Psalm 39/Diagrams/v. 7.
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DiscourseUnit [v. 7]
Fragment
particle: אַךְ truly
Fragment
Clause
Subject
pronoun: אִישׁ humanity
Predicate
verb: יִתְהַלֶּךְ walks around
Adverbial
PrepositionalPhrase
Preposition
preposition: בְּ as
Object
noun: צֶלֶם an image >> silhouette >> shadow
Fragment
particle: אַךְ truly
Fragment
Clause
Predicate
verb: יֶהֱמָיוּן people labor restlessly
Adverbial
noun: הֶבֶל in vain
Fragment <gloss="they heap up, though they do not know who is about to gather it">
ClauseCluster
Clause
Predicate
verb: יִצְבֹּר they heap up
Conjunction
conjunction: וְ though
Clause
Predicate
verb: יֵדַע they know
adverb: לֹא not
Object
Clause
Subject
pronoun: מִי who
Predicate
verb-participle: אֹסְפ gathers
Object
suffix-pronoun: ָם them >> it