batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l28143-l28208
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record_id: batch.motif.islamic-koran-sale-gutenberg-l28143-l28208
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
passage_locator:
label: CHAPTER XXVII. / IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD. / CHAPTER XXVIII.
/ IN THE NAME OF THE MOST MERCIFUL GOD.; lines 28143-28208
start: '28143'
end: '28208'
translation: The Koran (Al-Qur'an)
notes: Generated from OpenAI Batch run motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority;
human review required.
canonical_text:
quote: ''
summary: Moses is given wisdom and knowledge, kills a man while intervening in a
city fight, repents and is forgiven, is warned that the magistrates seek his death,
flees toward Madian under divine guidance, reaches the water of Madian, and helps
two women water their flock before praying for divine provision.
language: English
quote_policy: summarized
literal_observations:
- id: obs:1
text: Moses reaches full strength and is given wisdom and knowledge.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: obs:2
text: Moses enters the city at a time when inhabitants are not observing the streets.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:3
text: Moses finds two men fighting, one from his own party and one from his enemies.
category: relationship
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:4
text: The man of Moses' party asks Moses for assistance against the opposing man.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:5
text: Moses strikes the opposing man with his fist and kills him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:6
text: Moses expresses sorrow, attributes the event to the devil's work, asks God
for forgiveness, and is forgiven.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: obs:7
text: The next morning Moses is afraid in the city and watchful for danger.
category: attribute
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: obs:8
text: A man from the farther part of the city warns Moses that magistrates are deliberating
to put him to death and advises him to depart.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: obs:9
text: Moses departs from the city in fear and prays to be delivered from unjust
people.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:10
text: Moses journeys toward Madian and asks that the Lord direct him in the right
way.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: obs:11
text: At the water of Madian, Moses finds men watering their flocks and two women
keeping their sheep back.
category: setting
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:12
text: The two women say they cannot water their flock until the shepherds leave
and that their father is old.
category: speech
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: obs:13
text: Moses waters the women's sheep, withdraws to the shade, and prays that he
needs whatever good God sends down to him.
category: action
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
figures:
- id: fig:1
name_or_label: Moses
description: A man who receives wisdom and knowledge, intervenes in a fight, kills
an opponent, repents, flees the city, journeys toward Madian, and waters the women's
sheep.
role_refs:
- role:1
- role:2
- role:3
- role:4
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:2
name_or_label: God / LORD
description: The divine figure who gives Moses wisdom and knowledge, forgives him,
and is invoked by Moses for deliverance, guidance, and provision.
role_refs:
- role:5
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: fig:3
name_or_label: Man of Moses' own party
description: One of two fighting men in the city; he asks Moses for assistance and
later cries out for help again.
role_refs:
- role:6
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: fig:4
name_or_label: Man of Moses' enemies
description: The other fighting man in the city; Moses strikes him with his fist
and kills him.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: fig:5
name_or_label: Second opposing man in the next-day quarrel
description: A man whom Moses seeks to seize; he questions whether Moses intends
to kill him as he killed a man the previous day.
role_refs:
- role:7
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: fig:6
name_or_label: Certain man from the farther part of the city
description: A man who runs to Moses and warns him that the magistrates are considering
putting him to death.
role_refs:
- role:8
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:7
name_or_label: Magistrates
description: Authorities said to be deliberating about Moses in order to put him
to death.
role_refs:
- role:9
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: fig:8
name_or_label: Company of men at the water of Madian
description: Men watering their flocks at the well or water of Madian.
role_refs:
- role:10
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:9
name_or_label: Two women at Madian
description: Two women who keep their sheep back and explain that they wait until
the shepherds leave because their father is old.
role_refs:
- role:11
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: fig:10
name_or_label: Old father of the two women
description: The women's father, described by them as an old man stricken in years.
role_refs:
- role:12
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: fig:11
name_or_label: Devil
description: Named by Moses as a seducing and open enemy whose work is associated
with the killing.
role_refs:
- role:13
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
roles:
- id: role:1
label: recipient of wisdom and knowledge
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: The passage states that wisdom and knowledge are bestowed on Moses when he
becomes a perfect man.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: role:2
label: penitent killer
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Moses kills a man with his fist, says he has injured his own soul, and asks
for forgiveness.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: role:3
label: fugitive seeking divine deliverance
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Moses leaves the city in fear after being warned of a death sentence and
prays for deliverance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: role:4
label: helper at the well
assigned_to:
- fig:1
basis: Moses waters the women's sheep at the water of Madian.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: role:5
label: giver, forgiver, and invoked guide
assigned_to:
- fig:2
basis: God gives wisdom, forgives Moses, and is addressed by Moses for deliverance,
guidance, and provision.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- ev:2
- ev:5
- ev:7
- id: role:6
label: kinsman or party ally seeking help
assigned_to:
- fig:3
basis: The man is identified as of Moses' own party and asks him for assistance.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:7
label: opponent in conflict
assigned_to:
- fig:4
- fig:5
basis: One opponent is of Moses' enemies and is killed; another is described as
an enemy to both parties in the next conflict.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:3
- id: role:8
label: warning messenger
assigned_to:
- fig:6
basis: The man runs from the farther part of the city and tells Moses to depart
because the magistrates seek his death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:9
label: threatening authorities
assigned_to:
- fig:7
basis: The magistrates are said to deliberate about putting Moses to death.
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- id: role:10
label: shepherds watering flocks
assigned_to:
- fig:8
basis: The men at the water of Madian are watering their flocks.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:11
label: women waiting to water flock
assigned_to:
- fig:9
basis: The women keep their sheep back and wait until the shepherds have driven
away theirs.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:12
label: aged dependent father
assigned_to:
- fig:10
basis: The women explain their situation by saying their father is old and stricken
in years.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- id: role:13
label: seducing enemy
assigned_to:
- fig:11
basis: Moses calls the devil a seducing and open enemy.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
symbols:
- id: sym:1
label: water of Madian
literal_form: water / well where flocks are watered
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:8
- fig:9
taxonomy_refs:
- water
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
- id: sym:2
label: shade
literal_form: shade to which Moses retires after watering the sheep
associated_figures:
- fig:1
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:7
- id: sym:3
label: city as place of danger
literal_form: city where Moses kills a man, is watched by authorities, and from
which he flees
associated_figures:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:6
- fig:7
taxonomy_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
scenes:
- id: scene:1
label: Moses receives wisdom and knowledge
summary: Moses reaches full strength and maturity, and God bestows wisdom and knowledge
on him.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
- id: scene:2
label: City fight and killing
summary: Moses enters the city unnoticed, finds two men fighting, aids the man of
his party, strikes the opposing man, kills him, and repents before God.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:3
- fig:4
- fig:11
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- id: scene:3
label: Renewed quarrel and danger
summary: The next morning Moses is fearful; the man he had helped asks again for
help, and Moses is accused of seeking to kill as he did the previous day.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:3
- fig:5
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:3
- id: scene:4
label: Warning and flight from the city
summary: A man runs from the far part of the city and warns Moses that the magistrates
plan to kill him; Moses departs in fear and prays for deliverance.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:6
- fig:7
symbol_refs:
- sym:3
evidence_refs:
- ev:4
- ev:5
- id: scene:5
label: Journey toward Madian
summary: Moses travels toward Madian and asks God to direct him on the right way.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
symbol_refs: []
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
- id: scene:6
label: Aid at the water of Madian
summary: At the water of Madian, Moses sees men watering flocks and two women waiting
with their sheep; after hearing their explanation, he waters their sheep and prays
in the shade.
figure_refs:
- fig:1
- fig:2
- fig:8
- fig:9
- fig:10
symbol_refs:
- sym:1
- sym:2
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
candidate_motifs:
- id: motif:1
label: bestowal of wisdom on the chosen figure
taxonomy_refs:
- wisdom
basis: The passage states that wisdom and knowledge are bestowed on Moses at maturity.
evidence_refs:
- ev:1
confidence: high
cautions: The passage does not elaborate the content of the wisdom or knowledge.
- id: motif:2
label: flight after killing and threat of death
taxonomy_refs:
- departure
basis: Moses kills a man, learns that authorities seek his death, and departs the
city in fear.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
- ev:4
- ev:5
confidence: high
cautions: The passage frames the departure as fear-driven flight rather than a formal
quest departure.
- id: motif:3
label: divine guidance on a journey
taxonomy_refs:
- mystical_quest
basis: Moses journeys toward Madian and prays that the Lord direct him in the right
way.
evidence_refs:
- ev:5
confidence: medium
cautions: The main passage contains Moses' prayer for guidance; additional footnote
tradition about roads and an angel is not required for the motif.
- id: motif:4
label: helper at the well
taxonomy_refs:
- water
basis: Moses reaches the water of Madian, encounters shepherds and two women with
sheep, and waters the women's flock for them.
evidence_refs:
- ev:6
- ev:7
confidence: high
cautions: The taxonomy reference is to the water symbol rather than a specific named
well-meeting motif family.
- id: motif:5
label: repentance and divine forgiveness after wrongful act
taxonomy_refs:
- divine_judgment
basis: After killing the man, Moses asks God to forgive him and the passage states
that God forgave him.
evidence_refs:
- ev:2
confidence: medium
cautions: The passage emphasizes forgiveness more than a formal judgment scene.
comparison_claims: []
evidence:
- id: ev:1
type: summary
locator: lines 28143-28145
quote_or_summary: Moses reaches full strength and maturity; wisdom and knowledge
are bestowed on him as a reward for the upright.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:2
type: summary
locator: lines 28146-28156
quote_or_summary: Moses enters the city when people are not observing the streets,
finds two men fighting, assists the man of his own party, strikes and kills the
opponent, calls the event the work of the devil, asks God for forgiveness, and
is forgiven.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:3
type: summary
locator: lines 28157-28166
quote_or_summary: The next morning Moses is afraid and watchful; the man he helped
cries for help again, and Moses is challenged about whether he intends to kill
another man as he did the day before.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:4
type: summary
locator: lines 28167-28170
quote_or_summary: A man runs from the far part of the city and warns Moses that
magistrates are deliberating to put him to death, advising him to depart.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:5
type: summary
locator: lines 28171-28175
quote_or_summary: Moses leaves the city in fear, prays for deliverance from unjust
people, journeys toward Madian, and asks that the Lord guide him in the right
way.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:6
type: summary
locator: lines 28176-28183
quote_or_summary: At the water of Madian, Moses finds men watering flocks and two
women holding their sheep back; the women say they must wait until the shepherds
leave because their father is old.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
- id: ev:7
type: summary
locator: lines 28184-28186
quote_or_summary: Moses waters the women's sheep, then retires to the shade and
prays that he needs the good God will send down to him.
source_text_path: texts/public-domain/islamic/project-gutenberg/koran-sale.md
rights_note: Public domain source; summarized.
confidence:
extraction: high
motif_candidates: medium
comparison_claims: uncertain
notes: Extraction is based directly on the supplied passage and notes. Motif labels
are conservative and limited to available taxonomy references where supported.
reviewer_status:
status: needs_review
reviewer: ''
reviewed_at: ''
notes: Machine-generated draft from OpenAI Batch; not human-reviewed.
extracted_by: openai_batch:gpt-5.5
extracted_at: '2026-04-28'
notes: |-
No comparison claims were added because the supplied passage does not itself make an explicit cross-textual or cross-traditional comparison.
batch_run_id=motif-extraction-2026-04-28-high-priority
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