| יָצָאנוּ *did we come out* | qatal · qal |  |  |  |  |

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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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עַד יְרַח יוֹמִין עַד דִי תְקוּצוּן בֵּהּ וִיהֵי לְכוֹן לְתַקְלָא חֲלַף דְקַצְתּוּן יָת מֵימְרָא דַיְיָ דִשְׁכִנְתֵּהּ שַׁרְיַת בֵּינֵיכוֹן וּבְכִיתוּן קֳדָמוֹהִי לְמֵימַר לְמָא דְנַן נְפַקְנָא מִמִצְרָיִם

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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. [but a whole month, until it come out at your nostrils, and it be loathsome unto you; because that ye have rejected the LORD who is among you, and have troubled Him with weeping, saying: Why, now, came we forth out of Egypt?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.455/)

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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:NUM:439`.

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