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title: 1 Chronicles 2:3 — The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born u… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics
description: The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess. And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him. Who acts: Er, Judah. 1 Chronicles 2:3 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every c
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# 1 Chronicles 2:3 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א

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**Who acts:** Er, Judah · **What happens:** bear, be, slay, sight · **To what, where:** three, sight, LORD

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This is 1 Chronicles 2:3 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Ketuvim — the Writings). 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 — Er, Judah — and what happens in the verse to three, sight, LORD, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand  the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 29 chapters of 1 Chronicles on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between.

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בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ וְשֵׁלָ֔ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ נ֣וֹלַד ל֔וֹ מִבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית וַיְהִ֞י עֵ֣ר ׀ בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֗ה רַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ס

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[The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.67/) [And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.68/)

## 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:1CH:56
# text = בְּנֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֗ה עֵ֤ר וְאוֹנָן֙ וְשֵׁלָ֔ה שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙ נ֣וֹלַד ל֔וֹ מִבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית וַיְהִ֞י עֵ֣ר ׀ בְּכ֣וֹר יְהוּדָ֗ה רַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ׃ס
# verse = 1CH.2.3
1	בְּנֵ֣י	בֵּן	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	Gloss=the.sons|Ref=1CH_2:3!1|MId=o130020030011|Strong=1121
2	יְהוּדָ֗ה	יְהוּדָה	PROPN	_	_	1	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Judah|Ref=1CH_2:3!2|MId=o130020030021|Strong=3063
3	עֵ֤ר	עֵר	PROPN	_	_	0	root	_	Gloss=[were].Er|Ref=1CH_2:3!3|MId=o130020030031|Strong=6147
4-5	וְאוֹנָן֙	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
4	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	5	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_2:3!4|MId=o130020030041|Strong=2050b
5	אוֹנָן֙	אוֹנָן	PROPN	_	_	3	conj	_	Gloss=Onan|Ref=1CH_2:3!4|MId=o130020030042|Strong=0209
6-7	וְשֵׁלָ֔ה	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
6	וְ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	7	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_2:3!5|MId=o130020030051|Strong=2050b
7	שֵׁלָ֔ה	שֵׁלָה	PROPN	_	_	3	conj	_	Gloss=Shelah|Ref=1CH_2:3!5|MId=o130020030052|Strong=7956
8	שְׁלוֹשָׁה֙	שָׁלֹשׁ	NUM	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	Gloss=three.[sons]|Ref=1CH_2:3!6|MId=o130020030061|Strong=7969|Type=cardinal_number
9	נ֣וֹלַד	יָלַד	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	3	parataxis	_	Gloss=it.was.born|Ref=1CH_2:3!7|MId=o130020030071|Strong=3205|Frame=A1:130020030061;|Type=qatal
10-11	ל֔וֹ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
10	ל	לְ	ADP	_	_	11	case	_	Gloss=to|Ref=1CH_2:3!8|MId=o130020030081|Strong=3807a
11	֔וֹ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	9	obl	_	Gloss=him|Ref=1CH_2:3!8|MId=o130020030082|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal
12-14	מִבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַבַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
12	מִ	מִן	ADP	_	_	13	case	_	Gloss=from|Ref=1CH_2:3!9|MId=o130020030091|Strong=4480
13	בַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ	בַּת	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	9	obl	_	Gloss=|Ref=1CH_2:3!9|MId=o130020030092
14	בַּת־שׁ֖וּעַ	שׁוּעַ	PROPN	_	_	13	appos	_	Gloss=Bathshua|Ref=1CH_2:3!10|MId=o130020030101
15-16	הַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑ית	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
15	הַֽ	הַ	DET	_	PronType=Art	16	det	_	Gloss=the.Canaanite|Ref=1CH_2:3!11|MId=o130020030111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article
16	כְּנַעֲנִ֑ית	כְּנַעֲנִי	NOUN	_	Gender=Fem|Number=Sing	13	appos	_	Gloss=[woman]|Ref=1CH_2:3!11|MId=o130020030112|Strong=3669|Type=gentilic
17-18	וַיְהִ֞י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
17	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	23	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_2:3!12|MId=o130020030121|Strong=2050b
18	יְהִ֞י	הָיָה	AUX	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3	23	cop	_	Gloss=he.was|Ref=1CH_2:3!12|MId=o130020030122|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:130020030121;|Type=wayyiqtol
19	עֵ֣ר	עֵר	PROPN	_	_	23	nsubj	_	Gloss=Er|Ref=1CH_2:3!13|MId=o130020030131|Strong=6147
20	׀	׀	PUNCT	_	_	19	punct	_	Ref=1CH_2:3!13
21	בְּכ֣וֹר	בְּכֹר	NOUN	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	19	appos	_	Gloss=the.firstborn|Ref=1CH_2:3!14|MId=o130020030141|Strong=1060
22	יְהוּדָ֗ה	יְהוּדָה	PROPN	_	_	21	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Judah|Ref=1CH_2:3!15|MId=o130020030151|Strong=3063
23	רַ֛ע	רַע	ADJ	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing	3	conj	_	Gloss=evil|Ref=1CH_2:3!16|MId=o130020030161|Strong=7451|Type=adjective
24-25	בְּעֵינֵ֥י	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
24	בְּ	בְּ	ADP	_	_	25	case	_	Gloss=in|Ref=1CH_2:3!17|MId=o130020030171|Strong=0871a
25	עֵינֵ֥י	עַיִן	NOUN	_	Number=Dual	23	obl	_	Gloss=the.eyes|Ref=1CH_2:3!17|MId=o130020030172|Strong=5869
26	יְהוָ֖ה	יהוה	PROPN	_	_	25	compound:smixut	_	Gloss=of.Yahweh|Ref=1CH_2:3!18|MId=o130020030181|Strong=3068
27-29	וַיְמִיתֵֽהוּ	_	_	_	_	_	_	_	_
27	וַ	וְ	CCONJ	_	_	28	cc	_	Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_2:3!19|MId=o130020030191|Strong=2050b
28	יְמִית	מוּת	VERB	_	Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3	3	conj	_	Gloss=he|Ref=1CH_2:3!19|MId=o130020030192|Strong=4191|Frame=AA:130020030171;A0:130020030183;|Type=wayyiqtol
29	ֵֽהוּ	הוּא	PRON	_	Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	28	obj	_	Gloss=put.him.to.death|Ref=1CH_2:3!19|MId=o130020030193|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal
30	׃	׃	PUNCT	_	_	29	punct	_	Ref=1CH_2:3!19|SpaceAfter=No
31	ס	ס	PUNCT	_	_	29	punct	_	Ref=1CH_2:3!19
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: narrator
- speech: narration
- negation: no

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| verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| נוֹלַד *it was born* | qatal · niphal |  | שְׁלוֹשָׁה *three \[sons\]* |  |  |
| יְהִי *he was* | wayyiqtol · qal | וַ *and* |  |  |  |
| יְמִית *he* | wayyiqtol · hiphil |  |  |  | בְּ *in* |

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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.

## 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. [The sons of Judah: Er, and Onan, and Shelah; which three were born unto him of Bath-shua the Canaanitess.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.67/)
2. [And Er, Judah's first-born, was wicked in the sight of the LORD; and He slew him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.68/)

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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:1CH:56`.

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