--- title: Ezra 3:11 (JPS 1917) — And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto the… · tree and pragmatics description: And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD: 'for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever toward Israel.' And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 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And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. **Who acts:** builders, LORD, mercy, people · **What happens:** sing, praise, give, be, endure, shout · **To what, where:** one, another, thanks, LORD, foundation This is Ezra 3:11 · 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 (builders, LORD, mercy, people), 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:93 # text = And they sang one to another in praising and giving thanks unto the LORD: 'for He is good, for His mercy endureth for ever toward Israel.' And all the people shouted with a great shout, when they praised the LORD, because the foundation of the house of the LORD was laid. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 sang sing VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 one one PRON NN Number=Sing|PronType=Ind 3 obj _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 3 obl _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 praising praise VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 giving give VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 8 conj _ _ 11 thanks thanks NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 obj _ _ 12 unto unto ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 15 : : PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 16 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 20 punct _ _ 17 for for SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 18 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 cop _ _ 20 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 parataxis _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 for for SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 mercy mercy NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 25 endureth endure VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 20 conj _ _ 26 for for ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 ever ever ADV RB _ 25 obl _ _ 28 toward toward ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 30 . . PUNCT . _ 20 punct _ _ 31 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 20 punct _ _ 32 And and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 33 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 35 det:predet _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 nsubj _ _ 36 shouted shout VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 37 with with ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 shout shout NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obl _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 when when SCONJ WRB _ 44 mark _ _ 43 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 44 praised praise VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 advcl _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 obj _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 48 because because SCONJ IN _ 58 mark _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 foundation foundation NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 nsubj:pass _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nmod _ _ 54 of of ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 53 nmod _ _ 57 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 58 aux:pass _ _ 58 laid lay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 advcl _ _ 59 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=narrate, voice=narrator | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **sing** *speech: express* | past | builders *= builder* | one | another | | | | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent one=Topic to another=Recipient | | 2 | **praise** | gerund | builders *= builder* *not said here* | | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **give** | gerund | builders *= builder* *not said here* | thanks | | | | unto the LORD | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thanks=Theme | | 4 | **is** | present | LORD | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 5 | **endure** | present | LORD's mercy | | | | | toward Israel | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **shout** *speech: express* | past | all people | | | | | with a great shout | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **praise** | past | builders *= builder* | the LORD | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme | | 8 | **lay** | past · passive | | the foundation of the house of the LORD | | | | | vn create-26.4 «NP V NP»: subject=Result | 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} וַֽ֠יַּעֲנוּ בְּהַלֵּ֨ל וּבְהוֹדֹ֤ת לַֽיהוָה֙ כִּ֣י ט֔וֹב כִּֽי־לְעוֹלָ֥ם חַסְדּ֖וֹ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְכָל־הָעָ֡ם הֵרִיעוּ֩ תְרוּעָ֨הגְדוֹלָ֤ה בְהַלֵּל֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה עַ֖ל הוּסַ֥ד בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃ס [Ezra 3:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.3.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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