--- title: Nehemiah 6:18 (JPS 1917) — For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-… · tree and pragmatics description: For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah to wife. Who acts: many, Judah, son. 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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 (many, Judah, son), 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:NEH:141 # text = For there were many in Judah sworn unto him, because he was the son-in-law of Shecaniah the son of Arah; and his son Jehohanan had taken the daughter of Meshullam the son of Berechiah to wife. 1 For for SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 3 expl _ _ 3 were be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 many many ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 nsubj _ _ 5 in in ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Judah Judah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 sworn swear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 acl _ _ 8 unto unto ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 11 because because SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 12 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 13 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 15 cop _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 advcl _ _ 16 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 19 punct _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ _ 19 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 Shecaniah Shecaniah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 appos _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 25 Arah Arah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 nmod _ _ 26 ; ; PUNCT : _ 32 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 28 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 30 Jehohanan Jehohanan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 appos _ _ 31 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 conj _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 daughter daughter NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obj _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 Meshullam Meshullam PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nmod _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 appos _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 Berechiah Berechiah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 41 to to ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 43 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **be** | past | many in Judah | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 2 | **swear** | participle | | | | | | unto Judah | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is a** | past | Judah | the son | | law of Shecaniah | | | tree rules | | 4 | **take** | past · perfect | Judah's son | the daughter of Meshullam | wife | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent daughter=Theme to wife=Destination | 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} כִּי־רַבִּ֣ים בִּֽיהוּדָ֗ה בַּעֲלֵ֤י שְׁבוּעָה֙ ל֔וֹ כִּי־חָתָ֥ן ה֖וּא לִשְׁכַנְיָ֣ה בֶן־אָרַ֑ח וִֽיהוֹחָנָ֣ן בְּנ֔וֹ לָקַ֕ח אֶת־בַּת־מְשֻׁלָּ֖ם בֶּ֥ן בֶּֽרֶכְיָֽה׃ [Nehemiah 6:18: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.6.18/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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