--- title: Daniel 4:14 (JPS 1917) — The matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the sentence by the… · tree and pragmatics description: The matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the sentence by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men. Who acts: matter, living, Most High. 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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 (matter, living, Most High), 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:DAN:122 # text = The matter is by the decree of the watchers, and the sentence by the word of the holy ones; to the intent that the living may know that the Most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will, and setteth up over it the lowest of men. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 matter matter NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 cop _ _ 4 by by ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 decree decree NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 watchers watcher NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nmod _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sentence sentence NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 conj _ _ 14 by by ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 orphan _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 ones one NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 nmod _ _ 21 ; ; PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 intent intent NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 25 that that SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 living living ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 nsubj _ _ 28 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 acl _ _ 30 that that SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 32 Most most ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 33 amod _ _ 33 High High PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nsubj _ _ 34 ruleth rule VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 ccomp _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 kingdom kingdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 39 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 nmod _ _ 40 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 giveth give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 conj _ _ 43 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ _ 44 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 whomsoever whomsoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 42 obl _ _ 46 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 acl:relcl _ _ 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 50 setteth set VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 conj _ _ 51 up up ADP RP _ 50 compound:prt _ _ 52 over over ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 obl _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 lowest low ADJ JJS Degree=Sup 50 obj _ _ 56 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 55 nmod _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed polarity=none, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | the matter | | | | | by the decree and the sentence; of the watchers; to the intent | tree rules | | 2 | **know** | may | the living | the intent *not said here* | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **rule** | present | the Most High | | | the kingdom of men | | | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **give** | present | the Most High *not said here* | High | whomsoever | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent it=Theme to whomsoever=Recipient | | 5 | **set up** | present | the Most High *not said here* | the lowest of men | | High | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent low=Theme over it=Destination | | 6 | **word** | | | the holy ones | | | | | 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 Aramaic of this verse {#hebrew} בִּגְזֵרַ֤ת עִירִין֙ פִּתְגָמָ֔א וּמֵאמַ֥ר קַדִּישִׁ֖ין שְׁאֵֽלְתָ֑א עַד־דִּבְרַ֡ת דִּ֣י יִנְדְּע֣וּן חַ֠יַּיָּא דִּֽי־שַׁלִּ֨יט עִלָּאָ֜ה בְּמַלְכ֣וּת אֲנָשָׁ֗אוּלְמַן־דִּ֤י יִצְבֵּא֙ יִתְּנִנַּ֔הּ וּשְׁפַ֥ל אֲנָשִׁ֖ים יְקִ֥ים עֲלַֽהּ׃ [Daniel 4:14: the Aramaic tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.4.14/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:DAN:122` of Mova's parse database. **The tree and the speech act** come from Mova's cycle: the small model's draft, read by a large model as teacher, passed by Mova's gates (Elamur Cosmic License). **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the chapter read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence of the chapter. - ← previous: [Daniel 4:13 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.121/) - next →: [Daniel 4:15 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.123/) - ↑ back to [Daniel 4:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.4.14/)