--- title: 1 Chronicles 5:1 (JPS 1917) — And the sons of Reuben the first-born of Israel — for he was the fir… · 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 sentence's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, parsed by Mova and checked by a teacher model — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Israel), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it. The original of the verse links back to its own tree and to the Targum. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = jps:1CH:208 # text = 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. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 0 root _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Reuben Reuben PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 7 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 9 amod _ _ 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ _ 9 born first-born NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 12 — - PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 13 for for SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 15 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 cop _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 17 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 19 amod _ _ 18 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ _ 19 born first-born NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ _ 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 35 punct _ _ 21 but but CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 23 forasmuch forasmuch ADV RB _ 26 mark _ _ 24 as as SCONJ IN _ 23 fixed _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 defiled defile VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 advcl _ _ 27 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nmod:poss _ _ 29 's 's PART POS _ 28 case _ _ 30 couch couch NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 31 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 32 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 birthright birthright NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nsubj:pass _ _ 34 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 35 aux:pass _ _ 35 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 36 unto unto ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 35 obl _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 Joseph Joseph PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 appos _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 nmod _ _ 45 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 46 yet yet CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 47 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 54 advmod _ _ 48 so so SCONJ IN ExtPos=SCONJ 54 mark _ _ 49 that that SCONJ IN _ 48 fixed _ _ 50 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj:pass _ _ 51 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 54 aux:pass _ _ 52 to to PART TO _ 54 mark _ _ 53 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 54 aux:pass _ _ 54 reckoned reckon VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 35 advcl _ _ 55 in in ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 genealogy genealogy NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obl _ _ 58 as as ADP IN _ 61 case _ _ 59 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 61 amod _ _ 60 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 59 punct _ _ 61 born first-born NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obl _ _ 62 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** | past | Israel | the first born | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **defile** | past | Israel | Israel's father's couch | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **give** | past · passive | | Israel's birthright | | | | unto the sons of Joseph | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 4 | **not** **reckon** | past · passive | | Israel | | the genealogy | | as first born | vn consider-29.9-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: subject=Attribute | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} וּבְנֵ֨י רְאוּבֵ֥ן בְּכֽוֹר־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ כִּ֣י ה֣וּא הַבְּכוֹר֒ וּֽבְחַלְּלוֹ֙ יְצוּעֵ֣י אָבִ֔יו נִתְּנָה֙ בְּכֹ֣רָת֔וֹ לִבְנֵ֥י יוֹסֵ֖ף בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹ֥א לְהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ לַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ [1 Chronicles 5:1: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/1CH.5.1/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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