--- title: Numbers 22:38 — And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.' Who acts: Balaam, I, God. Numbers 22:38 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/NUM.22.38/) [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 22](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/NUM/22/) / 22:38 # Numbers 22:38 בְּמִדְבַּר **Who acts:** Balaam, I, God · **What happens:** say, come, have, speak, put · **To what, where:** power, all, thing, word, mouth, that · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is Numbers 22:38 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 — Balaam, I, God — and what happens in the verse to power, all, thing, word, mouth, that, 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. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־בָּלָ֗ק הִֽנֵּה־בָ֙אתִי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַתָּ֕ה הֲיָכ֥וֹל אוּכַ֖ל דַּבֵּ֣ר מְא֑וּמָה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ים אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י אֹת֥וֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ [And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.829/) ## 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:808 # text = וַיֹּ֨אמֶר בִּלְעָ֜ם אֶל־בָּלָ֗ק הִֽנֵּה־בָ֙אתִי֙ אֵלֶ֔יךָ עַתָּ֕ה הֲיָכ֥וֹל אוּכַ֖ל דַּבֵּ֣ר מְא֑וּמָה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר יָשִׂ֧ים אֱלֹהִ֛ים בְּפִ֖י אֹת֥וֹ אֲדַבֵּֽר׃ # verse = NUM.22.38 1-2 וַיֹּ֨אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_22:38!1|MId=o040220380011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֨אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=NUM_22:38!1|MId=o040220380012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:040220380021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 בִּלְעָ֜ם בִּלְעָם PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Balaam|Ref=NUM_22:38!2|MId=o040220380021|Strong=1109 4 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_22:38!3|MId=o040220380031|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 5 בָּלָ֗ק בָּלָק PROPN _ _ 2 obl _ Gloss=Balak|Ref=NUM_22:38!4|MId=o040220380041|Strong=1111 6 הִֽנֵּה־ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 7 discourse _ Gloss=here!|Ref=NUM_22:38!5|MId=o040220380051|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative|SpaceAfter=No 7 בָ֙אתִי֙ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 2 ccomp _ Gloss=I.have.come|Ref=NUM_22:38!6|MId=o040220380061|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:040220380021;|Type=qatal 8-9 אֵלֶ֔יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 אֵלֶ֔י אֶל ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_22:38!7|MId=o040220380071|Strong=0413 9 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_22:38!7|MId=o040220380072|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 10 עַתָּ֕ה עַתָּה ADV _ _ 13 advmod _ Gloss=now|Ref=NUM_22:38!8|MId=o040220380081|Strong=6258 11-12 הֲיָכ֥וֹל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הֲ הֲ PART _ _ 13 advmod _ Gloss=really|Ref=NUM_22:38!9|MId=o040220380091|Strong=1886b|Type=interrogative 12 יָכ֥וֹל יָכֹל VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 13 obl:npmod _ Gloss=(able)?|Ref=NUM_22:38!9|MId=o040220380092|Strong=3201|Type=infinitive_absolute 13 אוּכַ֖ל יָכֹל VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 7 parataxis _ Gloss=am.I.able|Ref=NUM_22:38!10|MId=o040220380101|Strong=3201|Frame=A0:040220380021;A1:040220380111;|Type=yiqtol 14 דַּבֵּ֣ר דָבַר VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 13 ccomp _ Gloss=to.speak|Ref=NUM_22:38!11|MId=o040220380111|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:040220380021;A1:040220380121;|Type=infinitive_construct 15 מְא֑וּמָה מְאוּמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 14 obj _ Gloss=anything|Ref=NUM_22:38!12|MId=o040220380121|Strong=3972 16-17 הַדָּבָ֗ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 17 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_22:38!13|MId=o040220380131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 17 דָּבָ֗ר דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 dislocated _ Gloss=word|Ref=NUM_22:38!13|MId=o040220380132|Strong=1697 18 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 19 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=NUM_22:38!14|MId=o040220380141|Strong=0834|Type=relative 19 יָשִׂ֧ים שׂים VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 17 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.will.put|Ref=NUM_22:38!15|MId=o040220380151|Strong=7760|Frame=A0:040220380161;A1:040220380132;|Type=yiqtol 20 אֱלֹהִ֛ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 19 nsubj _ Gloss=God|Ref=NUM_22:38!16|MId=o040220380161|Strong=0430 21-23 בְּפִ֖י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=NUM_22:38!17|MId=o040220380171|Strong=0871a 22 פ פֶּה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 obl _ Gloss=mouth|Ref=NUM_22:38!17|MId=o040220380172|Strong=6310 23 ִ֖י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=NUM_22:38!17|MId=o040220380173|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 24-25 אֹת֥וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=|Ref=NUM_22:38!18|MId=o040220380181|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 25 ֥וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obj _ Gloss=it|Ref=NUM_22:38!18|MId=o040220380182|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 26 אֲדַבֵּֽר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 7 parataxis _ Gloss=I.will.speak|Ref=NUM_22:38!19|MId=o040220380191|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:040220380021;A1:040220380182;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No 27 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 26 punct _ Ref=NUM_22:38!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | בִּלְעָם *Balaam* | | | | | בָאתִי *I have come* | qatal · qal | בִּלְעָם *Balaam* | | | | | אוּכַל *am I able* | yiqtol · qal | בִּלְעָם *Balaam* | דַּבֵּר *to speak* | | | | דַּבֵּר *to speak* | infinitive construct · piel | בִּלְעָם *Balaam* | מְאוּמָה *anything* | | | | יָשִׂים *he will put* | yiqtol · qal | אֱלֹהִים *God* | דָּבָר *word* | | | | אֲדַבֵּֽר *I will speak* | yiqtol · piel | בִּלְעָם *Balaam* | וֹ *it* | | | 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} וַאֲמַר בִּלְעָם לְבָלָק הָא אֲתֵיתִי לְוָתָךְ כְּעַן הֲמֵיכַל יְכִלְנָא לְמַלָלָא מִדַעַם פִּתְגָמָא דִי יְשַׁוֵי יְיָ בְּפוּמִי יָתֵיהּ אֲמַלֵיל 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. [And Balaam said unto Balak: 'Lo, I am come unto thee; have I now any power at all to speak any thing? the word that God putteth in my mouth, that shall I speak.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.829/) **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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