--- title: Genesis 48:4 — and said unto me: Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply th… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: and said unto me: Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession. Who acts: I. 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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 — and what happens in the verse to thee, company, land, seed, 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. וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃ [and said unto me: Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1579/) ## 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:1455 # text = וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֗י הִנְנִ֤י מַפְרְךָ֙ וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ לִקְהַ֣ל עַמִּ֑ים וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י אֶת־הָאָ֧רֶץ הַזֹּ֛את לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ אֲחֻזַּ֥ת עוֹלָֽם׃ # verse = GEN.48.4 1-2 וַיֹּ֣אמֶר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_48:4!1|MId=o010480040011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּ֣אמֶר אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=GEN_48:4!1|MId=o010480040012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:010480030051;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 אֵלַ֗י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 אֵל אֶל ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_48:4!2|MId=o010480040021|Strong=0413 4 ַ֗י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=me|Ref=GEN_48:4!2|MId=o010480040022|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 5-6 הִנְנִ֤י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 הִנ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 7 nsubj _ Gloss=here|Ref=GEN_48:4!3|MId=o010480040031|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 6 ְנִ֤י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=GEN_48:4!3|MId=o010480040032|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 7-8 מַפְרְךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 מַפְר פָּרָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing 2 ccomp _ Gloss=[am].about|Ref=GEN_48:4!4|MId=o010480040041|Strong=6509|Frame=AA:010480040032;A0:010480040042;|Type=participle_active 8 ְךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ Gloss=to.make.you.fruitful|Ref=GEN_48:4!4|MId=o010480040042|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 9-11 וְהִרְבִּיתִ֔ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_48:4!5|MId=o010480040051|Strong=2050b 10 הִרְבִּיתִ֔ רָבָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=1 7 conj _ Gloss=I|Ref=GEN_48:4!5|MId=o010480040052|Strong=7235|Frame=AA:010480030051;A0:010480040053;|Type=weqatal 11 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 obj _ Gloss=will.multiply.you|Ref=GEN_48:4!5|MId=o010480040053|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 12-14 וּנְתַתִּ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_48:4!6|MId=o010480040061|Strong=2050b 13 נְתַתִּ֖י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 7 conj _ Gloss=I|Ref=GEN_48:4!6|MId=o010480040062|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:010480030051;A1:010480040063;|Type=weqatal 14 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 obj _ Gloss=will.make.you|Ref=GEN_48:4!6|MId=o010480040063|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 15-16 לִקְהַ֣ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=(into).a|Ref=GEN_48:4!7|MId=o010480040071|Strong=3807a 16 קְהַ֣ל קָהָל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 obl _ Gloss=company|Ref=GEN_48:4!7|MId=o010480040072|Strong=6951 17 עַמִּ֑ים עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.peoples|Ref=GEN_48:4!8|MId=o010480040081|Strong=5971 18-19 וְנָ֨תַתִּ֜י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=GEN_48:4!9|MId=o010480040091|Strong=2050b 19 נָ֨תַתִּ֜י נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 7 conj _ Gloss=I.will.give|Ref=GEN_48:4!9|MId=o010480040092|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:010480030051;A1:010480040112;|Type=weqatal 20 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=GEN_48:4!10|MId=o010480040101|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 21-22 הָאָ֧רֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 22 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=GEN_48:4!11|MId=o010480040111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 22 אָ֧רֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 19 obj _ Gloss=land|Ref=GEN_48:4!11|MId=o010480040112|Strong=0776 23-24 הַזֹּ֛את _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=GEN_48:4!12|MId=o010480040121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 זֹּ֛את זֹאת DET _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 22 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=GEN_48:4!12|MId=o010480040122|Strong=2063|Type=demonstrative 25-27 לְזַרְעֲךָ֥ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=GEN_48:4!13|MId=o010480040131|Strong=3807a 26 זַרְע זֶרַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 obl _ Gloss=offspring|Ref=GEN_48:4!13|MId=o010480040132|Strong=2233 27 ֲךָ֥ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=GEN_48:4!13|MId=o010480040133|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 28-29 אַחֲרֶ֖יךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 אַחֲרֶ֖י אַחַר ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=after|Ref=GEN_48:4!14|MId=o010480040141|Strong=0310 29 ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 26 nmod _ Gloss=you|Ref=GEN_48:4!14|MId=o010480040142|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 30 אֲחֻזַּ֥ת אֲחֻזָּה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 19 obl _ Gloss=a.possession|Ref=GEN_48:4!15|MId=o010480040151|Strong=0272 31 עוֹלָֽם עוֹלָם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.perpetuity|Ref=GEN_48:4!16|MId=o010480040161|Strong=5769|SpaceAfter=No 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 31 punct _ Ref=GEN_48:4!16 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | מַפְר *\[am\] about* | participle active · hiphil | ְךָ *to make you fruitful* | | | ְנִי *I* | | הִרְבִּיתִ *I* | weqatal · hiphil | ךָ *will multiply you* | | | | | נְתַתִּי *I* | weqatal · qal | | ךָ *will make you* | | | | נָתַתִּי *I will give* | weqatal · qal | | אָרֶץ *land* | | | 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} וַאֲמַר לִי הָא אֲנָא מַפְשִׁינָךְ וְאַסְגִּנָּךְ וְאֶתְּנִנָּךְ לְכִנְשַׁת שִׁבְטִין וְאֶתֵּן יָת אַרְעָא הָדָא לִבְנָיךְ בַּתְרָךְ אַחֲסָנַת עֲלָם 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 said unto me: Behold, I will make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, and I will make of thee a company of peoples; and will give this land to thy seed after thee for an everlasting possession.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.1579/) **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:1455`. - ← previous: [Genesis 48:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.48.3/) - next →: [Genesis 48:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.48.5/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 48](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN/48/)