--- title: 1 Kings 3:6 (JPS 1917) — And Solomon said: 'Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father… · tree and pragmatics description: And Solomon said: 'Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1KI.114/) [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 Kings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI/) / [chapter 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI/3/) / [3:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.3.6/) / JPS 1 # 1 Kings 3:6 · JPS 1917 And Solomon said: 'Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. **Who acts:** Solomon, Thou, LORD, kindness · **What happens:** say, show, walk, keep, give, sit · **To what, where:** great kindness, truth, son, LORD, throne, day · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 1 Kings 3:6 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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 (Solomon, Thou, LORD, kindness), 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:1KI:114 # text = And Solomon said: 'Thou hast shown unto Thy servant David my father great kindness, according as he walked before Thee in truth, and in righteousness, and in uprightness of heart with Thee; and Thou hast kept for him this great kindness, that Thou hast given him a son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Solomon Solomon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 5 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ _ 6 Thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 8 nsubj _ _ 7 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 shown show VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 3 ccomp _ _ 9 unto unto ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 Thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 12 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 appos _ _ 13 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 appos _ _ 15 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 amod _ _ 16 kindness kindness NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 17 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 18 according accord ADP IN ExtPos=SCONJ 21 mark _ _ 19 as as SCONJ IN _ 18 fixed _ _ 20 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 21 nsubj _ _ 21 walked walk VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 8 advcl _ _ 22 before before ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 Thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 21 obl _ _ 24 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 truth truth NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 26 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 28 in in ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 righteousness righteousness NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 32 in in ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 uprightness uprightness NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 36 with with ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 37 Thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 33 nmod _ _ 38 ; ; PUNCT : _ 42 punct _ _ 39 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 40 Thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 42 nsubj _ _ 41 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 kept keep VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 8 conj _ _ 43 for for ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obl _ _ 45 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 47 det _ _ 46 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 amod _ _ 47 kindness kindness NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ _ 48 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 49 that that SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 50 Thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 nsubj _ _ 51 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 52 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 47 ccomp _ _ 53 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 iobj _ _ 54 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 56 to to PART TO _ 57 mark _ _ 57 sit sit VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 55 acl _ _ 58 on on ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 60 nmod:poss _ _ 60 throne throne NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obl _ _ 61 , , PUNCT , _ 66 punct _ _ 62 as as SCONJ IN _ 66 mark _ _ 63 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 nsubj _ _ 64 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 66 cop _ _ 65 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 66 det _ _ 66 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 advcl _ _ 67 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: evaluate - voice: character - polarity: pos - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Solomon | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **show** | present · perfect | Thou | great kindness | | | | unto Thy servant | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent kindness=Recipient | | 3 | **walk** | past | LORD | | | truth and righteousness | before Thee | in uprightness of heart with Thee | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before thou=Trajectory | | 4 | **keep** | present · perfect | Thou | this great kindness | | | | for LORD | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent kindness=Theme | | 5 | **give** | present · perfect | Thou | a son | LORD | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient son=Theme | | 6 | **sit** | to-infinitive | Thou *not said here* | a son *not said here* | | LORD's throne | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on throne=Location | | 7 | **is a** | present | kindness | this day | | | | | tree rules | 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} וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אַתָּ֨ה עָשִׂ֜יתָ עִם־עַבְדְּךָ֙ דָוִ֣ד אָבִי֮ חֶ֣סֶד גָּדוֹל֒ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ הָלַ֨ךְ לְפָנֶ֜יךָ בֶּאֱמֶ֧ת וּבִצְדָקָ֛ה וּבְיִשְׁרַ֥ת לֵבָ֖ב עִמָּ֑ךְ וַתִּשְׁמָר־ל֗וֹ אֶת־הַחֶ֤סֶד הַגָּדוֹל֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וַתִּתֶּן־ל֥וֹ בֵ֛ן יֹשֵׁ֥ב עַל־כִּסְא֖וֹ כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ [1 Kings 3:6: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.3.6/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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