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title: 2 Chronicles 14:6 (JPS 1917) — For he said unto Judah: 'Let us build these cities, and make about t… · tree and pragmatics
description: For he said unto Judah: 'Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He hath given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered. Who acts: Judah, us, land, we. 2 
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# 2 Chronicles 14:6 · JPS 1917

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For he said unto Judah: 'Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He hath given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.

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**Who acts:** Judah, us, land, we, cities · **What happens:** say, let, build, make, be, seek · **To what, where:** us, cities, walls, LORD, Judah, rest · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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This is 2 Chronicles 14:6 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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 (Judah, us, land, we), 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:304
# text = For he said unto Judah: 'Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought the LORD our God; we have sought Him, and He hath given us rest on every side.' So they built and prospered.
1	For	for	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	said	say	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
5	Judah	Judah	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
6	:	:	PUNCT	:	_	3	punct	_	_
7	'	'	PUNCT	``	_	8	punct	_	_
8	Let	let	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	ccomp	_	_
9	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	8	obj	_	_
10	build	build	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	8	xcomp	_	_
11	these	this	DET	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	12	det	_	_
12	cities	city	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	10	obj	_	_
13	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	15	punct	_	_
14	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	15	cc	_	_
15	make	make	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	10	conj	_	_
16	about	about	ADP	IN	_	17	case	_	_
17	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	15	obl	_	_
18	walls	wall	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	15	obj	_	_
19	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	21	punct	_	_
20	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
21	towers	tower	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
22	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	23	punct	_	_
23	gates	gate	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
24	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	26	punct	_	_
25	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	26	cc	_	_
26	bars	bar	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	18	conj	_	_
27	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	33	punct	_	_
28	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	29	det	_	_
29	land	land	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	33	nsubj	_	_
30	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	33	cop	_	_
31	yet	yet	ADV	RB	_	33	advmod	_	_
32	before	before	ADP	IN	_	33	case	_	_
33	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	3	parataxis	_	_
34	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
35	because	because	SCONJ	IN	_	38	mark	_	_
36	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	38	nsubj	_	_
37	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	38	aux	_	_
38	sought	seek	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	33	advcl	_	_
39	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	40	det	_	_
40	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	38	obj	_	_
41	our	our	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	42	nmod:poss	_	_
42	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	40	appos	_	_
43	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	46	punct	_	_
44	we	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	46	nsubj	_	_
45	have	have	AUX	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	46	aux	_	_
46	sought	seek	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	3	parataxis	_	_
47	Him	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	46	obj	_	_
48	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	52	punct	_	_
49	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	52	cc	_	_
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	given	give	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	46	conj	_	_
53	us	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	52	iobj	_	_
54	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obj	_	_
55	on	on	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
56	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	57	det	_	_
57	side	side	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	52	obl	_	_
58	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
59	'	'	PUNCT	''	_	3	punct	_	_
60	So	so	ADV	RB	_	62	advmod	_	_
61	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	62	nsubj	_	_
62	built	build	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	3	parataxis	_	_
63	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	64	cc	_	_
64	prospered	prosper	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	62	conj	_	_
65	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: command
- act: suggest
- voice: character
- polarity: none
- teacher: kept the draft

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Judah |  |  |  |  | unto Judah | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **let** | infinitive |  | us |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 3 | **build** | infinitive | us *not said here* | this cities |  |  |  |  | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset city=Product |
| 4 | **make** | infinitive | us *not said here* | walls and towers and gates and bars |  |  |  | about cities *= city* | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset wall=Product |
| 5 | **is** | present | the land |  |  |  | before us; yet |  | tree rules |
| 6 | **seek** | present · perfect | we | the LORD |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme |
| 7 | **seek** | present · perfect | we | Judah |  |  |  |  | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Theme |
| 8 | **give** | present · perfect | Judah | rest | us | every side |  |  | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent we=Recipient rest=Theme on side=Asset |
| 9 | **build** | past | cities *= city* |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |
| 10 | **prosper** | past | cities *= city* *not said here* |  |  |  |  |  | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

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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}

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וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָ֜ה נִבְנֶ֣ה ׀ אֶת־הֶעָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְנָסֵ֨ב חוֹמָ֣ה וּמִגְדָּלִים֮ דְּלָתַ֣יִם וּבְרִיחִים֒ עוֹדֶ֨נּוּ הָאָ֜רֶץ לְפָנֵ֗ינוּ כִּ֤י דָרַ֙שְׁנוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ דָּרַ֕שְׁנוּ וַיָּ֥נַֽח לָ֖נוּ מִסָּבִ֑יב וַיִּבְנ֖וּ וַיַּצְלִֽיחוּ׃פ

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**Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:2CH:304` of Mova's parse database.

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