--- title: Numbers 18:17 — But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firs… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt dash their blood against the altar, and shalt make their fat smoke for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD. Who acts: thou, things. 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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 — thou, things — and what happens in the verse to blood, fat smoke, offering, 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. אַ֣ךְ בְּֽכוֹר־שׁ֡וֹר אֽוֹ־בְכ֨וֹר כֶּ֜שֶׂב אֽוֹ־בְכ֥וֹר עֵ֛ז לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֑ם אֶת־דָּמָ֞ם תִּזְרֹ֤ק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּ֣ם תַּקְטִ֔יר אִשֶּׁ֛ה לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ [But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt dash their blood against the altar, and shalt make their fat smoke for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.689/) ## 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:669 # text = אַ֣ךְ בְּֽכוֹר־שׁ֡וֹר אֽוֹ־בְכ֨וֹר כֶּ֜שֶׂב אֽוֹ־בְכ֥וֹר עֵ֛ז לֹ֥א תִפְדֶּ֖ה קֹ֣דֶשׁ הֵ֑ם אֶת־דָּמָ֞ם תִּזְרֹ֤ק עַל־הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ וְאֶת־חֶלְבָּ֣ם תַּקְטִ֔יר אִשֶּׁ֛ה לְרֵ֥יחַ נִיחֹ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃ # verse = NUM.18.17 1 אַ֣ךְ אַךְ ADV _ _ 2 advmod _ Gloss=only|Ref=NUM_18:17!1|MId=o040180170011|Strong=0389|Type=affirmation 2 בְּֽכוֹר־ בְּכֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 obj _ Gloss=[the].firstborn|Ref=NUM_18:17!2|MId=o040180170021|Strong=1060|SpaceAfter=No 3 שׁ֡וֹר שׁוֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.cow|Ref=NUM_18:17!3|MId=o040180170031|Strong=7794 4 אֽוֹ־ אוֹ CCONJ _ _ 5 cc _ Gloss=or|Ref=NUM_18:17!4|MId=o040180170041|Strong=0176|SpaceAfter=No 5 בְכ֨וֹר בְּכֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 conj _ Gloss=[the].firstborn|Ref=NUM_18:17!5|MId=o040180170051|Strong=1060 6 כֶּ֜שֶׂב כֶּשֶׂב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.young.ram|Ref=NUM_18:17!6|MId=o040180170061|Strong=3775 7 אֽוֹ־ אוֹ CCONJ _ _ 8 cc _ Gloss=or|Ref=NUM_18:17!7|MId=o040180170071|Strong=0176|SpaceAfter=No 8 בְכ֥וֹר בְּכֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 conj _ Gloss=[the].firstborn|Ref=NUM_18:17!8|MId=o040180170081|Strong=1060 9 עֵ֛ז עֵז NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.goat|Ref=NUM_18:17!9|MId=o040180170091|Strong=5795 10 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 11 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=NUM_18:17!10|MId=o040180170101|Strong=3808|Type=negative 11 תִפְדֶּ֖ה פָּדָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=you.will.redeem|Ref=NUM_18:17!11|MId=o040180170111|Strong=6299|Frame=A0:040180080041;A1:040180170021;040180170051;040180170081;|Type=yiqtol 12 קֹ֣דֶשׁ קֹדֶשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 parataxis _ Gloss=[are].holy.thing[s]|Ref=NUM_18:17!12|MId=o040180170121|Strong=6944 13 הֵ֑ם הֵם PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ Gloss=they|Ref=NUM_18:17!13|MId=o040180170131|Strong=1992|Type=personal 14 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_18:17!14|MId=o040180170141|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 15-16 דָּמָ֞ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 דָּמ דָּם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 obj _ Gloss=blood|Ref=NUM_18:17!15|MId=o040180170151|Strong=1818 16 ָ֞ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=NUM_18:17!15|MId=o040180170152|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 17 תִּזְרֹ֤ק זָרַק VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 11 parataxis _ Gloss=you.will.sprinkle|Ref=NUM_18:17!16|MId=o040180170161|Strong=2236|Frame=A0:040180080041;A1:040180170151;|Type=yiqtol 18 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=NUM_18:17!17|MId=o040180170171|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 19-20 הַמִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_18:17!18|MId=o040180170181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 מִּזְבֵּ֙חַ֙ מִזְבֵּחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 obl _ Gloss=altar|Ref=NUM_18:17!18|MId=o040180170182|Strong=4196 21-22 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_18:17!19|MId=o040180170191|Strong=2050b 22 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_18:17!19|MId=o040180170192|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 23-24 חֶלְבָּ֣ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 חֶלְבּ חֵלֶב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 obj _ Gloss=fat|Ref=NUM_18:17!20|MId=o040180170201|Strong=2459 24 ָ֣ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=NUM_18:17!20|MId=o040180170202|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 25 תַּקְטִ֔יר קָטַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 11 conj _ Gloss=you.will.make.smoke|Ref=NUM_18:17!21|MId=o040180170211|Strong=6999|Frame=AA:040180080041;A0:040180170201;|Type=yiqtol 26 אִשֶּׁ֛ה אִשֶּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 xcomp _ Gloss=a.fire.offering|Ref=NUM_18:17!22|MId=o040180170221|Strong=0801 27-28 לְרֵ֥יחַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_18:17!23|MId=o040180170231|Strong=3807a 28 רֵ֥יחַ רֵיחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 obl _ Gloss=an.odor|Ref=NUM_18:17!23|MId=o040180170232|Strong=7381 29 נִיחֹ֖חַ נִיחֹחַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 28 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.soothing|Ref=NUM_18:17!24|MId=o040180170241|Strong=5207 30-31 לַֽיהוָֽה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 לַֽ לְ ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_18:17!25|MId=o040180170251|Strong=3807a 31 יהוָֽה יהוה PROPN _ _ 25 obl _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=NUM_18:17!25|MId=o040180170252|Strong=3068 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=NUM_18:17!25 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes - indirect: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | **not** תִפְדֶּה *you will redeem* | yiqtol · qal | | בְּֽכוֹר־ *\[the\] firstborn* + בְכוֹר *\[the\] firstborn* + בְכוֹר *\[the\] firstborn* | | | | תִּזְרֹק *you will sprinkle* | yiqtol · qal | | דָּמ *blood* | | | | תַּקְטִיר *you will make smoke* | yiqtol · hiphil | חֶלְבּ *fat* | | | | 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} בְּרַם בּוּכְרָא דְתוֹרָא אוֹ בּוּכְרָא דְאִמְרָא אוֹ בּוּכְרָא דְעִזָא לָא תִפְרוֹק קוּדְשָׁא אִינוּן יָת דִמְהוֹן תִּזְרוֹק עַל מַדְבְּחָא וְיָת תַּרְבְּהוֹן תַּסֵיק קוּרְבַּן לְאִתְקַבָּלָא בְּרַעֲוָא קֳדָם יְיָ 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. [But the firstling of an ox, or the firstling of a sheep, or the firstling of a goat, thou shalt not redeem; they are holy: thou shalt dash their blood against the altar, and shalt make their fat smoke for an offering made by fire, for a sweet savour unto the LORD.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.689/) **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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