--- title: Genesis 26:4 — and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give u… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves; Who acts: I, nations. Genesis 26:4 in Hebrew with its dependency tree, Targum Onkelos, 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/torah/GEN.26.4/) [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/) / [Torah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/) / [Genesis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/) / [chapter 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/26/) / 26:4 # Genesis 26:4 בְּרֵאשִׁית **Who acts:** I, nations · **What happens:** multiply, give, bless · **To what, where:** seed, lands, nations This is Genesis 26:4 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (The Torah). 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 — I, nations — and what happens in the verse to seed, lands, nations, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Onkelos 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 50 chapters of Genesis on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑ל וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ [and I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.737/) ## 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:GEN:696 # text = וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וְנָתַתִּ֣י לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת הָאֵ֑ל וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ כֹּ֖ל גּוֹיֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ # verse = GEN.26.4 1-2 וְהִרְבֵּיתִ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_26:4!1|MId=o010260040011|Strong=2050b 2 הִרְבֵּיתִ֤י רָבָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=1 0 root _ Gloss=I.will.multiply|Ref=GEN_26:4!1|MId=o010260040012|Strong=7235|Frame=AA:010260020031;A0:010260040031;|Type=weqatal 3 אֶֽת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_26:4!2|MId=o010260040021|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 זַרְעֲךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 זַרְע זֶרַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=offspring|Ref=GEN_26:4!3|MId=o010260040031|Strong=2233 5 ֲךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_26:4!3|MId=o010260040032|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 6-7 כְּכוֹכְבֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=GEN_26:4!4|MId=o010260040041|Strong=3509a 7 כוֹכְבֵ֣י כּוֹכָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 obl _ Gloss=the.stars|Ref=GEN_26:4!4|MId=o010260040042|Strong=3556 8-9 הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=GEN_26:4!5|MId=o010260040051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 שָּׁמַ֔יִם שָׁמַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.heavens|Ref=GEN_26:4!5|MId=o010260040052|Strong=8064 10-11 וְנָתַתִּ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 11 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_26:4!6|MId=o010260040061|Strong=2050b 11 נָתַתִּ֣י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 2 conj _ Gloss=I.will.give|Ref=GEN_26:4!6|MId=o010260040062|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:010260020031;A1:010260040102;|Type=weqatal 12-14 לְזַרְעֲךָ֔ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_26:4!7|MId=o010260040071|Strong=3807a 13 זַרְע זֶרַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 obl _ Gloss=offspring|Ref=GEN_26:4!7|MId=o010260040072|Strong=2233 14 ֲךָ֔ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_26:4!7|MId=o010260040073|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 15 אֵ֥ת אֵת ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_26:4!8|MId=o010260040081|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 16 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 11 obj _ Gloss=all|Ref=GEN_26:4!9|MId=o010260040091|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 17-18 הָאֲרָצֹ֖ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_26:4!10|MId=o010260040101|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 אֲרָצֹ֖ת אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Plur 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=lands|Ref=GEN_26:4!10|MId=o010260040102|Strong=0776 19-20 הָאֵ֑ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 20 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=GEN_26:4!11|MId=o010260040111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 20 אֵ֑ל אֵל DET _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 18 det _ Gloss=these|Ref=GEN_26:4!11|MId=o010260040112|Strong=0411|Type=demonstrative 21-22 וְהִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_26:4!12|MId=o010260040121|Strong=2050b 22 הִתְבָּרֲכ֣וּ בָּרַךְ VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HITHPAEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.will.bless.themselves|Ref=GEN_26:4!12|MId=o010260040122|Strong=1288|Frame=A0:010260040151;|Type=weqatal 23-25 בְזַרְעֲךָ֔ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=by|Ref=GEN_26:4!13|MId=o010260040131|Strong=0871a 24 זַרְע זֶרַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 obl _ Gloss=offspring|Ref=GEN_26:4!13|MId=o010260040132|Strong=2233 25 ֲךָ֔ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_26:4!13|MId=o010260040133|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 26 כֹּ֖ל כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=GEN_26:4!14|MId=o010260040141|Strong=3605 27 גּוֹיֵ֥י גּוֹי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 26 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.nations|Ref=GEN_26:4!15|MId=o010260040151|Strong=1471 28-29 הָאָֽרֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=GEN_26:4!16|MId=o010260040161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 אָֽרֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 27 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.earth|Ref=GEN_26:4!16|MId=o010260040162|Strong=0776 30 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 29 punct _ Ref=GEN_26:4!16 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: promise - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | הִרְבֵּיתִי *I will multiply* | weqatal · hiphil | זַרְע *offspring* | | | | | נָתַתִּי *I will give* | weqatal · qal | | אֲרָצֹת *lands* | | | | הִתְבָּרֲכוּ *they will bless themselves* | weqatal · hithpael | גּוֹיֵי *the nations* | | | | 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 Onkelos {#onkelos} וְאַסְגֵּי יָת בְּנָיךְ סַגִּיאִין כְּכוֹכְבֵי שְׁמַיָּא וְאֶתֵּן לִבְנָיךְ יָת כָּל אַרְעָתָא הָאִלֵּין וְיִתְבָּרְכוּן בְּדִיל בְּנָךְ כֹּל עַמְמֵי אַרְעָא 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 I will multiply thy seed as the stars of heaven, and will give unto thy seed all these lands; and by thy seed shall all the nations of the earth bless themselves;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.737/) **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:GEN:696`. - ← previous: [Genesis 26:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.26.3/) - next →: [Genesis 26:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.26.5/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/26/)