--- title: 1 Samuel 18:26 — And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law. And the days were not expired; Who acts: servants. 1 Samuel 18:26 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every clause. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.18.26/) [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/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [1 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/) / [chapter 18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/18/) / 18:26 # 1 Samuel 18:26 שְׁמוּאֵל א **Who acts:** servants · **What happens:** tell, please, be, not expire · **To what, where:** words, David, hand, son, days · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 1 Samuel 18:26 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). 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 — servants — and what happens in the verse to words, David, hand, son, days, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 31 chapters of 1 Samuel on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ עֲבָדָ֤יו לְדָוִד֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָלְא֖וּ הַיָּמִֽים׃ [And when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.541/) [And the days were not expired;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.542/) ## 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:1SA:489 # text = וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ עֲבָדָ֤יו לְדָוִד֙ אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וַיִּשַׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י דָוִ֔ד לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְלֹ֥א מָלְא֖וּ הַיָּמִֽים׃ # verse = 1SA.18.26 1-2 וַיַּגִּ֨דוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_18:26!1|MId=o090180260011|Strong=2050b 2 יַּגִּ֨דוּ נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.told|Ref=1SA_18:26!1|MId=o090180260012|Strong=5046|Frame=AA:090180260021;A0:090180260052;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 עֲבָדָ֤יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 עֲבָדָ֤י עֶבֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 nsubj _ Gloss=servants|Ref=1SA_18:26!2|MId=o090180260021|Strong=5650 4 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=1SA_18:26!2|MId=o090180260022|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 5-6 לְדָוִד֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_18:26!3|MId=o090180260031|Strong=3807a 6 דָוִד֙ דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 2 obl _ Gloss=David|Ref=1SA_18:26!3|MId=o090180260032|Strong=1732 7 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_18:26!4|MId=o090180260041|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 8-9 הַדְּבָרִ֣ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_18:26!5|MId=o090180260051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 דְּבָרִ֣ים דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 obj _ Gloss=words|Ref=1SA_18:26!5|MId=o090180260052|Strong=1697 10-11 הָאֵ֔לֶּה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=1SA_18:26!6|MId=o090180260061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 11 אֵ֔לֶּה אֵלֶּה DET _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 9 det _ Gloss=these|Ref=1SA_18:26!6|MId=o090180260062|Strong=0428|Type=demonstrative 12-13 וַיִּשַׁ֤ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_18:26!7|MId=o090180260071|Strong=2050b 13 יִּשַׁ֤ר יָשַׁר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=it.was.pleasing|Ref=1SA_18:26!7|MId=o090180260072|Strong=3474|Frame=A0:090180260082;|Type=wayyiqtol 14-15 הַדָּבָר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 15 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_18:26!8|MId=o090180260081|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 15 דָּבָר֙ דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ Gloss=matter|Ref=1SA_18:26!8|MId=o090180260082|Strong=1697 16-17 בְּעֵינֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=1SA_18:26!9|MId=o090180260091|Strong=0871a 17 עֵינֵ֣י עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 13 obl _ Gloss=the.eyes|Ref=1SA_18:26!9|MId=o090180260092|Strong=5869 18 דָוִ֔ד דָּוִד PROPN _ _ 17 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.David|Ref=1SA_18:26!10|MId=o090180260101|Strong=1732 19-20 לְהִתְחַתֵּ֖ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_18:26!11|MId=o090180260111|Strong=3807a 20 הִתְחַתֵּ֖ן חָתַן VERB _ HebBinyan=HITHPAEL 13 advcl _ Gloss=be.son-in-law|Ref=1SA_18:26!11|MId=o090180260112|Strong=2859|Frame=A0:090180260101;|Type=infinitive_construct 21-23 בַּמֶּ֑לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_18:26!12|MId=o090180260121|Strong=0871a 22 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 23 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_18:26!12|MId=o090180260121ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 23 מֶּ֑לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=1SA_18:26!12|MId=o090180260122|Strong=4428 24-25 וְלֹ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_18:26!13|MId=o090180260131|Strong=2050b 25 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 26 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=1SA_18:26!13|MId=o090180260132|Strong=3808|Type=negative 26 מָלְא֖וּ מָלֵא VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.were.completed|Ref=1SA_18:26!14|MId=o090180260141|Strong=4390|Frame=A0:090180260152;|Type=qatal 27-28 הַיָּמִֽים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 28 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_18:26!15|MId=o090180260151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 28 יָּמִֽים יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 26 nsubj _ Gloss=days|Ref=1SA_18:26!15|MId=o090180260152|Strong=3117 29 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 28 punct _ Ref=1SA_18:26!15 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יַּגִּדוּ *they told* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | דְּבָרִים *words* | | | עֲבָדָי *servants* | | יִּשַׁר *it was pleasing* | wayyiqtol · qal | דָּבָר *matter* | | | | | הִתְחַתֵּן *be son-in-law* | infinitive construct · hithpael | דָוִד *of David* | | | | | **not** מָלְאוּ *they were completed* | qatal · qal | יָּמִֽים *days* | | | | 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. ## Targum Jonathan {#onkelos} וְחַוִיאוּ עַבְדוֹהִי לְדָוִד יַת פִּתְגָמַיָא הָאִלֵין וּכְשַׁר פִּתְגָמָא בְּעֵינֵי דָוִד לְאִתְחַתָּנָא בְּמַלְכָּא וְלָא שְׁלִימוּ יוֹמַיָא: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## 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 when his servants told David these words, it pleased David well to be the king's son-in-law.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.541/) 2. [And the days were not expired;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.542/) **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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