--- title: 2 Chronicles 12:7 (JPS 1917) — And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the… · tree and pragmatics description: And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying: 'They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 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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 (LORD, princes, word, I), 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:2CH:263 # text = And when the LORD saw that they humbled themselves, the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah, saying: 'They have humbled themselves; I will not destroy them; but I will grant them some deliverance, and My wrath shall not be poured out upon Jerusalem by the hand of Shishak. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 2 when when SCONJ WRB _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 5 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 16 advcl _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 humbled humble VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 9 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 8 obj _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nsubj _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 16 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 Shemaiah Shemaiah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 16 advcl _ _ 21 : : PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 22 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ _ 23 They they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 humbled humble VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 20 ccomp _ _ 26 themselves themselves PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 25 obj _ _ 27 ; ; PUNCT : _ 31 punct _ _ 28 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 29 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 30 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 31 advmod _ _ 31 destroy destroy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 conj _ _ 32 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ _ 33 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 34 but but CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 35 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 grant grant VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 conj _ _ 38 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 iobj _ _ 39 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 40 det _ _ 40 deliverance deliverance NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 43 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 wrath wrath NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nsubj:pass _ _ 45 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 46 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 48 advmod _ _ 47 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 48 aux:pass _ _ 48 poured pour VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 37 conj _ _ 49 out out ADP RP _ 48 compound:prt _ _ 50 upon upon ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 52 by by ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl:agent _ _ 55 of of ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 Shishak Shishak PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 nmod _ _ 57 . . PUNCT . _ 16 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=narrate, voice=narrator | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | the LORD | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **humble** | past | princes *= prince* | princes *= prince* | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus themselves=Experiencer | | 3 | **come** | past | the word of the LORD | | | Shemaiah | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to shemaiah=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | the word of the LORD *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **humble** | present · perfect | princes *= prince* | princes *= prince* | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus themselves=Experiencer | | 6 | **not** **destroy** | future | I | princes *= prince* | | | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 7 | **grant** | future | I | some deliverance | princes *= prince* | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.goal NP»: agent=Agent they=Goal deliverance=Theme | | 8 | **not** **pour out** | shall · passive | the hand of Shishak | My wrath | | | | upon Jerusalem | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Patient | | 9 | **word** | | | the LORD | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} וּבִרְא֤וֹת יְהוָה֙ כִּ֣י נִכְנָ֔עוּ הָיָה֩ דְבַר־יְהוָ֨האֶל־שְׁמַֽעְיָ֧ה ׀ לֵאמֹ֛ר נִכְנְע֖וּ לֹ֣א אַשְׁחִיתֵ֑ם וְנָתַתִּ֨י לָהֶ֤ם כִּמְעַט֙ לִפְלֵיטָ֔ה וְלֹא־תִתַּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֛י בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם בְּיַד־שִׁישָֽׁק׃ [2 Chronicles 12:7: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.12.7/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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