--- title: 2 Chronicles 18:7 (JPS 1917) — And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'There is yet one man… · tree and pragmatics description: And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him; for he never prophesieth good concerning me, but always evil; the same is Micaiah the son of Imla.' And Jehoshaphat said: 'Let not the king say so.' 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And Jehoshaphat said: 'Let not the king say so.' **Who acts:** king, one man, we, I, same, Jehoshaphat · **What happens:** say, be, inquire, hate, not prophesy, not let · **To what, where:** king, good, Micaiah · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Chronicles 18:7 · 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 (king, one man, we, 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:375 # text = And the king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat: 'There is yet one man by whom we may inquire of the LORD; but I hate him; for he never prophesieth good concerning me, but always evil; the same is Micaiah the son of Imla.' And Jehoshaphat said: 'Let not the king say so.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 unto unto ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 9 : : PUNCT : _ 12 punct _ _ 10 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 12 punct _ _ 11 There there PRON EX _ 12 expl _ _ 12 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 ccomp _ _ 13 yet yet ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 15 nummod _ _ 15 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 16 by by ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 20 obl _ _ 18 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 inquire inquire VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 acl:relcl _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 27 punct _ _ 25 but but CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 26 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 nsubj _ _ 27 hate hate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 28 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 27 obj _ _ 29 ; ; PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 30 for for SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 never never ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 33 prophesieth prophesy VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 advcl _ _ 34 good good NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 35 concerning concerning ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 obl _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 but but CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 40 advmod _ _ 40 evil evil NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 conj _ _ 41 ; ; PUNCT : _ 45 punct _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 nsubj _ _ 44 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 cop _ _ 45 Micaiah Micaiah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 parataxis _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 appos _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 Imla Imla PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 nmod _ _ 50 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ 51 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 12 punct _ _ 52 And and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 53 Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 nsubj _ _ 54 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 55 : : PUNCT : _ 57 punct _ _ 56 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 57 punct _ _ 57 Let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 54 ccomp _ _ 58 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 57 advmod _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 obj _ _ 61 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 57 xcomp _ _ 62 so so ADV RB _ 61 advmod _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 57 punct _ _ 64 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 57 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: suggest - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king of Israel | | | | | unto Jehoshaphat | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **be** | present | one man | | | there | yet | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **inquire** *speech: other* | may | we | | | | | by one man; of the LORD | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent of lord=Recipient | | 4 | **hate** | present | I | king | | | | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer he=Stimulus | | 5 | **not** **prophesy** | present | king | good but evil | | | | concerning me | vn conjecture-29.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent good=Theme | | 6 | **is a** | present | the same | Micaiah | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jehoshaphat | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **not** **let** | infinitive | | the king | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | the king *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: 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} וַיֹּ֣אמֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל ׀ אֶֽל־יְהוֹשָׁפָ֡ט ע֣וֹד אִישׁ־אֶחָ֡ד לִדְרוֹשׁ֩ אֶת־יְהוָ֨ה מֵֽאֹת֜וֹ וַאֲנִ֣י שְׂנֵאתִ֗יהוּ כִּֽי־אֵ֠ינֶנּוּ מִתְנַבֵּ֨א עָלַ֤י לְטוֹבָה֙ כִּ֣י כָל־יָמָ֣יו לְרָעָ֔ה ה֖וּא מִיכָ֣יְהוּ בֶן־יִמְלָ֑א וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ יְה֣וֹשָׁפָ֔ט אַל־יֹאמַ֥ר הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כֵּֽן׃ [2 Chronicles 18:7: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/2CH.18.7/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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