--- title: Numbers 16:9 — is it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separa… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: is it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them; Who acts: it, God. 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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 — it, God — and what happens in the verse to small thing, you, God, service, congregation, tabernacle, 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. הַמְעַ֣ט מִכֶּ֗ם כִּֽי־הִבְדִּיל֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵעֲדַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַקְרִ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֵלָ֑יו לַעֲבֹ֗ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה וְלַעֲמֹ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לְשָׁרְתָֽם׃ [is it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.618/) ## The tree {#tree} 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:598 # text = הַמְעַ֣ט מִכֶּ֗ם כִּֽי־הִבְדִּיל֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל אֶתְכֶם֙ מֵעֲדַ֣ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְהַקְרִ֥יב אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֵלָ֑יו לַעֲבֹ֗ד אֶת־עֲבֹדַת֙ מִשְׁכַּ֣ן יְהוָ֔ה וְלַעֲמֹ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י הָעֵדָ֖ה לְשָׁרְתָֽם׃ # verse = NUM.16.9 1-2 הַמְעַ֣ט _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 הַ הַ PART _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=[is|Ref=NUM_16:9!1|MId=o040160090011|Strong=1886b|Type=interrogative 2 מְעַ֣ט מְעַט ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=it.too].small?|Ref=NUM_16:9!1|MId=o040160090012|Strong=4592 3-4 מִכֶּ֗ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=NUM_16:9!2|MId=o040160090021|Strong=4480 4 כֶּ֗ם מִן PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_16:9!2|MId=o040160090022|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 5 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 6 mark _ Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=NUM_16:9!3|MId=o040160090031|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 6 הִבְדִּיל֩ בָּדַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 nsubj _ Gloss=he.has.set.apart|Ref=NUM_16:9!4|MId=o040160090041|Strong=0914|Frame=AA:040160090051;A0:040160090072;|Type=qatal 7 אֱלֹהֵ֨י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ Gloss=the.God|Ref=NUM_16:9!5|MId=o040160090051|Strong=0430 8 יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=NUM_16:9!6|MId=o040160090061|Strong=3478 9-10 אֶתְכֶם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 אֶת אֵת ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=|Ref=NUM_16:9!7|MId=o040160090071|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 10 ְכֶם֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_16:9!7|MId=o040160090072|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 11-12 מֵעֲדַ֣ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=NUM_16:9!8|MId=o040160090081|Strong=4480 12 עֲדַ֣ת עֵדָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 obl _ Gloss=the.congregation|Ref=NUM_16:9!8|MId=o040160090082|Strong=5712 13 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 12 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=NUM_16:9!9|MId=o040160090091|Strong=3478 14-15 לְהַקְרִ֥יב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_16:9!10|MId=o040160090101|Strong=3807a 15 הַקְרִ֥יב קָרַב VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 6 advcl _ Gloss=bring.near|Ref=NUM_16:9!10|MId=o040160090102|Strong=7126|Frame=AA:040160090051;A0:040160090112;|Type=infinitive_construct 16-17 אֶתְכֶ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 אֶת אֵת ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=|Ref=NUM_16:9!11|MId=o040160090111|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 17 ְכֶ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_16:9!11|MId=o040160090112|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 18-19 אֵלָ֑יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 אֵלָ֑י אֶל ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_16:9!12|MId=o040160090121|Strong=0413 19 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ Gloss=himself|Ref=NUM_16:9!12|MId=o040160090122|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20-21 לַעֲבֹ֗ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_16:9!13|MId=o040160090131|Strong=3807a 21 עֲבֹ֗ד עָבַד VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 15 advcl _ Gloss=serve|Ref=NUM_16:9!13|MId=o040160090132|Strong=5647|Frame=A0:040160080071;A1:040160090151;|Type=infinitive_construct 22 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_16:9!14|MId=o040160090141|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 23 עֲבֹדַת֙ עֲבֹדָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 21 obj _ Gloss=the.service|Ref=NUM_16:9!15|MId=o040160090151|Strong=5656 24 מִשְׁכַּ֣ן מִשְׁכָּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.tabernacle|Ref=NUM_16:9!16|MId=o040160090161|Strong=4908 25 יְהוָ֔ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 24 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=NUM_16:9!17|MId=o040160090171|Strong=3068 26-28 וְלַעֲמֹ֛ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_16:9!18|MId=o040160090181|Strong=2050b 27 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_16:9!18|MId=o040160090182|Strong=3807a 28 עֲמֹ֛ד עָמַד VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 21 conj _ Gloss=stand|Ref=NUM_16:9!18|MId=o040160090183|Strong=5975|Frame=A0:040160080071;|Type=infinitive_construct 29-30 לִפְנֵ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=NUM_16:9!19|MId=o040160090191|Strong=3807a 30 פְנֵ֥י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 28 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=NUM_16:9!19|MId=o040160090192|Strong=6440 31-32 הָעֵדָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 32 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_16:9!20|MId=o040160090201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 32 עֵדָ֖ה עֵדָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=congregation|Ref=NUM_16:9!20|MId=o040160090202|Strong=5712 33-35 לְשָׁרְתָֽם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_16:9!21|MId=o040160090211|Strong=3807a 34 שָׁרְת שָׁרַת VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 28 advcl _ Gloss=serve|Ref=NUM_16:9!21|MId=o040160090212|Strong=8334|Frame=A0:040160080071;A1:040160090213;|Type=infinitive_construct 35 ָֽם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ Gloss=them|Ref=NUM_16:9!21|MId=o040160090213|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 36 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=NUM_16:9!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: yes/no question - act: ask - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | הִבְדִּיל *he has set apart* | qatal · hiphil | ְכֶם *you* | | | אֱלֹהֵי *the God* | | הַקְרִיב *bring near* | infinitive construct · hiphil | ְכֶם *you* | | | אֱלֹהֵי *the God* | | עֲבֹד *serve* | infinitive construct · qal | | עֲבֹדַת *the service* | | | | עֲמֹד *stand* | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | שָׁרְת *serve* | infinitive construct · piel | | ָֽם *them* | | | 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} הַזְעֵר לְכוֹן אֲרֵי אַפְרֵשׁ אֱלָהָא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל יָתְכוֹן מִכְּנִשְׁתָּא דְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְקֳרָבָא יָתְכוֹן קֳדָמוֹהִי לְמִפְלַח יָת פּוּלְחַן מַשְׁכְּנָא דַיְיָ וּלְמֵקַם קֳדָם כְּנִשְׁתָּא לְשַׁמָשׁוּתְהוֹן The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} 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. 1. [is it but a small thing unto you, that the God of Israel hath separated you from the congregation of Israel, to bring you near to Himself, to do the service of the tabernacle of the LORD, and to stand before the congregation to minister unto them;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.618/) **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). 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