--- title: 1 Chronicles 5:1 — And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel — for he was the fir… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel — for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, yet not so that he was to be reckoned in the genealogy as first-born. 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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 — Israel — and what happens in the verse to first born, couch, birthright, Israel, genealogy, 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. וּבְנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֥ן בְּכֽוֹר־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ כִּ֣י ה֣וּא הַבְּכוֹר֒ וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ יְצוּעֵ֣י אָבִ֔יו נִתְּנָה֙ בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ לִבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֥א לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ [And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel — for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, yet not so that he was to be reckoned in the genealogy as first-born.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.208/) ## 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:176 # text = וּבְנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֥ן בְּכֽוֹר־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ כִּ֣י ה֣וּא הַבְּכוֹר֒ וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ יְצוּעֵ֣י אָבִ֔יו נִתְּנָה֙ בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ לִבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֥א לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ # verse = 1CH.5.1 1-2 וּבְנֵ֨י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_5:1!1|MId=o130050010011|Strong=2050b 2 בְנֵ֨י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 0 root _ Gloss=the.sons|Ref=1CH_5:1!1|MId=o130050010012|Strong=1121 3 רְאוּבֵ֥ן רְאוּבֵן PROPN _ _ 2 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Reuben|Ref=1CH_5:1!2|MId=o130050010021|Strong=7205 4 בְּכֽוֹר־ בְּכֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 appos _ Gloss=the.firstborn|Ref=1CH_5:1!3|MId=o130050010031|Strong=1060|SpaceAfter=No 5 יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 4 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=1CH_5:1!4|MId=o130050010041|Strong=3478 6 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 9 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=1CH_5:1!5|MId=o130050010051|Strong=3588 7 ה֣וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=1CH_5:1!6|MId=o130050010061|Strong=1931|Type=personal 8-9 הַבְּכוֹר֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=[was].the|Ref=1CH_5:1!7|MId=o130050010071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 בְּכוֹר֒ בְּכֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 advcl _ Gloss=firstborn|Ref=1CH_5:1!7|MId=o130050010072|Strong=1060 10-13 וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וּֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_5:1!8|MId=o130050010081|Strong=2050b 11 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=when|Ref=1CH_5:1!8|MId=o130050010082|Strong=0871a 12 חַלְּל חָלַל VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 17 xcomp _ Gloss=profaned|Ref=1CH_5:1!8|MId=o130050010083|Strong=2490|Frame=A0:130050010084;A1:130050010091;|Type=infinitive_construct 13 וֹ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nsubj _ Gloss=he|Ref=1CH_5:1!8|MId=o130050010084|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 14 יְצוּעֵ֣י יָצוּעַ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 12 obj _ Gloss=the.beds|Ref=1CH_5:1!9|MId=o130050010091|Strong=3326 15-16 אָבִ֔יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 אָבִ֔י אָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 compound:smixut _ Gloss=his.father|Ref=1CH_5:1!10|MId=o130050010101|Strong=0001 16 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=1CH_5:1!10|MId=o130050010102|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 17 נִתְּנָה֙ נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=it.was.given|Ref=1CH_5:1!11|MId=o130050010111|Strong=5414|Frame=A1:130050010121;|Type=qatal 18-19 בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 בְּכֹ֣רָת בְּכֹרָה NOUN _ Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ Gloss=birthright|Ref=1CH_5:1!12|MId=o130050010121|Strong=1062 19 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=1CH_5:1!12|MId=o130050010122|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 20-21 לִבְנֵ֥י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1CH_5:1!13|MId=o130050010131|Strong=3807a 21 בְנֵ֥י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 17 obl _ Gloss=the.sons|Ref=1CH_5:1!13|MId=o130050010132|Strong=1121 22 יוֹסֵ֖ף יוֹסֵף PROPN _ _ 21 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Joseph|Ref=1CH_5:1!14|MId=o130050010141|Strong=3130 23 בֶּן־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 appos _ Gloss=the.son|Ref=1CH_5:1!15|MId=o130050010151|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 24 יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=1CH_5:1!16|MId=o130050010161|Strong=3478 25-26 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1CH_5:1!17|MId=o130050010171|Strong=2050b 26 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 2 conj _ Gloss=not|Ref=1CH_5:1!17|MId=o130050010172|Strong=3808|Type=negative 27-28 לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1CH_5:1!18|MId=o130050010181|Strong=3807a 28 הִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ יָחַשׂ VERB _ HebBinyan=HITHPAEL 26 advcl _ Gloss=have.himself.enrolled|Ref=1CH_5:1!18|MId=o130050010182|Strong=3187|Frame=A0:130050010021;|Type=infinitive_construct 29-31 לַבְּכֹרָֽה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1CH_5:1!19|MId=o130050010191|Strong=3807a 30 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1CH_5:1!19|MId=o130050010191ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 31 בְּכֹרָֽה בְּכֹרָה NOUN _ Number=Sing 28 obl _ Gloss=birthright|Ref=1CH_5:1!19|MId=o130050010192|Strong=1062 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=1CH_5:1!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | חַלְּל *profaned* | infinitive construct · piel | וֹ *he* | יְצוּעֵי *the beds* | | | | נִתְּנָה *it was given* | qatal · niphal | | בְּכֹרָת *birthright* | | | | הִתְיַחֵשׂ *have himself enrolled* | infinitive construct · hithpael | רְאוּבֵן *of Reuben* | | | | 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 the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel — for he was the first-born; but, forasmuch as he defiled his father's couch, his birthright was given unto the sons of Joseph the son of Israel, yet not so that he was to be reckoned in the genealogy as first-born.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/1CH.208/) **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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