--- title: Daniel 3:15 (JPS 1917) — Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the horn,… · tree and pragmatics description: Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/DAN.89/) [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 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN/3/) / [3:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.3.15/) / JPS 1 # Daniel 3:15 · JPS 1917 Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is the god that shall deliver you out of my hands?' **Who acts:** ye, I, god · **What happens:** be, hear, fall down, worship, make, not worship · **To what, where:** sound, image, ye, midst, god, you This is Daniel 3:15 · 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 (ye, I, god), 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:89 # text = Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the sound of the horn, pipe, harp, trigon, psaltery, and bagpipe, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and worship the image which I have made, well; but if ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the midst of a burning fiery furnace; and who is the god that shall deliver you out of my hands?' 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 36 advmod _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 5 nsubj _ _ 4 be be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 ready ready ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 advcl _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 7 at at ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 what what DET WDT PronType=Int 9 det _ _ 9 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obl _ _ 10 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 11 nsubj _ _ 11 hear hear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 ccomp _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 sound sound NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 obj _ _ 14 of of ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 horn horn NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nmod _ _ 17 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 18 pipe pipe NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 harp harp NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 22 trigon trigon NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 24 psaltery psaltery NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 27 cc _ _ 27 bagpipe bagpipe NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 30 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 31 det _ _ 31 kinds kind NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 conj _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 music music NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ _ 34 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 35 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 36 nsubj _ _ 36 fall fall VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 37 down down ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 39 worship worship VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 image image NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obj _ _ 42 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 45 obj _ _ 43 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 44 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 45 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 41 acl:relcl _ _ 46 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 47 well well ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 48 ; ; PUNCT : _ 58 punct _ _ 49 but but CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 50 if if SCONJ IN _ 52 mark _ _ 51 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 nsubj _ _ 52 worship worship VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 58 advcl _ _ 53 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 52 advmod _ _ 54 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 55 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 58 nsubj:pass _ _ 56 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 58 aux _ _ 57 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 58 aux:pass _ _ 58 cast cast VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 conj _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 60 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 61 amod _ _ 61 hour hour NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl:unmarked _ _ 62 into into ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 midst midst NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl _ _ 65 of of ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 66 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 67 burning burn ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 amod _ _ 68 fiery fiery ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 69 amod _ _ 69 furnace furnace NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nmod _ _ 70 ; ; PUNCT : _ 75 punct _ _ 71 and and CCONJ CC _ 75 cc _ _ 72 who who PRON WP PronType=Int 75 nsubj _ _ 73 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 75 cop _ _ 74 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 75 det _ _ 75 god god NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 conj _ _ 76 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 78 nsubj _ _ 77 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 78 aux _ _ 78 deliver deliver VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 75 acl:relcl _ _ 79 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 78 obj _ _ 80 out out ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 81 of of ADP IN _ 83 case _ _ 82 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 83 nmod:poss _ _ 83 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 78 obl _ _ 84 ? ? PUNCT . _ 36 punct _ _ 85 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 36 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: yes/no question - act: ask - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | ye | | | | | ready *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **hear** | present | ye | the sound of the horn and pipe and harp and trigon and psaltery and bagpipe and all kinds of music | | | time | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer sound=Stimulus | | 3 | **fall down** | present | ye | | | | now | down, well *property* | vn occur-48.3 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **worship** | present | ye *not said here* | the image | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer image=Stimulus | | 5 | **make** | present · perfect | I | the image | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Product | | 6 | **not** **worship** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | ye | | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 7 | **cast** | shall · passive | | ye | | the midst of a burning fiery furnace | hour | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.material PP.product»: subject=Material into midst=Product | | 8 | **is a** | present | | the god | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **deliver** | shall | the god | you | | my hands | | | vn send-11.1 «NP V NP PP.initial\_location»: agent=Agent you=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 Aramaic of this verse {#hebrew} כְּעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן אִֽיתֵיכ֣וֹן עֲתִידִ֗ין דִּ֣י בְעִדָּנָ֡א דִּֽי־תִשְׁמְע֡וּן קָ֣ל קַרְנָ֣א מַשְׁרוֹקִיתָ֣א קַתְר֣וֹסשַׂבְּכָ֡א פְּסַנְתֵּרִין֩ וְסוּמְפֹּ֨נְיָ֜ה וְכֹ֣ל ׀ זְנֵ֣י זְמָרָ֗א תִּפְּל֣וּן וְתִסְגְּדוּן֮ לְצַלְמָ֣א דִֽי־עַבְדֵת֒ וְהֵן֙ לָ֣א תִסְגְּד֔וּן בַּהּ־שַׁעֲתָ֣ה תִתְרְמ֔וֹן לְגֽוֹא־אַתּ֥וּן נוּרָ֖א יָקִֽדְתָּ֑א וּמַן־ה֣וּא אֱלָ֔הּ דֵּ֥ייְשֵֽׁיזְבִנְכ֖וֹן מִן־יְדָֽי׃ [Daniel 3:15: the Aramaic tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/DAN.3.15/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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