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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 (you, us, covenant), 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:EZR:243 # text = Now therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all the wives, and such as are born of them, according to the counsel of the LORD, and of those that tremble at the commandment of our God; and let it be done according to the law. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 obj _ _ 5 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 covenant covenant NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 11 to to PART TO _ 12 mark _ _ 12 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 advcl _ _ 13 away away ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 14 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 16 det:predet _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 wives wife NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obj _ _ 17 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 18 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 19 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 22 amod _ _ 20 as as SCONJ IN _ 22 mark _ _ 21 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 aux:pass _ _ 22 born bear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 16 conj _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 obl _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 26 according accord VERB VBG _ 29 case _ _ 27 to to ADP IN _ 26 fixed _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 counsel counsel NOUN NN Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 those that PRON DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 32 conj _ _ 37 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 38 nsubj _ _ 38 tremble tremble VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 36 acl:relcl _ _ 39 at at ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 commandment commandment NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 42 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 nmod _ _ 45 ; ; PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 47 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 48 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 50 aux:pass _ _ 50 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 xcomp _ _ 51 according accord VERB VBG _ 54 case _ _ 52 to to ADP IN _ 51 fixed _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 55 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: suggest - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=suggest | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | us | | | now | therefore *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **make** | infinitive | us *not said here* | a covenant | | | | with our God | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset covenant=Product | | 3 | **put away** | to-infinitive | us *not said here* | | all wives | | | away *property* | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent wife=Goal | | 4 | **bear** | present · passive | us *not said here* | | | | | of wives *= wife*; accord the counsel of the LORD | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S» | | 5 | **accord** | gerund | | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **tremble** | present | | | | the commandment of our God | | | vn modes\_of\_being\_with\_motion-47.3 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme at commandment=Location | | 7 | **let** | infinitive | you *not said here* | covenant | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **do** | infinitive · passive | covenant *not said here* | | | | | accord the law | vn act-114-1 «NP V» | | 9 | **accord** | gerund | | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **command** | | | our God | | | | | nom commandment «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 Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} וְעַתָּ֣ה נִֽכְרָת־בְּרִ֣ית לֵ֠אלֹהֵינוּ לְהוֹצִ֨יא כָל־נָשִׁ֜ים וְהַנּוֹלָ֤ד מֵהֶם֙ בַּעֲצַ֣ת אֲדֹנָ֔י וְהַחֲרֵדִ֖ים בְּמִצְוַ֣ת אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְכַתּוֹרָ֖ה יֵעָשֶֽׂה׃ [Ezra 10:3: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.10.3/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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