--- title: Numbers 20:8 — 'Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy br… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: 'Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.' Who acts: you, thou, ye, congr --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/NUM.20.8/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Numbers](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/NUM/) / [chapter 20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/NUM/20/) / 20:8 # Numbers 20:8 בְּמִדְבַּר **Who acts:** you, thou, ye, congregation · **What happens:** take, assemble, speak, give forth, bring forth, give · **To what, where:** rod, congregation, water, Moses, rock, drink · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is Numbers 20:8 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 — you, thou, ye, congregation — and what happens in the verse to rod, congregation, water, Moses, rock, drink, 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. קַ֣ח אֶת־הַמַּטֶּ֗ה וְהַקְהֵ֤ל אֶת־הָעֵדָה֙ אַתָּה֙ וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם אֶל־הַסֶּ֛לַע לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם וְנָתַ֣ן מֵימָ֑יו וְהוֹצֵאתָ֨לָהֶ֥ם מַ֙יִם֙ מִן־הַסֶּ֔לַע וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ אֶת־הָעֵדָ֖ה וְאֶת־בְּעִירָֽם׃ ['Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.734/) ## 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:714 # text = קַ֣ח אֶת־הַמַּטֶּ֗ה וְהַקְהֵ֤ל אֶת־הָעֵדָה֙ אַתָּה֙ וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִ֔יךָ וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם אֶל־הַסֶּ֛לַע לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם וְנָתַ֣ן מֵימָ֑יו וְהוֹצֵאתָ֨לָהֶ֥ם מַ֙יִם֙ מִן־הַסֶּ֔לַע וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ אֶת־הָעֵדָ֖ה וְאֶת־בְּעִירָֽם׃ # verse = NUM.20.8 1 קַ֣ח לָקַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=take|Ref=NUM_20:8!1|MId=o040200080011|Strong=3947|Frame=A0:040200070041;A1:040200080032;|Type=imperative 2 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_20:8!2|MId=o040200080021|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 3-4 הַמַּטֶּ֗ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_20:8!3|MId=o040200080031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 מַּטֶּ֗ה מַטֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 obj _ Gloss=rod|Ref=NUM_20:8!3|MId=o040200080032|Strong=4294 5-6 וְהַקְהֵ֤ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 6 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_20:8!4|MId=o040200080041|Strong=2050b 6 הַקְהֵ֤ל קָהַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 1 conj _ Gloss=assemble|Ref=NUM_20:8!4|MId=o040200080042|Strong=6950|Frame=A0:040200080062;AA:040200080071;040200080082;|Type=imperative 7 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_20:8!5|MId=o040200080051|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 8-9 הָעֵדָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_20:8!6|MId=o040200080061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 עֵדָה֙ עֵדָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 obj _ Gloss=congregation|Ref=NUM_20:8!6|MId=o040200080062|Strong=5712 10 אַתָּה֙ אַתָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 6 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_20:8!7|MId=o040200080071|Strong=0859|Type=personal 11-12 וְאַהֲרֹ֣ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_20:8!8|MId=o040200080081|Strong=2050b 12 אַהֲרֹ֣ן אַהֲרֹן PROPN _ _ 10 conj _ Gloss=Aaron|Ref=NUM_20:8!8|MId=o040200080082|Strong=0175 13-14 אָחִ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 אָחִ֔י אָח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 appos _ Gloss=brother|Ref=NUM_20:8!9|MId=o040200080091|Strong=0251 14 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=NUM_20:8!9|MId=o040200080092|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 15-16 וְדִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 16 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_20:8!10|MId=o040200080101|Strong=2050b 16 דִבַּרְתֶּ֧ם דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=2 1 conj _ Gloss=you.will.speak|Ref=NUM_20:8!10|MId=o040200080102|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:040200070041;040200080082;|Type=weqatal 17 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_20:8!11|MId=o040200080111|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 18-19 הַסֶּ֛לַע _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_20:8!12|MId=o040200080121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 סֶּ֛לַע סֶלַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 16 obl _ Gloss=rock|Ref=NUM_20:8!12|MId=o040200080122|Strong=5553 20-22 לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_20:8!13|MId=o040200080131|Strong=3807a 21 עֵינֵי עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 16 obl _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=NUM_20:8!13|MId=o040200080132|Strong=5869 22 הֶ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=NUM_20:8!13|MId=o040200080133|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 23-24 וְנָתַ֣ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_20:8!14|MId=o040200080141|Strong=2050b 24 נָתַ֣ן נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 1 conj _ Gloss=it.will.give|Ref=NUM_20:8!14|MId=o040200080142|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:040200080122;A1:040200080151;|Type=weqatal 25-26 מֵימָ֑יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 מֵימָ֑י מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 24 obj _ Gloss=water|Ref=NUM_20:8!15|MId=o040200080151|Strong=4325 26 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=its|Ref=NUM_20:8!15|MId=o040200080152|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 27-30 וְהוֹצֵאתָ֨לָהֶ֥ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_20:8!16|MId=o040200080161|Strong=2050b 28 הוֹצֵאתָ֨ יָצָא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 1 conj _ Gloss=you.will.bring.out|Ref=NUM_20:8!16|MId=o040200080162|Strong=3318|Frame=AA:040200070041;A0:040200080181;|Type=weqatal 29 ל לְ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=NUM_20:8!17|MId=o040200080171|Strong=3807a 30 ָהֶ֥ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=NUM_20:8!17|MId=o040200080172|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 31 מַ֙יִם֙ מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 28 obj _ Gloss=water|Ref=NUM_20:8!18|MId=o040200080181|Strong=4325 32 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=NUM_20:8!19|MId=o040200080191|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 33-34 הַסֶּ֔לַע _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 34 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_20:8!20|MId=o040200080201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 34 סֶּ֔לַע סֶלַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 28 obl _ Gloss=rock|Ref=NUM_20:8!20|MId=o040200080202|Strong=5553 35-36 וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 36 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_20:8!21|MId=o040200080211|Strong=2050b 36 הִשְׁקִיתָ֥ שָׁקָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 1 conj _ Gloss=you.will.give.drink.to|Ref=NUM_20:8!21|MId=o040200080212|Strong=8248|Frame=AA:040200070041;A0:040200080232;040200080251;A1:040200080181;|Type=weqatal 37 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 39 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_20:8!22|MId=o040200080221|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 38-39 הָעֵדָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 39 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_20:8!23|MId=o040200080231|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 39 עֵדָ֖ה עֵדָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 36 obj _ Gloss=congregation|Ref=NUM_20:8!23|MId=o040200080232|Strong=5712 40-41 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 42 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_20:8!24|MId=o040200080241|Strong=2050b 41 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 42 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_20:8!24|MId=o040200080242|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 42-43 בְּעִירָֽם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 בְּעִיר בְּעִיר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 39 conj _ Gloss=cattle|Ref=NUM_20:8!25|MId=o040200080251|Strong=1165 43 ָֽם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=NUM_20:8!25|MId=o040200080252|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 44 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 43 punct _ Ref=NUM_20:8!25 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | קַח *take* | imperative · qal | | מַּטֶּה *rod* | | | | הַקְהֵל *assemble* | imperative · hiphil | עֵדָה *congregation* | | | אַתָּה *you* + אַהֲרֹן *Aaron* | | דִבַּרְתֶּם *you will speak* | weqatal · piel | אַהֲרֹן *Aaron* | | | | | נָתַן *it will give* | weqatal · qal | סֶּלַע *rock* | מֵימָי *water* | | | | הוֹצֵאתָ *you will bring out* | weqatal · hiphil | מַיִם *water* | | | | | הִשְׁקִיתָ *you will give drink to* | weqatal · hiphil | עֵדָה *congregation* + בְּעִיר *cattle* | מַיִם *water* | | | 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} סַב יָת חוּטְרָא וְאַכְנֵשׁ יָת כְּנִשְׁתָּא אַתְּ וְאַהֲרֹן אָחוּךְ וּתְמַלְלוּן עִם כֵּיפָא לְעֵינֵיהוֹן וְיִתֵּן מוֹהִי וְתַפֵּיק לְהוֹן מַיָא מִן כֵּיפָא וְתַשְׁקֵי יָת כְּנִשְׁתָּא וְיָת בְּעִירְהוֹן 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. ['Take the rod, and assemble the congregation, thou, and Aaron thy brother, and speak ye unto the rock before their eyes, that it give forth its water; and thou shalt bring forth to them water out of the rock; so thou shalt give the congregation and their cattle drink.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.734/) **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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