--- title: Daniel 2:9 (JPS 1917) — that, if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law f… · tree and pragmatics description: that, if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you; and ye have agreed together to speak before me lying and corrupt words, till the time be changed; only tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can declare unto me the interpretation thereof.' 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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 (ye, dream, one law, 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:DAN:30 # text = that, if ye make not known unto me the dream, there is but one law for you; and ye have agreed together to speak before me lying and corrupt words, till the time be changed; only tell me the dream, and I shall know that ye can declare unto me the interpretation thereof.' 1 that that SCONJ IN _ 14 mark _ _ 2 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 3 if if SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 5 nsubj _ _ 5 make make VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 14 advcl _ _ 6 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 5 advmod _ _ 7 known know VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 xcomp _ _ 8 unto unto ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 dream dream NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 12 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 13 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 14 expl _ _ 14 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 15 but but ADV RB _ 16 advmod _ _ 16 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 17 nummod _ _ 17 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 nsubj _ _ 18 for for ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 17 nmod _ _ 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 22 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 24 nsubj _ _ 23 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 agreed agree VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 conj _ _ 25 together together ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 27 mark _ _ 27 speak speak VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 xcomp _ _ 28 before before ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ _ 30 lying lying ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 32 corrupt corrupt ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 amod _ _ 33 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 obj _ _ 34 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 35 till till SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nsubj:pass _ _ 38 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 39 aux:pass _ _ 39 changed change VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 27 advcl _ _ 40 ; ; PUNCT : _ 42 punct _ _ 41 only only ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 42 tell tell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 parataxis _ _ 43 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 iobj _ _ 44 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 45 dream dream NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ _ 46 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 48 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 50 nsubj _ _ 49 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 conj _ _ 51 that that SCONJ IN _ 54 mark _ _ 52 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 54 nsubj _ _ 53 can can AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 54 declare declare VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 50 ccomp _ _ 55 unto unto ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 54 obl _ _ 57 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 58 det _ _ 58 interpretation interpretation NOUN NN Number=Sing 54 obj _ _ 59 thereof thereof ADV RB _ 58 advmod _ _ 60 . . PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ 61 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 14 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: warn - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=warn | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **make** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | ye | the dream | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **know** | participle | the dream *not said here* | | | | | unto me | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 3 | **be** | present | one law for you | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **agree** *speech: agree* | present · perfect | ye | | | | | together *property* | vn correspond-36.1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **speak** *speech: other* *not said to happen* | to-infinitive | ye *not said here* | lying corrupt words | | | before me | | tree rules | | 6 | **change** | infinitive · passive | | the time | | | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 7 | **tell** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | the dream | me | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient dream=Topic | | 8 | **know** | shall | I | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 9 | **declare** *speech: other* | can | ye | the interpretation | | | | unto me | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent interpretation=Attribute | 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} דִּ֣י הֵן־חֶלְמָא֩ לָ֨א תְהֽוֹדְעֻנַּ֜נִי חֲדָה־הִ֣יא דָֽתְכ֗וֹן וּמִלָּ֨ה כִדְבָ֤ה וּשְׁחִיתָה֙ הִזְדְּמִנְתּוּן֙לְמֵאמַ֣ר קָֽדָמַ֔י עַ֛ד דִּ֥י עִדָּנָ֖א יִשְׁתַּנֵּ֑א לָהֵ֗ן חֶלְמָא֙ אֱמַ֣רוּ לִ֔י וְֽאִנְדַּ֕ע דִּ֥י פִשְׁרֵ֖הּ תְּהַחֲוֻנַּֽנִי׃ [Daniel 2:9: the Aramaic tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.2.9/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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