--- title: Numbers 9:6 — But there were certain men, who were unclean by the dead body of a m… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But there were certain men, who were unclean by the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day; and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day. Who acts: certain men, men. 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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 — certain men, men — and what happens in the verse to passover, Moses, 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. וַיְהִ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָי֤וּ טְמֵאִים֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם וְלֹא־יָכְל֥וּ לַעֲשֹׂת־הַפֶּ֖סַח בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ [But there were certain men, who were unclean by the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day; and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.382/) ## 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:366 # text = וַיְהִ֣י אֲנָשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָי֤וּ טְמֵאִים֙ לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ אָדָ֔ם וְלֹא־יָכְל֥וּ לַעֲשֹׂת־הַפֶּ֖סַח בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֑וּא וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ לִפְנֵ֥י מֹשֶׁ֛ה וְלִפְנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹ֖ן בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא׃ # verse = NUM.9.6 1-2 וַיְהִ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_9:6!1|MId=o040090060011|Strong=2050b 2 יְהִ֣י הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.was|Ref=NUM_9:6!1|MId=o040090060012|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:040090060021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 אֲנָשִׁ֗ים אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ Gloss=people|Ref=NUM_9:6!2|MId=o040090060021|Strong=0376 4 אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 6 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=NUM_9:6!3|MId=o040090060031|Strong=0834|Type=relative 5 הָי֤וּ הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 6 cop _ Gloss=they.were|Ref=NUM_9:6!4|MId=o040090060041|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:040090060021;|Type=qatal 6 טְמֵאִים֙ טָמֵא ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 3 acl:relcl _ Gloss=unclean|Ref=NUM_9:6!5|MId=o040090060051|Strong=2931|Type=adjective 7-8 לְנֶ֣פֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_9:6!6|MId=o040090060061|Strong=3807a 8 נֶ֣פֶשׁ נֶפֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 6 obl _ Gloss=a.corpse|Ref=NUM_9:6!6|MId=o040090060062|Strong=5315 9 אָדָ֔ם אָדָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.a.person|Ref=NUM_9:6!7|MId=o040090060071|Strong=0120 10-11 וְלֹא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_9:6!8|MId=o040090060081|Strong=2050b 11 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 12 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=NUM_9:6!8|MId=o040090060082|Strong=3808|Type=negative 12 יָכְל֥וּ יָכֹל VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.were.able|Ref=NUM_9:6!9|MId=o040090060091|Strong=3201|Frame=A0:040090060021;|Type=qatal 13-14 לַעֲשֹׂת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NUM_9:6!10|MId=o040090060101|Strong=3807a 14 עֲשֹׂת־ עָשָׂה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 12 xcomp _ Gloss=observe|Ref=NUM_9:6!10|MId=o040090060102|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:040090060021;A1:040090060112;|Type=infinitive_construct 15-16 הַפֶּ֖סַח _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 16 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_9:6!11|MId=o040090060111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 16 פֶּ֖סַח פֶּסַח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 obj _ Gloss=passover|Ref=NUM_9:6!11|MId=o040090060112|Strong=6453 17-19 בַּיּ֣וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=NUM_9:6!12|MId=o040090060121|Strong=0871a 18 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_9:6!12|MId=o040090060121ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 יּ֣וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 obl _ Gloss=day|Ref=NUM_9:6!12|MId=o040090060122|Strong=3117 20-21 הַה֑וּא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 21 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=NUM_9:6!13|MId=o040090060131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 21 ה֑וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 det _ Gloss=that|Ref=NUM_9:6!13|MId=o040090060132|Strong=1931|Type=personal 22-23 וַֽיִּקְרְב֞וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וַֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 23 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_9:6!14|MId=o040090060141|Strong=2050b 23 יִּקְרְב֞וּ קָרַב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.drew.near|Ref=NUM_9:6!14|MId=o040090060142|Strong=7126|Frame=A0:040090060021;|Type=wayyiqtol 24-25 לִפְנֵ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=NUM_9:6!15|MId=o040090060151|Strong=3807a 25 פְנֵ֥י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 23 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=NUM_9:6!15|MId=o040090060152|Strong=6440 26 מֹשֶׁ֛ה מֹשֶׁה PROPN _ _ 25 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Moses|Ref=NUM_9:6!16|MId=o040090060161|Strong=4872 27-29 וְלִפְנֵ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NUM_9:6!17|MId=o040090060171|Strong=2050b 28 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=|Ref=NUM_9:6!17|MId=o040090060172|Strong=3807a 29 פְנֵ֥י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 25 conj _ Gloss=before|Ref=NUM_9:6!17|MId=o040090060173|Strong=6440 30 אַהֲרֹ֖ן אַהֲרֹן PROPN _ _ 29 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Aaron|Ref=NUM_9:6!18|MId=o040090060181|Strong=0175 31-33 בַּיּ֥וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=NUM_9:6!19|MId=o040090060191|Strong=0871a 32 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 33 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NUM_9:6!19|MId=o040090060191ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 33 יּ֥וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 obl _ Gloss=day|Ref=NUM_9:6!19|MId=o040090060192|Strong=3117 34-35 הַהֽוּא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=NUM_9:6!20|MId=o040090060201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 הֽוּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 det _ Gloss=that|Ref=NUM_9:6!20|MId=o040090060202|Strong=1931|Type=personal 36 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=NUM_9:6!20 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יְהִי *it was* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *people* | | | | | הָיוּ *they were* | qatal · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *people* | | | | | **not** יָכְלוּ *they were able* | qatal · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *people* | | | | | עֲשֹׂת־ *observe* | infinitive construct · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *people* | פֶּסַח *passover* | | | | יִּקְרְבוּ *they drew near* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֲנָשִׁים *people* | | | | 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} וַהֲווֹ גֻבְרַיָא דִי הֲווֹ מְסָאֲבִין לִטְמֵי נַפְשָׁא דֶאֱנָשָׁא וְלָא יְכִילוּ לְמֶעְבַּד פִּסְחָא בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא וּקְרִיבוּ קֳדָם משֶׁה וְקָדָם אַהֲרֹן בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא 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 there were certain men, who were unclean by the dead body of a man, so that they could not keep the passover on that day; and they came before Moses and before Aaron on that day.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/NUM.382/) **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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