--- title: Genesis 18:19 (JPS 1917) — For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children an… · tree and pragmatics description: For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.' Who acts: I, Abraham, men, LORD. 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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 (I, Abraham, men, LORD), 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:GEN:461 # text = For I have known him, to the end that he may command his children and his household after him, that they may keep the way of the LORD, to do righteousness and justice; to the end that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which He hath spoken of him.' 1 For for SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 11 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 12 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 command command VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 acl _ _ 14 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 household household NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 conj _ _ 19 after after ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 advcl _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 31 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 32 to to PART TO _ 33 mark _ _ 33 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 advcl _ _ 34 righteousness righteousness NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 36 justice justice NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 conj _ _ 37 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 38 to to ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 end end NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obl _ _ 41 that that SCONJ IN _ 45 mark _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 nsubj _ _ 44 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 45 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 advcl _ _ 46 upon upon ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 Abraham Abraham PROPN NNP Number=Sing 45 obl _ _ 48 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 49 det _ _ 49 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 45 obj _ _ 50 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 51 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 52 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 49 acl:relcl _ _ 53 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 obl _ _ 55 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ 56 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present · perfect | I | Abraham | | | to the end | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 2 | **command** | may | Abraham | Abraham's children and Abraham's household | | | after child | | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent child=Theme | | 3 | **keep** | may | men *= man* | the way of the LORD | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent way=Theme | | 4 | **do** | to-infinitive | men *= man* *not said here* | righteousness and justice | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent righteousness=Eventuality | | 5 | **bring** | may | the LORD | | | | to the end | upon Abraham | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent which=Theme to end=Destination | | 6 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · perfect | Abraham | | | | | of LORD | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | 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} כִּ֣י יְדַעְתִּ֗יו לְמַעַן֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְצַוֶּ֜ה אֶת־בָּנָ֤יו וְאֶת־בֵּיתוֹ֙ אַחֲרָ֔יו וְשָֽׁמְרוּ֙ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יְהוָ֔ה לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת צְדָקָ֖ה וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט לְמַ֗עַן הָבִ֤יא יְהוָה֙ עַל־אַבְרָהָ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֖ר עָלָֽיו׃ [Genesis 18:19: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.18.19/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:GEN:461` of Mova's parse database. **The tree and the speech act** come from Mova's cycle: the small model's draft, read by a large model as teacher, passed by Mova's gates (Elamur Cosmic License). **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the chapter read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence of the chapter. - ← previous: [Genesis 18:18 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.460/) - next →: [Genesis 18:20 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/jps/GEN.462/) - ↑ back to [Genesis 18:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.18.19/)