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title: Numbers 16:26 — And he spoke unto the congregation, saying: 'Depart, I pray you, fro… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: And he spoke unto the congregation, saying: 'Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be swept away in all their sins.' Who acts: Moses, I. Numbers 16:26 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every claus
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# Numbers 16:26 בְּמִדְבַּר

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**Who acts:** Moses, I · **What happens:** speak, say, depart, pray, touch, sweep away · **To what, where:** tents, you, nothing, ye, sins · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse

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This is Numbers 16:26 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 — Moses, I — and what happens in the verse to tents, you, nothing, ye, sins, 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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וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־הָעֵדָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר ס֣וּרוּ נָ֡א מֵעַל֩ אָהֳלֵ֨י הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְאַֽל־תִּגְּע֖וּ בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם פֶּן־תִּסָּפ֖וּ בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתָֽם׃

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[And he spoke unto the congregation, saying: 'Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be swept away in all their sins.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.635/)

## 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:615
# text = וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר אֶל־הָעֵדָ֜ה לֵאמֹ֗ר ס֣וּרוּ נָ֡א מֵעַל֩ אָהֳלֵ֨י הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָֽרְשָׁעִים֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְאַֽל־תִּגְּע֖וּ בְּכָל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָהֶ֑ם פֶּן־תִּסָּפ֖וּ בְּכָל־חַטֹּאתָֽם׃
# verse = NUM.16.26
1-2	וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	2	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_16:26!1|MId=o040160260011|Strong=2050b
2	יְדַבֵּ֨ר	דָבַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3	0	root	_	Gloss=he.spoke|Ref=NUM_16:26!1|MId=o040160260012|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:040160250021;|Type=wayyiqtol
3	אֶל־	אֶל	ADP	_	_	5	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_16:26!2|MId=o040160260021|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No
4-5	הָעֵדָ֜ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	5	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_16:26!3|MId=o040160260031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
5	עֵדָ֜ה	עֵדָה	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	2	obl	_	Gloss=congregation|Ref=NUM_16:26!3|MId=o040160260032|Strong=5712
6-7	לֵאמֹ֗ר	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	לֵ	לְ	ADP	_	ExtPos=SCONJ	8	mark	_	Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=NUM_16:26!4|MId=o040160260041|Strong=3807a
7	אמֹ֗ר	אָמַר	VERB	_	HebBinyan=QAL	6	fixed	_	Gloss=|Ref=NUM_16:26!4|MId=o040160260042|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:040160250021;|Type=infinitive_construct
8	ס֣וּרוּ	סוּר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2	2	ccomp	_	Gloss=turn.away|Ref=NUM_16:26!5|MId=o040160260051|Strong=5493|Frame=A0:040160260032;|Type=imperative
9	נָ֡א	נָא	INTJ	_	_	8	discourse	_	Gloss=please|Ref=NUM_16:26!6|MId=o040160260061|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation
10-11	מֵעַל֩	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	מֵ	מִן	ADP	_	_	12	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=NUM_16:26!7|MId=o040160260071|Strong=4480
11	עַל֩	עַל	ADP	_	_	12	case	_	Gloss=at|Ref=NUM_16:26!7|MId=o040160260072|Strong=5921
12	אָהֳלֵ֨י	אֹהֶל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	8	obl	_	Gloss=the.tents|Ref=NUM_16:26!8|MId=o040160260081|Strong=0168
13-14	הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
13	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	14	det	_	Gloss=of|Ref=NUM_16:26!9|MId=o040160260091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
14	אֲנָשִׁ֤ים	אִישׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	12	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.men|Ref=NUM_16:26!9|MId=o040160260092|Strong=0376
15-16	הָֽרְשָׁעִים֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	הָֽ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	16	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=NUM_16:26!10|MId=o040160260101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
16	רְשָׁעִים֙	רָשָׁע	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	14	amod	_	Gloss=wicked|Ref=NUM_16:26!10|MId=o040160260102|Strong=7563|Type=adjective
17-18	הָאֵ֔לֶּה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	18	det	_	Gloss=(the)|Ref=NUM_16:26!11|MId=o040160260111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
18	אֵ֔לֶּה	אֵלֶּה	DET	_	Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	14	det	_	Gloss=these|Ref=NUM_16:26!11|MId=o040160260112|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative
19-20	וְאַֽל־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
19	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	21	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_16:26!12|MId=o040160260121|Strong=2050b
20	אַֽל־	אַל	ADV	_	_	21	advmod	_	Gloss=do.not|Ref=NUM_16:26!12|MId=o040160260122|Strong=0408|Type=negative
21	תִּגְּע֖וּ	נָגַע	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=2	8	conj	_	Gloss=touch|Ref=NUM_16:26!13|MId=o040160260131|Strong=5060|Frame=A0:040160260032;|Type=jussive
22-23	בְּכָל־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
22	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	23	case	_	Gloss=(in)|Ref=NUM_16:26!14|MId=o040160260141|Strong=0871a
23	כָל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	21	obl	_	Gloss=all|Ref=NUM_16:26!14|MId=o040160260142|Strong=3605
24	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	26	mark	_	Gloss=that|Ref=NUM_16:26!15|MId=o040160260151|Strong=0834|Type=relative
25-26	לָהֶ֑ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
25	ל	לְ	ADP	_	_	26	case	_	Gloss=[belongs].to|Ref=NUM_16:26!16|MId=o040160260161|Strong=3807a
26	ָהֶ֑ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=them|Ref=NUM_16:26!16|MId=o040160260162|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
27	פֶּן־	פֶּן	SCONJ	_	_	28	mark	_	Gloss=lest|Ref=NUM_16:26!17|MId=o040160260171|Strong=6435|SpaceAfter=No
28	תִּסָּפ֖וּ	סָפָה	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur|Person=2	8	advcl	_	Gloss=you.should.be.swept.away|Ref=NUM_16:26!18|MId=o040160260181|Strong=5595|Frame=A1:040160260032;|Type=yiqtol
29-30	בְּכָל־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	30	case	_	Gloss=with|Ref=NUM_16:26!19|MId=o040160260191|Strong=0871a
30	כָל־	כֹּל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	28	obl	_	Gloss=all|Ref=NUM_16:26!19|MId=o040160260192|Strong=3605
31-32	חַטֹּאתָֽם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	חַטֹּאת	חַטָּאת	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Plur	30	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=sins|Ref=NUM_16:26!20|MId=o040160260201|Strong=2403
32	ָֽם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	31	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=their|Ref=NUM_16:26!20|MId=o040160260202|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
33	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	32	punct	_	Ref=NUM_16:26!20
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: command
- act: request
- voice: character
- speech: a frame and its quote
- negation: yes
- hedged: yes (נָא)
- the frame alone: decl · narrate · none

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| יְדַבֵּר *he spoke* | wayyiqtol · piel |  |  |  |  |
| אמֹר | infinitive construct · qal |  |  |  |  |
| סוּרוּ *turn away* | imperative · qal | עֵדָה *congregation* |  |  |  |
| **not** תִּגְּעוּ *touch* | jussive · qal | עֵדָה *congregation* |  |  |  |
| תִּסָּפוּ *you should be swept away* | yiqtol · niphal |  | עֵדָה *congregation* |  |  |

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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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וּמַלֵיל עִם כְּנִשְׁתָּא לְמֵימָר זוּרוּ כְעַן מֵעִלַוֵי מַשְׁכְּנֵי גֻבְרַיָא חַיָיבַיָא הָאִלֵין וְלָא תְקָרְבוּן בְּכָל דִי לְהוֹן דִלְמָא תִלְקוּן בְּכָל חוֹבֵיהוֹן

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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 he spoke unto the congregation, saying: 'Depart, I pray you, from the tents of these wicked men, and touch nothing of theirs, lest ye be swept away in all their sins.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.635/)

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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:615`.

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