--- title: 1 Samuel 2:20 — And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'The LORD give th… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which was lent to the LORD.' And they would go unto their own home. Who acts: Eli, LORD, men. 1 Samuel 2:20 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Jonathan, JPS 1917 and the pragmatics of every --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.2.20/) [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/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [1 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/) / [chapter 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/2/) / 2:20 # 1 Samuel 2:20 שְׁמוּאֵל א **Who acts:** Eli, LORD, men · **What happens:** bless, say, give, lend, go · **To what, where:** Elkanah, seed, thee, loan, LORD · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 1 Samuel 2:20 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 — Eli, LORD, men — and what happens in the verse to Elkanah, seed, thee, loan, LORD, 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. וּבֵרַ֨ךְ עֵלִ֜י אֶת־אֶלְקָנָ֣ה וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וְאָמַר֙ יָשֵׂם֩ יְהוָ֨ה לְךָ֥ זֶ֙רַע֙ מִן־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את תַּ֚חַת הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖ל לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָלְכ֖וּ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ [And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which was lent to the LORD.' And they would go unto their own home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.50/) ## 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:47 # text = וּבֵרַ֨ךְ עֵלִ֜י אֶת־אֶלְקָנָ֣ה וְאֶת־אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וְאָמַר֙ יָשֵׂם֩ יְהוָ֨ה לְךָ֥ זֶ֙רַע֙ מִן־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את תַּ֚חַת הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖ל לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָלְכ֖וּ לִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃ # verse = 1SA.2.20 1-2 וּבֵרַ֨ךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_2:20!1|MId=o090020200011|Strong=2050b 2 בֵרַ֨ךְ בָּרַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.blessed|Ref=1SA_2:20!1|MId=o090020200012|Strong=1288|Frame=A0:090020200021;A1:090020200041;090020200061;|Type=weqatal 3 עֵלִ֜י עֵלִי PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Eli|Ref=1SA_2:20!2|MId=o090020200021|Strong=5941 4 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_2:20!3|MId=o090020200031|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 5 אֶלְקָנָ֣ה אֶלְקָנָה PROPN _ _ 2 obj _ Gloss=Elkanah|Ref=1SA_2:20!4|MId=o090020200041|Strong=0511 6-7 וְאֶת־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 8 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_2:20!5|MId=o090020200051|Strong=2050b 7 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=1SA_2:20!5|MId=o090020200052|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 8-9 אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 אִשְׁתּ אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=wife|Ref=1SA_2:20!6|MId=o090020200061|Strong=0802 9 ֗וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=1SA_2:20!6|MId=o090020200062|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 10-11 וְאָמַר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_2:20!7|MId=o090020200071|Strong=2050b 11 אָמַר֙ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=1SA_2:20!7|MId=o090020200072|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:090020200021;|Type=weqatal 12 יָשֵׂם֩ שׂים VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 11 ccomp _ Gloss=may.he.appoint|Ref=1SA_2:20!8|MId=o090020200081|Strong=7760|Frame=A0:090020200091;A1:090020200111;|Type=jussive 13 יְהוָ֨ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 12 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1SA_2:20!9|MId=o090020200091|Strong=3068 14-15 לְךָ֥ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 ל לְ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=1SA_2:20!10|MId=o090020200101|Strong=3807a 15 ְךָ֥ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 12 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=1SA_2:20!10|MId=o090020200102|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 16 זֶ֙רַע֙ זֶרַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 obj _ Gloss=offspring|Ref=1SA_2:20!11|MId=o090020200111|Strong=2233 17 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=1SA_2:20!12|MId=o090020200121|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 18-19 הָאִשָּׁ֣ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_2:20!13|MId=o090020200131|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 אִשָּׁ֣ה אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 12 obl _ Gloss=woman|Ref=1SA_2:20!13|MId=o090020200132|Strong=0802 20-21 הַזֹּ֔את _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 21 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=1SA_2:20!14|MId=o090020200141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 21 זֹּ֔את זֹאת DET _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 19 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=1SA_2:20!14|MId=o090020200142|Strong=2063|Type=demonstrative 22 תַּ֚חַת תַּחַת NOUN _ _ 12 obl _ Gloss=in.place.of|Ref=1SA_2:20!15|MId=o090020200151|Strong=8478 23-24 הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=1SA_2:20!16|MId=o090020200161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 שְּׁאֵלָ֔ה שְׁאֵלָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 22 compound:smixut _ Gloss=petition|Ref=1SA_2:20!16|MId=o090020200162|Strong=7596 25 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 26 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=1SA_2:20!17|MId=o090020200171|Strong=0834|Type=relative 26 שָׁאַ֖ל שָׁאַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 24 acl:relcl _ Gloss=someone.asked|Ref=1SA_2:20!18|MId=o090020200181|Strong=7592|Frame=A0:090020200041;A1:090020200162;|Type=qatal 27-28 לַֽיהוָ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 לַֽ לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_2:20!19|MId=o090020200191|Strong=3807a 28 יהוָ֑ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 26 obl _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=1SA_2:20!19|MId=o090020200192|Strong=3068 29-30 וְהָלְכ֖וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 30 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=1SA_2:20!20|MId=o090020200201|Strong=2050b 30 הָלְכ֖וּ הָלַךְ VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 12 conj _ Gloss=they.went|Ref=1SA_2:20!20|MId=o090020200202|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:090020200041;090020200061;|Type=weqatal 31-33 לִמְקֹמֽוֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=1SA_2:20!21|MId=o090020200211|Strong=3807a 32 מְקֹמ מָקוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 obl _ Gloss=place|Ref=1SA_2:20!21|MId=o090020200212|Strong=4725 33 ֽוֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=1SA_2:20!21|MId=o090020200213|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 34 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 33 punct _ Ref=1SA_2:20!21 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | בֵרַךְ *he blessed* | weqatal · piel | עֵלִי *Eli* | אֶלְקָנָה *Elkanah* + אִשְׁתּ *wife* | | | | אָמַר *he said* | weqatal · qal | עֵלִי *Eli* | | | | | יָשֵׂם *may he appoint* | jussive · qal | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | זֶרַע *offspring* | | | | שָׁאַל *someone asked* | qatal · qal | אֶלְקָנָה *Elkanah* | שְּׁאֵלָה *petition* | | | | הָלְכוּ *they went* | weqatal · qal | אֶלְקָנָה *Elkanah* + אִשְׁתּ *wife* | | | | 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} וּבָרִיךְ עֵלִי יַת אֶלְקָנָה וְיַת אִתְּתֵיהּ וַאֲמַר יְקַיֵים יְיָ לָךְ בְּנִין כַּשְׁרִין מִן אִתְּתָא הָדָא חֲלַף שְׁאֶלְתָּא דְשָׁאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ וַאֲזַלוּ לְאַתְרֵיהוֹן: 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 Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'The LORD give thee seed of this woman for the loan which was lent to the LORD.' And they would go unto their own home.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.50/) **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). Hebrew sentence `wlc:1SA:47`. - ← previous: [1 Samuel 2:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.2.19/) - next →: [1 Samuel 2:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.2.21/) - ↑ back to [1 Samuel 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/2/)