--- title: 2 Chronicles 23:3 — And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God. And he said unto them: 'Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath spoken concerning the sons of David. Who acts: congregation, son, LORD. 2 Chronicles 23:3 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, JPS 1917 and the prag --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.23.3/) [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/) / [2 Chronicles](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH/) / [chapter 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH/23/) / 23:3 # 2 Chronicles 23:3 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים ב **Who acts:** congregation, son, LORD · **What happens:** make, say, reign, speak · **To what, where:** covenant, house · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 2 Chronicles 23:3 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 — congregation, son, LORD — and what happens in the verse to covenant, house, 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 36 chapters of 2 Chronicles on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת כָּל־הַקָּהָ֥ל בְּרִ֛ית בְּבֵ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם הִנֵּ֤ה בֶן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יִמְלֹ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עַל־בְּנֵ֥י דָוִֽיד׃ [And all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.494/) [And he said unto them: 'Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath spoken concerning the sons of David.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.495/) ## 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:2CH:464 # text = וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת כָּל־הַקָּהָ֥ל בְּרִ֛ית בְּבֵ֥ית הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִם־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֗ם הִנֵּ֤ה בֶן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ יִמְלֹ֔ךְ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה עַל־בְּנֵ֥י דָוִֽיד׃ # verse = 2CH.23.3 1-2 וַיִּכְרֹ֨ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_23:3!1|MId=o140230030011|Strong=2050b 2 יִּכְרֹ֨ת כָּרַת VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.made|Ref=2CH_23:3!1|MId=o140230030012|Strong=3772|Frame=A0:140230030032;A1:140230030041;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=2CH_23:3!2|MId=o140230030021|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 הַקָּהָ֥ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_23:3!3|MId=o140230030031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 קָּהָ֥ל קָהָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=assembly|Ref=2CH_23:3!3|MId=o140230030032|Strong=6951 6 בְּרִ֛ית בְּרִית NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=a.covenant|Ref=2CH_23:3!4|MId=o140230030041|Strong=1285 7-8 בְּבֵ֥ית _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2CH_23:3!5|MId=o140230030051|Strong=0871a 8 בֵ֥ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=2CH_23:3!5|MId=o140230030052|Strong=1004 9-10 הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=2CH_23:3!6|MId=o140230030061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=God|Ref=2CH_23:3!6|MId=o140230030062|Strong=0430 11 עִם־ עִם ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=2CH_23:3!7|MId=o140230030071|Strong=5973|SpaceAfter=No 12-13 הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 13 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2CH_23:3!8|MId=o140230030081|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 13 מֶּ֑לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=2CH_23:3!8|MId=o140230030082|Strong=4428 14-15 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2CH_23:3!9|MId=o140230030091|Strong=2050b 15 יֹּ֣אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=2CH_23:3!9|MId=o140230030092|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:140230010041;|Type=wayyiqtol 16-17 לָהֶ֗ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 ל לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2CH_23:3!10|MId=o140230030101|Strong=3807a 17 ָהֶ֗ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=2CH_23:3!10|MId=o140230030102|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 18 הִנֵּ֤ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 22 discourse _ Gloss=here!|Ref=2CH_23:3!11|MId=o140230030111|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 19 בֶן־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ Gloss=the.son|Ref=2CH_23:3!12|MId=o140230030121|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 20-21 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 21 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2CH_23:3!13|MId=o140230030131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 21 מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=2CH_23:3!13|MId=o140230030132|Strong=4428 22 יִמְלֹ֔ךְ מָלַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 15 ccomp _ Gloss=he.will.reign|Ref=2CH_23:3!14|MId=o140230030141|Strong=4427|Frame=A0:140230030121;|Type=yiqtol 23-24 כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 22 obl _ Gloss=just|Ref=2CH_23:3!15|MId=o140230030151|Strong=3509a 24 אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 25 mark _ Gloss=as|Ref=2CH_23:3!15|MId=o140230030152|Strong=0834|Type=relative 25 דִּבֶּ֥ר דָבַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 23 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.spoke|Ref=2CH_23:3!16|MId=o140230030161|Strong=1696|Frame=A0:140230030171;|Type=qatal 26 יְהוָ֖ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 25 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=2CH_23:3!17|MId=o140230030171|Strong=3068 27 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=2CH_23:3!18|MId=o140230030181|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 28 בְּנֵ֥י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 25 obl _ Gloss=the.sons|Ref=2CH_23:3!19|MId=o140230030191|Strong=1121 29 דָוִֽיד דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 28 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.David|Ref=2CH_23:3!20|MId=o140230030201|Strong=1732|SpaceAfter=No 30 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 29 punct _ Ref=2CH_23:3!20 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִּכְרֹת *it made* | wayyiqtol · qal | קָּהָל *assembly* | בְּרִית *a covenant* | | | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | יִמְלֹךְ *he will reign* | yiqtol · qal | בֶן־ *the son* | | | | | דִּבֶּר *he spoke* | qatal · piel | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | | | | 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 all the congregation made a covenant with the king in the house of God.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.494/) 2. [And he said unto them: 'Behold, the king's son shall reign, as the LORD hath spoken concerning the sons of David.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/2CH.495/) **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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