--- title: 1 Chronicles 29:20 — And David said to all the congregation: 'Now bless the LORD your God… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And David said to all the congregation: 'Now bless the LORD your God.' And all the congregation blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and prostrated themselves before the LORD, and before the king. Who acts: David, congregation. 1 Chronicles 29:20 in Hebrew with its --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.29.20/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [1 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/) / [chapter 29](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH/29/) / 29:20 # 1 Chronicles 29:20 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א **Who acts:** David, congregation · **What happens:** say, bless, bow down, prostrate · **To what, where:** LORD, heads, things · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 1 Chronicles 29:20 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 — David, congregation — and what happens in the verse to LORD, heads, things, 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. וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִיד֙ לְכָל־הַקָּהָ֔ל בָּֽרְכוּ־נָ֖א אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָ֗ל לַיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ לַיהוָ֖ה וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [And David said to all the congregation: 'Now bless the LORD your God.' And all the congregation blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and prostrated themselves before the LORD, and before the king.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.1018/) ## 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:1CH:932 # text = וַיֹּ֤אמֶר דָּוִיד֙ לְכָל־הַקָּהָ֔ל בָּֽרְכוּ־נָ֖א אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ כָֽל־הַקָּהָ֗ל לַיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם וַיִּקְּד֧וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ לַיהוָ֖ה וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ # verse = 1CH.29.20 1-2 וַיֹּ֤אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_29:20!1|MId=o130290200011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֤אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=1CH_29:20!1|MId=o130290200012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:130290200021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 דָּוִיד֙ דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=David|Ref=1CH_29:20!2|MId=o130290200021|Strong=1732 4-5 לְכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1CH_29:20!3|MId=o130290200031|Strong=3807a 5 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=1CH_29:20!3|MId=o130290200032|Strong=3605 6-7 הַקָּהָ֔ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 7 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1CH_29:20!4|MId=o130290200041|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 7 קָּהָ֔ל קָהָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 compound:smixut _ Gloss=assembly|Ref=1CH_29:20!4|MId=o130290200042|Strong=6951 8 בָּֽרְכוּ־ בָּרַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=2 2 ccomp _ Gloss=bless|Ref=1CH_29:20!5|MId=o130290200051|Strong=1288|Frame=A0:130290200042;A1:130290200081;|Type=imperative|SpaceAfter=No 9 נָ֖א נָא INTJ _ _ 8 discourse _ Gloss=please|Ref=1CH_29:20!6|MId=o130290200061|Strong=4994|Type=exhortation 10 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1CH_29:20!7|MId=o130290200071|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 11 יְהוָ֣ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 8 obj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1CH_29:20!8|MId=o130290200081|Strong=3068 12-13 אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֑ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 אֱלֹהֵי אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 11 appos _ Gloss=God|Ref=1CH_29:20!9|MId=o130290200091|Strong=0430 13 כֶ֑ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=1CH_29:20!9|MId=o130290200092|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 14-15 וַיְבָרֲכ֣וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_29:20!10|MId=o130290200101|Strong=2050b 15 יְבָרֲכ֣וּ בָּרַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.blessed|Ref=1CH_29:20!10|MId=o130290200102|Strong=1288|Frame=A0:130290200122;|Type=wayyiqtol 16 כָֽל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=1CH_29:20!11|MId=o130290200111|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 17-18 הַקָּהָ֗ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1CH_29:20!12|MId=o130290200121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 קָּהָ֗ל קָהָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=assembly|Ref=1CH_29:20!12|MId=o130290200122|Strong=6951 19-20 לַיהוָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=(to)|Ref=1CH_29:20!13|MId=o130290200131|Strong=3807a 20 יהוָה֙ יהוה PROPN _ _ 15 obl _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1CH_29:20!13|MId=o130290200132|Strong=3068 21 אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 20 appos _ Gloss=the.God|Ref=1CH_29:20!14|MId=o130290200141|Strong=0430 22-23 אֲבֹֽתֵיהֶ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 אֲבֹֽתֵי אָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 21 compound:smixut _ Gloss=their.ancestors|Ref=1CH_29:20!15|MId=o130290200151|Strong=0001 23 הֶ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=1CH_29:20!15|MId=o130290200152|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 24-25 וַיִּקְּד֧וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_29:20!16|MId=o130290200161|Strong=2050b 25 יִּקְּד֧וּ קָדַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.bowed.low|Ref=1CH_29:20!16|MId=o130290200162|Strong=6915|Frame=A0:130290200122;|Type=wayyiqtol 26-27 וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 27 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_29:20!17|MId=o130290200171|Strong=2050b 27 יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֛וּ חוה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HITHPAEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 25 conj _ Gloss=they.bowed.down|Ref=1CH_29:20!17|MId=o130290200172|Strong=7812a|Frame=A0:130290200122;|Type=wayyiqtol 28-29 לַיהוָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1CH_29:20!18|MId=o130290200181|Strong=3807a 29 יהוָ֖ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 25 obl _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1CH_29:20!18|MId=o130290200182|Strong=3068 30-33 וְלַמֶּֽלֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 33 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_29:20!19|MId=o130290200191|Strong=2050b 31 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 33 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1CH_29:20!19|MId=o130290200192|Strong=3807a 32 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 33 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1CH_29:20!19|MId=o130290200192ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 33 מֶּֽלֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 29 conj _ Gloss=king|Ref=1CH_29:20!19|MId=o130290200193|Strong=4428 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=1CH_29:20!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - hedged: yes (נָא) - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | דָּוִיד *David* | | | | | בָּֽרְכוּ־ *bless* | imperative · piel | קָּהָל *assembly* | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | יְבָרֲכוּ *they blessed* | wayyiqtol · piel | קָּהָל *assembly* | | | | | יִּקְּדוּ *they bowed low* | wayyiqtol · qal | קָּהָל *assembly* | | | | | יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ *they bowed down* | wayyiqtol · hithpael | קָּהָל *assembly* | | | | 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} 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. [And David said to all the congregation: 'Now bless the LORD your God.' And all the congregation blessed the LORD, the God of their fathers, and bowed down their heads, and prostrated themselves before the LORD, and before the king.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.1018/) **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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