גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל הכנפים [כְּנָפַ֖יִם] יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃
Debug: verse number 20215Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
/gam bᵉ maddāʿăxā́ mélex ʾal tᵉqallḗl ū vᵉ ḥadrḗ miškāvᵉxā́ ʾal tᵉqallḗl ʿāšī́r kī ʿōf ha-š-šāmáyim yōlī́x ʾet ha-q-qōl ū váʿal *kᵉnāfáyim yaggḗd dāvā́r /
Gloss translation
- gam
- even
- adv
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- maddāʿăxā́
- knowledge
- n m sg abs + II m sg
- mélex
- king
- n m sg abs
- ʾal
- not
- ptcl—
- tᵉqallḗl
- be slight
- v √pi imperf II m sg
- ū
- and
- cnj
- vᵉ
- in
- prep
- ḥadrḗ
- room
- n m pl con
- miškāvᵉxā́
- couch
- n m sg abs + II m sg
- ʾal
- not
- ptcl—
- tᵉqallḗl
- be slight
- v √pi imperf II m sg
- ʿāšī́r
- rich
- n m sg abs
- kī
- that
- cnj
- ʿōf
- birds
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -š-šāmáyim
- heavens
- n m pl abs
- yōlī́x
- walk
- v √hi imperf III m sg
- ʾet
- [object marker]
- prep
- ha
- the
- art
- -q-qōl
- sound
- n m sg abs
- ū
- and
- cnj
- váʿal
- lord, baal
- n m sg abs
- *kᵉnāfáyim
- wing
- n f 2 abs
- yaggḗd
- report
- v √hi imperf III m sg
- dāvā́r
- word
- n m sg abs
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesWe-yiqtol-null clause
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - gam bᵊ maddāʕᵃḵāˈ
- Complement
- Verbal clausesx-yiqtol-X clause
- Question
Interrogative phrase- meˈleḵ
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- ʔal
- Subject
Nominal phrase - tᵊqallēˈl
- Question
- Verbal clausesZero-yiqtol-X clause
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- û
- Subject
Nominal phrase - vᵊ ḥaḏrêˈ miškāvᵊḵāˈ ʔal
- Predicate
- Verbal clausesZero-yiqtol-X clause
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- tᵊqallēˈl
- Subject
Nominal phrase - ʕāšîˈr kî
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ʕôf ha ššāmaˈyim yôlîˈḵ
- Predicate
- Clauses without predicationCasus pendens
- Fronted element
Nominal phrase - ʔeṯ ha qqôl û
- Fronted element
- Verbal clausesParticiple clause
Attributive clause- Relative
Conjunctive phrase- vaˈʕal
- Predicate complement
Verbal phrase- *kᵊnāfaˈyim
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - yaggêˈḏ dāvāˈr
- Relative