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title: Numbers 5:8 — But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for t… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made shall be the LORD'S, even the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him. Who acts: man, restitution. Numbers 5:8 in Hebrew with its dependen
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# Numbers 5:8 בְּמִדְבַּר

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**Who acts:** man, restitution · **What happens:** have, make, be · **To what, where:** kinsman, restitution, atonement

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This is Numbers 5:8 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 — man, restitution — and what happens in the verse to kinsman, restitution, atonement, 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־אֵ֨ין לָאִ֜ישׁ גֹּאֵ֗ל לְהָשִׁ֤יב הָאָשָׁם֙ אֵלָ֔יו הָאָשָׁ֛ם הַמּוּשָׁ֥ב לַיהוָ֖ה לַכֹּהֵ֑ן מִלְּבַ֗ד אֵ֚יל הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְכַפֶּר־בּ֖וֹ עָלָֽיו׃

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[But if the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made shall be the LORD'S, even the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.197/)

## 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:195
# text = וְאִם־אֵ֨ין לָאִ֜ישׁ גֹּאֵ֗ל לְהָשִׁ֤יב הָאָשָׁם֙ אֵלָ֔יו הָאָשָׁ֛ם הַמּוּשָׁ֥ב לַיהוָ֖ה לַכֹּהֵ֑ן מִלְּבַ֗ד אֵ֚יל הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יְכַפֶּר־בּ֖וֹ עָלָֽיו׃
# verse = NUM.5.8
1-2	וְאִם־	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
1	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	22	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_5:8!1|MId=o040050080011|Strong=2050b
2	אִם־	אִם	SCONJ	_	_	3	mark	_	Gloss=if|Ref=NUM_5:8!1|MId=o040050080012|Strong=0518
3	אֵ֨ין	אַיִן	ADV	_	_	22	advcl	_	Gloss=there.[belongs].not|Ref=NUM_5:8!2|MId=o040050080021|Strong=0369|Type=negative
4-6	לָאִ֜ישׁ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	לָ	לְ	ADP	_	_	6	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_5:8!3|MId=o040050080031|Strong=3807a
5	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	6	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_5:8!3|MId=o040050080031ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
6	אִ֜ישׁ	אִישׁ	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	3	obl	_	Gloss=person|Ref=NUM_5:8!3|MId=o040050080032|Strong=0376
7	גֹּאֵ֗ל	גָּאַל	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	Gloss=a.kinsman-redeemer|Ref=NUM_5:8!4|MId=o040050080041|Strong=1350|Type=participle_active
8-9	לְהָשִׁ֤יב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
8	לְ	לְ	ADP	_	_	9	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_5:8!5|MId=o040050080051|Strong=3807a
9	הָשִׁ֤יב	שׁוּב	VERB	_	HebBinyan=HIPHIL	3	advcl	_	Gloss=repay|Ref=NUM_5:8!5|MId=o040050080052|Strong=7725|Frame=AA:040050080033;A0:040050080062;|Type=infinitive_construct
10-11	הָאָשָׁם֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	11	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_5:8!6|MId=o040050080061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
11	אָשָׁם֙	אָשָׁם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	9	obj	_	Gloss=compensation|Ref=NUM_5:8!6|MId=o040050080062|Strong=0817
12-13	אֵלָ֔יו	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	אֵלָ֔י	אֶל	ADP	_	_	13	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_5:8!7|MId=o040050080071|Strong=0413
13	ו	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	Gloss=him|Ref=NUM_5:8!7|MId=o040050080072|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
14-15	הָאָשָׁ֛ם	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
14	הָ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	15	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_5:8!8|MId=o040050080081|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
15	אָשָׁ֛ם	אָשָׁם	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	Gloss=compensation|Ref=NUM_5:8!8|MId=o040050080082|Strong=0817
16-17	הַמּוּשָׁ֥ב	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
16	הַ	הַ	SCONJ	_	_	17	mark	_	Gloss=[which|Ref=NUM_5:8!9|MId=o040050080091|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
17	מּוּשָׁ֥ב	שׁוּב	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HOPHAL|Number=Sing	15	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=is].repaid|Ref=NUM_5:8!9|MId=o040050080092|Strong=7725|Frame=A1:040050080082;|Type=participle_passive
18-19	לַיהוָ֖ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
18	לַ	לְ	ADP	_	_	19	case	_	Gloss=[belongs].to|Ref=NUM_5:8!10|MId=o040050080101|Strong=3807a
19	יהוָ֖ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	17	obl	_	Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=NUM_5:8!10|MId=o040050080102|Strong=3068
20-22	לַכֹּהֵ֑ן	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
20	לַ	לְ	ADP	_	_	22	case	_	Gloss=for|Ref=NUM_5:8!11|MId=o040050080111|Strong=3807a
21	ה	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	22	det	_	Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_5:8!11|MId=o040050080111ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
22	כֹּהֵ֑ן	כֹּהֵן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	0	root	_	Gloss=priest|Ref=NUM_5:8!11|MId=o040050080112|Strong=3548
23-25	מִלְּבַ֗ד	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
23	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	25	case	_	Gloss=(from)|Ref=NUM_5:8!12|MId=o040050080121|Strong=4480
24	לְּ	לְ	ADP	_	_	25	case	_	Gloss=|Ref=NUM_5:8!12|MId=o040050080122|Strong=3807a
25	בַ֗ד	בַּד	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	22	obl	_	Gloss=besides|Ref=NUM_5:8!12|MId=o040050080123|Strong=0905
26	אֵ֚יל	אַיִל	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	25	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=the.ram|Ref=NUM_5:8!13|MId=o040050080131|Strong=0352
27-28	הַכִּפֻּרִ֔ים	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
27	הַ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	28	det	_	Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=NUM_5:8!14|MId=o040050080141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
28	כִּפֻּרִ֔ים	כִּפֻּרִים	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	26	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=atonement(s)|Ref=NUM_5:8!14|MId=o040050080142|Strong=3725
29	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	אֲשֶׁר	SCONJ	_	_	30	mark	_	Gloss=which|Ref=NUM_5:8!15|MId=o040050080151|Strong=0834|Type=relative
30	יְכַפֶּר־	כִּפֶּר	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3	26	acl:relcl	_	Gloss=he.will.make.atonement|Ref=NUM_5:8!16|MId=o040050080161|Strong=3722|Frame=A0:040050080033;|Type=yiqtol|SpaceAfter=No
31-32	בּ֖וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
31	בּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	32	case	_	Gloss=by|Ref=NUM_5:8!17|MId=o040050080171|Strong=0871a
32	֖וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obl	_	Gloss=it|Ref=NUM_5:8!17|MId=o040050080172|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
33-34	עָלָֽיו	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
33	עָלָֽי	עַל	ADP	_	_	34	case	_	Gloss=on|Ref=NUM_5:8!18|MId=o040050080181|Strong=5921
34	ו	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	30	obl	_	Gloss=him|Ref=NUM_5:8!18|MId=o040050080182|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
35	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	34	punct	_	Ref=NUM_5:8!18
```

## 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) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| הָשִׁיב *repay* | infinitive construct · hiphil | אָשָׁם *compensation* |  |  |  |
| מּוּשָׁב *is\] repaid* | participle passive · hophal |  | אָשָׁם *compensation* |  |  |
| יְכַפֶּר־ *he will make atonement* | yiqtol · piel |  |  |  |  |

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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 לֵית לִגְבַר פָּרִיק לַאֲתָבָא חוֹבְתָא לֵהּ חוֹבְתָא דִמְתֵב קֳדָם יְיָ לְכַהֲנָא בַּר מִדְכַר כִּפּוּרַיָא דִי יְכַפֵּר בֵּהּ עֲלוֹהִי

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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 the man have no kinsman to whom restitution may be made for the guilt, the restitution for guilt which is made shall be the LORD'S, even the priest's; besides the ram of the atonement, whereby atonement shall be made for him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.197/)

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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:195`.

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