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title: Numbers 33:55 — But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as thorns in your eyes, and as pricks in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land wherein ye dwell. Who acts: ye, those, inhabitants. Numbers 33:55 in Hebrew with its dep
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# Numbers 33:55 בְּמִדְבַּר

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**Who acts:** ye, those, inhabitants · **What happens:** not drive out, let, remain, be, harass, dwell · **To what, where:** inhabitants, eyes, you, land

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This is Numbers 33:55 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 — ye, those, inhabitants — and what happens in the verse to inhabitants, eyes, you, land, 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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וְאִם־לֹ֨א תוֹרִ֜ישׁוּ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָרֶץ֮ מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒ וְהָיָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תּוֹתִ֣ירוּ מֵהֶ֔ם לְשִׂכִּים֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם וְצָרֲר֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃

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[But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as thorns in your eyes, and as pricks in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land wherein ye dwell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1245/)

## 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:1211
# text = וְאִם־לֹ֨א תוֹרִ֜ישׁוּ אֶת־יֹשְׁבֵ֣י הָאָרֶץ֮ מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒ וְהָיָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר תּוֹתִ֣ירוּ מֵהֶ֔ם לְשִׂכִּים֙ בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם וְצָרֲר֣וּ אֶתְכֶ֔ם עַל־הָאָ֕רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם יֹשְׁבִ֥ים בָּֽהּ׃
# verse = NUM.33.55
1-2	וְאִם־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	19	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_33:55!1|MId=o040330550011|Strong=2050b
2	אִם־	אִם	SCONJ	_	_	4	mark	_	Gloss=if|Ref=NUM_33:55!1|MId=o040330550012|Strong=0518
3	לֹ֨א	לֹא	ADV	_	_	4	advmod	_	Gloss=not|Ref=NUM_33:55!2|MId=o040330550021|Strong=3808|Type=negative
4	תוֹרִ֜ישׁוּ	יָרַשׁ	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=2	19	advcl	_	Gloss=you.will.dispossess|Ref=NUM_33:55!3|MId=o040330550031|Strong=3423|Frame=AA:040330510031;A0:040330550051;|Type=yiqtol
5	אֶת־	אֵת	ADP	_	_	6	case	_	Gloss=(et)|Ref=NUM_33:55!4|MId=o040330550041|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No
6	יֹשְׁבֵ֣י	יָשַׁב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur	4	obj	_	Gloss=the.inhabitants|Ref=NUM_33:55!5|MId=o040330550051|Strong=3427|Type=participle_active
7-8	הָאָרֶץ֮	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
7	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	8	det	_	Gloss=of|Ref=NUM_33:55!6|MId=o040330550061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
8	אָרֶץ֮	אֶרֶץ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	6	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.land|Ref=NUM_33:55!6|MId=o040330550062|Strong=0776
9-11	מִפְּנֵיכֶם֒	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
9	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	10	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=NUM_33:55!7|MId=o040330550071|Strong=4480
10	פְּנֵי	פָּנֶה	NOUN	_	Number=Plur	4	obl	_	Gloss=before|Ref=NUM_33:55!7|MId=o040330550072|Strong=6440
11	כֶם֒	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_33:55!7|MId=o040330550073|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
12-13	וְהָיָה֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	19	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_33:55!8|MId=o040330550081|Strong=2050b
13	הָיָה֙	הָיָה	AUX	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	19	cop	_	Gloss=he.will.become|Ref=NUM_33:55!8|MId=o040330550082|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:040330550101;|Type=weqatal
14	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	15	mark	_	Gloss=[those].whom|Ref=NUM_33:55!9|MId=o040330550091|Strong=0834|Type=relative
15	תּוֹתִ֣ירוּ	יָתַר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=2	19	nsubj	_	Gloss=you.will.leave|Ref=NUM_33:55!10|MId=o040330550101|Strong=3498|Frame=A0:040330510031;|Type=yiqtol
16-17	מֵהֶ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
16	מֵ	מִן	ADP	_	_	17	case	_	Gloss=any|Ref=NUM_33:55!11|MId=o040330550111|Strong=4480
17	הֶ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	Gloss=of.them|Ref=NUM_33:55!11|MId=o040330550112|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal
18-19	לְשִׂכִּים֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
18	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	19	case	_	Gloss=(into)|Ref=NUM_33:55!12|MId=o040330550121|Strong=3807a
19	שִׂכִּים֙	שֵׂךְ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	0	root	_	Gloss=thorns|Ref=NUM_33:55!12|MId=o040330550122|Strong=7899
20-22	בְּעֵ֣ינֵיכֶ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	21	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=NUM_33:55!13|MId=o040330550131|Strong=0871a
21	עֵ֣ינֵי	עַיִן	NOUN	_	Number=Dual	19	nmod	_	Gloss=eyes|Ref=NUM_33:55!13|MId=o040330550132|Strong=5869
22	כֶ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	21	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=your|Ref=NUM_33:55!13|MId=o040330550133|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
23-25	וְלִצְנִינִ֖ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	25	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_33:55!14|MId=o040330550141|Strong=2050b
24	לִ	לְ	ADP	_	_	25	case	_	Gloss=(into)|Ref=NUM_33:55!14|MId=o040330550142|Strong=3807a
25	צְנִינִ֖ם	צְנִינִים	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	19	conj	_	Gloss=pricks|Ref=NUM_33:55!14|MId=o040330550143|Strong=6796
26-28	בְּצִדֵּיכֶ֑ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
26	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	27	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=NUM_33:55!15|MId=o040330550151|Strong=0871a
27	צִדֵּי	צַד	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	25	nmod	_	Gloss=sides|Ref=NUM_33:55!15|MId=o040330550152|Strong=6654
28	כֶ֑ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	27	nmod:poss	_	Gloss=your|Ref=NUM_33:55!15|MId=o040330550153|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
29-30	וְצָרֲר֣וּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
29	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	30	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_33:55!16|MId=o040330550161|Strong=2050b
30	צָרֲר֣וּ	צָרַר	VERB	_	Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3	19	conj	_	Gloss=they.will.trouble|Ref=NUM_33:55!16|MId=o040330550162|Strong=6887a|Frame=A0:040330550101;A1:040330550172;|Type=weqatal
31-32	אֶתְכֶ֔ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	אֶת	אֵת	ADP	_	_	32	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=NUM_33:55!17|MId=o040330550171|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker
32	ְכֶ֔ם	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	30	obj	_	Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_33:55!17|MId=o040330550172|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal
33	עַל־	עַל	ADP	_	_	35	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=NUM_33:55!18|MId=o040330550181|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No
34-35	הָאָ֕רֶץ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
34	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	35	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_33:55!19|MId=o040330550191|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
35	אָ֕רֶץ	אֶרֶץ	NOUN	_	Number=Sing	30	obl	_	Gloss=land|Ref=NUM_33:55!19|MId=o040330550192|Strong=0776
36	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	38	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=NUM_33:55!20|MId=o040330550201|Strong=0834|Type=relative
37	אַתֶּ֖ם	אַתֶּם	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	Gloss=you|Ref=NUM_33:55!21|MId=o040330550211|Strong=0859a|Type=personal
38	יֹשְׁבִ֥ים	יָשַׁב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur	35	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=[will.be].dwelling|Ref=NUM_33:55!22|MId=o040330550221|Strong=3427|Frame=A0:040330550211;|Type=participle_active
39-40	בָּֽהּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
39	בּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	40	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=NUM_33:55!23|MId=o040330550231|Strong=0871a
40	ָֽהּ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	38	obl	_	Gloss=it|Ref=NUM_33:55!23|MId=o040330550232|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal
41	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	40	punct	_	Ref=NUM_33:55!23
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: character
- speech: inside a quote begun earlier
- negation: yes

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| **not** תוֹרִישׁוּ *you will dispossess* | yiqtol · hiphil | יֹשְׁבֵי *the inhabitants* |  |  |  |
| הָיָה *he will become* | weqatal · qal | תּוֹתִירוּ *you will leave* |  |  |  |
| תּוֹתִירוּ *you will leave* | yiqtol · hiphil |  |  |  |  |
| צָרֲרוּ *they will trouble* | weqatal · qal | תּוֹתִירוּ *you will leave* | ְכֶם *you* |  |  |
| יֹשְׁבִים *\[will be\] dwelling* | participle active · qal | אַתֶּם *you* |  |  |  |

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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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וְאִם לָא תְתָרְכוּן יָת יָתְבֵי אַרְעָא מִן קֳדָמֵיכוֹן וִיהֵי דִי תַשְׁאֲרוּן מִנְהוֹן לְסִיעַן נַטְלַן זְיַן לְקִבְלֵיכוֹן וּלְמַשִׁרְיַן מַקְפַּנְכוֹן וִיעִיקוּן לְכוֹן עַל אַרְעָא דִי אַתּוּן יָתְבִין בָּהּ

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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. [But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you, then shall those that ye let remain of them be as thorns in your eyes, and as pricks in your sides, and they shall harass you in the land wherein ye dwell.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.1245/)

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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:1211`.

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