--- title: 2 Chronicles 2:11 (JPS 1917) — Huram said moreover: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, that m… · tree and pragmatics description: Huram said moreover: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom. 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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 (Huram, God, wise son), 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:29 # text = Huram said moreover: 'Blessed be the LORD, the God of Israel, that made heaven and earth, who hath given to David the king a wise son, endued with discretion and understanding, that should build a house for the LORD, and a house for his kingdom. 1 Huram Huram PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 moreover moreover ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ _ 6 Blessed bless VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 2 ccomp _ _ 7 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 6 aux:pass _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 appos _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 nsubj _ _ 17 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ 18 heaven heaven NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 conj _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 22 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 23 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 12 acl:relcl _ _ 25 to to ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 iobj _ _ 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obj _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 endued endue VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 acl _ _ 34 with with ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 discretion discretion NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 37 understanding understanding NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 conj _ _ 38 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 39 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 41 nsubj _ _ 40 should should AUX MD _ 41 aux _ _ 41 build build VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 acl:relcl _ _ 42 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ _ 44 for for ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 nmod _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 49 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 conj _ _ 51 for for ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nmod _ _ 54 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: evaluate - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=evaluate | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Huram | | | | | moreover *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **bless** | infinitive · passive | | the LORD | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 3 | **make** | past | the God of Israel | heaven and earth | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset heaven=Product | | 4 | **give** | present · perfect | the God of Israel | a wise son | the king | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent king=Recipient son=Theme | | 5 | **endue** | participle | | a wise son *not said here* | | | | with discretion and understanding | tree rules | | 6 | **build** | should | a wise son | a house and a house for LORD's kingdom | | | | for the LORD | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent house=Product for lord=Beneficiary | 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} וַיֹּאמֶר֮ חוּרָם֒ בָּר֤וּךְ יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֔ה אֶת־הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וְאֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָתַן֩ לְדָוִ֨יד הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ בֵּ֣ן חָכָ֗ם יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ שֵׂ֣כֶל וּבִינָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִבְנֶה־בַּ֙יִת֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וּבַ֖יִת לְמַלְכוּתֽוֹ׃ [2 Chronicles 2:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.2.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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