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title: befall — Judaism dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «befall» in the Judaism dictionary: To happen to someone, often something bad: «If you do ill, ill will befall you.». Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# befall

<!-- .vintro -->
**Who acts:** you, Benjamin, Jacob, ye, I, evil · **What happens:** happen, do, befall, not send, say, take · **To what, where:** ill, you, Jacob, one, harm, gray hairs · **Speech:** someone speaks here

<!-- .vabout -->
«befall» in the Judaism dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [befall in the Judaism dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/befall.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
To happen to someone, often something bad: «If you do ill, ill will befall you.».

<!-- fold The tree, 15 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:m1:1
# text = To happen to someone, often something bad: «If you do ill, ill will befall you.».
1	To	to	PART	TO	_	2	mark	_	_
2	happen	happen	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	to	to	ADP	IN	_	4	case	_	_
4	someone	someone	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
6	often	often	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	_
7	something	something	PRON	NN	Number=Sing|PronType=Ind	4	appos	_	_
8	bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	7	amod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	18	punct	_	_
10	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	13	mark	_	_
12	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	13	nsubj	_	_
13	do	do	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
14	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	16	punct	_	_
16	ill	ill	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	conj	_	_
17	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	befall	befall	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	2	conj	_	_
19	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	18	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
21	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	18	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
22	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **happen** | to-infinitive |  |  |  |  |  | to someone | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |
| 2 | **do** *a condition, not said to happen, in a quote* | present | you | ill |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ill=Eventuality |
| 3 | **befall** *in a quote* | future |  | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
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.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.' (Torah GEN.42.4, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.'

<!-- fold The tree, 19 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x1:1
# text = But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with his brethren; for he said: 'Lest peradventure harm befall him.'
1	But	but	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
2	Benjamin	Benjamin	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	9	nsubj	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	6	punct	_	_
4	Joseph	Joseph	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	6	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	's	's	PART	POS	_	4	case	_	_
6	brother	brother	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
9	sent	send	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	9	advmod	_	_
11	with	with	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
12	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	13	nmod:poss	_	_
13	brethren	brethren	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	17	punct	_	_
15	for	for	SCONJ	IN	_	17	mark	_	_
16	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	nsubj	_	_
17	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	9	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
18	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	23	punct	_	_
19	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
20	Lest	lest	SCONJ	IN	_	22	case	_	_
21	peradventure	peradventure	ADV	RB	_	22	advmod	_	_
22	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	obl	_	_
23	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	17	ccomp	_	_
24	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
25	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	23	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
26	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	23	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **not** **send** | past | Benjamin and Jacob |  |  |  |  | with Jacob's brethren | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jacob |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **befall** | infinitive |  | Jacob |  |  |  | lest harm | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.42.4, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x1:2
# text = (Torah GEN.42.4, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.42.4	GEN.42.4	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave. (Torah GEN.44.29, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.

<!-- fold The tree, 25 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x2:1
# text = and if ye take this one also from me, and harm befall him, ye will bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the grave.
1	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	18	cc	_	_
2	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	4	mark	_	_
3	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	4	nsubj	_	_
4	take	take	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	18	advcl	_	_
5	this	this	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	6	det	_	_
6	one	one	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obj	_	_
7	also	also	ADV	RB	_	9	advmod	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	me	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	4	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
11	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
12	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	_
13	befall	befall	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	4	conj	_	_
14	him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	13	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	4	punct	_	_
16	ye	ye	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	18	nsubj	_	_
17	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	18	aux	_	_
18	bring	bring	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
19	down	down	ADP	RP	_	18	compound:prt	_	_
20	my	my	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	22	nmod:poss	_	_
21	gray	gray	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	compound	_	_
22	hairs	hair	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	obj	_	_
23	with	with	ADP	IN	_	24	case	_	_
24	sorrow	sorrow	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	_
25	to	to	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
26	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	27	det	_	_
27	grave	grave	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	18	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
28	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	18	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **take** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | ye | this one |  |  |  | from me | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent one=Theme from i=Initial\_Location |
| 2 | **befall** | present | ye *not said here* | harm |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **bring down** | future | ye | my gray hairs |  | the grave |  | with sorrow | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent hair=Theme to grave=Destination |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.44.29, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x2:2
# text = (Torah GEN.44.29, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.44.29	GEN.44.29	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: 'Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the end of days. (Torah GEN.49.1, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: 'Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the end of days.

<!-- fold The tree, 26 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x3:1
# text = And Jacob called unto his sons, and said: 'Gather yourselves together, that I may tell you that which shall befall you in the end of days.
1	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
2	Jacob	Jacob	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	called	call	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	6	case	_	_
5	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	6	nmod:poss	_	_
6	sons	son	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	9	punct	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	12	punct	_	_
11	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	12	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	Gather	gather	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	9	ccomp	_	_
13	yourselves	yourselves	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes	12	obj	_	_
14	together	together	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	19	punct	_	_
16	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	19	mark	_	_
17	I	I	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs	19	nsubj	_	_
18	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	19	aux	_	_
19	tell	tell	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	12	conj	_	_
20	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	19	iobj	_	_
21	that	that	SCONJ	IN	_	24	mark	_	_
22	which	which	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	24	nsubj	_	_
23	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	24	aux	_	_
24	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	19	ccomp	_	_
25	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	24	obj	_	_
26	in	in	ADP	IN	_	28	case	_	_
27	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	28	det	_	_
28	end	end	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	24	obl	_	_
29	of	of	ADP	IN	_	30	case	_	_
30	days	day	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	28	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
31	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | past | Jacob |  |  |  |  | unto Jacob's sons | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jacob *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 3 | **gather** | infinitive |  | yourselves |  |  |  | together *property* | vn deduce-97.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent yourselves=Theme |
| 4 | **tell** *speech: assert* | may | I |  | you |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP what S»: agent=Agent you=Recipient clause=Topic |
| 5 | **befall** | shall |  | you |  |  | in the end of days |  | tree rules |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Torah GEN.49.1, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x3:2
# text = (Torah GEN.49.1, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	3	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Torah	Torah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	compound	_	_
3	GEN.49.1	GEN.49.1	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	conj	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	5	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Shall evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it? (Prophets AMO.3.6, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* Shall evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x4:1
# text = Shall evil befall a city, and the LORD hath not done it?
1	Shall	shall	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	city	city	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	12	cc	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
10	hath	have	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
11	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	12	advmod	_	_
12	done	do	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	advcl	_	_
13	it	it	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
14	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **befall** | infinitive | shall evil | a city |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **not** **do** | present · perfect | the LORD | city |  |  |  |  | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Prophets AMO.3.6, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x4:2
# text = (Prophets AMO.3.6, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Prophets	prophet	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	AMO.3.6	AMO.3.6	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent. (Writings PSA.91.10, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x5:1
# text = There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy tent.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	thee	thou	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	12	punct	_	_
8	neither	neither	CCONJ	CC	Polarity=Neg	12	cc:preconj	_	_
9	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	12	aux	_	_
10	any	any	DET	DT	PronType=Ind	11	det	_	_
11	plague	plague	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	nsubj	_	_
12	come	come	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	5	conj	_	_
13	nigh	nigh	ADV	RB	_	12	advmod	_	_
14	thy	thy	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch	15	nmod:poss	_	_
15	tent	tent	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	12	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **befall** | shall | no evil | thee |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **come** | shall | any plague | thy tent |  |  |  | nigh *property* | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location tent=Theme |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PSA.91.10, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x5:2
# text = (Writings PSA.91.10, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PSA.91.10	PSA.91.10	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil. (Writings PRO.12.21, JPS 1917)

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 1:* There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.

<!-- fold The tree, 14 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x6:1
# text = There shall no mischief befall the righteous; but the wicked are filled with evil.
1	There	there	PRON	EX	PronType=Dem	5	expl	_	_
2	shall	shall	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	5	aux	_	_
3	no	no	DET	DT	PronType=Neg	4	det	_	_
4	mischief	mischief	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nsubj	_	_
5	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	0	root	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	righteous	righteous	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	13	punct	_	_
9	but	but	CCONJ	CC	_	13	cc	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	wicked	wicked	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	13	nsubj	_	_
12	are	be	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	13	aux:pass	_	_
13	filled	fill	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	5	conj	_	_
14	with	with	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	evil	evil	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	13	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **befall** | shall | no mischief | the righteous |  | there |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **fill** | present · passive |  | the wicked |  |  |  | with evil | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: subject=Patient with evil=Instrument |

<!-- .note -->
*Sentence 2:* (Writings PRO.12.21, JPS 1917)

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x6:2
# text = (Writings PRO.12.21, JPS 1917)
1	(	(	PUNCT	-LRB-	_	2	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	Writings	writing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	0	root	_	_
3	PRO.12.21	PRO.12.21	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	appos	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	JPS	JPS	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	flat	_	_
6	1917	1917	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	3	flat	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	)	)	PUNCT	-RRB-	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .note -->
The frames reader finds no event or fact in this sentence.

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Bad luck befell the farmer's sheep.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x7:1
# text = Bad luck befell the farmer's sheep.
1	Bad	bad	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	2	amod	_	_
2	luck	luck	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	befell	befall	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod:poss	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	's	's	PART	POS	_	5	case	_	_
7	sheep	sheep	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **befall** | past | Bad luck | the farmer's sheep |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Be careful, or harm may befall you.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x8:1
# text = Be careful, or harm may befall you.
1	Be	be	AUX	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	cop	_	_
2	careful	careful	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
3	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
5	harm	harm	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
6	may	may	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	7	aux	_	_
7	befall	befall	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	2	conj	_	_
8	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs	7	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | imperative | you *not said here* |  |  |  |  | careful *property* | tree rules |
| 2 | **befall** | may | harm | you |  |  |  |  | tree rules |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
What will befall us if we stay here?

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:judaism:befall:x9:1
# text = What will befall us if we stay here?
1	What	what	PRON	WP	PronType=Int	3	obj	_	_
2	will	will	AUX	MD	VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	befall	befall	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	obj	_	_
5	if	if	SCONJ	IN	_	7	mark	_	_
6	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	7	nsubj	_	_
7	stay	stay	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	advcl	_	_
8	here	here	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	?	?	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **befall** | future |  | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 2 | **stay** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | we |  |  | here |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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