--- title: Daniel 8:7 (JPS 1917) — And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler… · tree and pragmatics description: And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.244/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Daniel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN/) / [chapter 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN/8/) / [8:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.8.7/) / JPS 1 # Daniel 8:7 · JPS 1917 And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. **Who acts:** I, goat, power, none · **What happens:** see, come, move, smote, break, be · **To what, where:** goat, ram, two horns, ground, hand This is Daniel 8:7 · 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 (I, goat, power, none), 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:244 # text = And I saw him come close unto the ram, and he was moved with choler against him, and smote the ram, and broke his two horns; and there was no power in the ram to stand before him; but he cast him down to the ground, and trampled upon him; and there was none that could deliver the ram out of his hand. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 close close ADV RB Degree=Pos 5 advmod _ _ 7 unto unto ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 ram ram NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 nsubj:pass _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux:pass _ _ 14 moved move VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 15 with with ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 16 choler choler NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 17 against against ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obl _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 21 smote smote VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 ram ram NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 24 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 broke break VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 27 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 28 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 29 nummod _ _ 29 horns horn NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ _ 30 ; ; PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 32 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 33 expl _ _ 33 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 34 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 35 det _ _ 35 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nsubj _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 ram ram NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 acl _ _ 41 before before ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obl _ _ 43 ; ; PUNCT : _ 46 punct _ _ 44 but but CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 cast cast VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 47 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 obj _ _ 48 down down ADP RP _ 46 compound:prt _ _ 49 to to ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 52 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 53 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 trampled trample VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 conj _ _ 55 upon upon ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 obl _ _ 57 ; ; PUNCT : _ 60 punct _ _ 58 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 59 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 60 expl _ _ 60 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 conj _ _ 61 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 60 nsubj _ _ 62 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 64 nsubj _ _ 63 could could AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 64 deliver deliver VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 61 acl:relcl _ _ 65 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 66 det _ _ 66 ram ram NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obj _ _ 67 out out ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 68 of of ADP IN _ 70 case _ _ 69 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 70 nmod:poss _ _ 70 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obl _ _ 71 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **see** | past | I | goat | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **come** | infinitive | goat *not said here* | | | | | unto the ram; close *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **move** | past · passive | | goat | | | | with choler; against ram | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V ADJ.result»: subject=Result | | 4 | **smote** | past | | the ram | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **break** | past | | goat's two horns | | | | | vn hurt-40.8.3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer horn=Patient | | 6 | **be** | past | no power in the ram | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **stand** | to-infinitive | no power in the ram *not said here* | | | | before goat | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before he=Location | | 8 | **cast down** | past | goat | ram | | the ground | | | vn throw-17.1 «NP V NP PP.destinations»: agent=Agent he=Theme to ground=Destination | | 9 | **trample** | past | goat *not said here* | | | | | upon goat | tree rules | | 10 | **be** | past | none | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **deliver** | could | | the ram | | goat's hand | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent ram=Theme out hand=Initial\_Location | 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} וּרְאִיתִ֞יו מַגִּ֣יעַ ׀ אֵ֣צֶל הָאַ֗יִל וַיִּתְמַרְמַ֤ר אֵלָיו֙ וַיַּ֣ךְ אֶת־הָאַ֔יִל וַיְשַׁבֵּר֙ אֶת־שְׁתֵּ֣י קְרָנָ֔יו וְלֹא־הָ֥יָה כֹ֛חַ בָּאַ֖יִל לַעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָ֑יו וַיַּשְׁלִיכֵ֤הוּ אַ֙רְצָה֙ וַֽיִּרְמְסֵ֔הוּ וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה מַצִּ֛יל לָאַ֖יִל מִיָּדֽוֹ׃ [Daniel 8:7: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.8.7/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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