--- title: Nehemiah 10:32 (JPS 1917) — and if the peoples of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sab… · tree and pragmatics description: and if the peoples of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. Who acts: peoples, we. 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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 (peoples, we), 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:311 # text = and if the peoples of the land bring ware or any victuals on the sabbath day to sell, that we would not buy of them on the sabbath, or on a holy day; and that we would forego the seventh year, and the exaction of every debt. 1 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 peoples people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 nsubj _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 bring bring VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 advcl _ _ 9 ware ware NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 10 or or CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 12 det _ _ 12 victuals victual NOUN NNS Number=Plur 9 conj _ _ 13 on on ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 15 sabbath sabbath NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 16 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 sell sell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 advcl _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 8 punct _ _ 20 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 21 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj _ _ 22 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 23 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 24 advmod _ _ 24 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 25 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ _ 27 on on ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 sabbath sabbath NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 31 or or CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 32 on on ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 34 holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 35 amod _ _ 35 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 conj _ _ 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 41 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 41 cc _ _ 38 that that SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 39 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 40 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 forego forego VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 conj _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 43 seventh seventh ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 44 year year NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obj _ _ 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 46 and and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 exaction exaction NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 conj _ _ 49 of of ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 51 det _ _ 51 debt debt NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 nmod _ _ 52 . . PUNCT . _ 24 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: other - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=other | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the peoples of the land | ware or any victuals | | | day | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent ware=Theme | | 2 | **sell** | to-infinitive | the peoples of the land *not said here* | | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V PP.recipient»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **buy** | would | we | | | | on the sabbath or a holy day | of people | vn accept-77.1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **forego** | would | we | | | | year | | vn neglect-75.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **exact** | | | every debt | | | | | nom exaction «act 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} וְעַמֵּ֣י הָאָ֡רֶץ הַֽמְבִיאִים֩ אֶת־הַמַּקָּח֨וֹת וְכָל־שֶׁ֜בֶר בְּי֤וֹם הַשַּׁבָּת֙ לִמְכּ֔וֹר לֹא־נִקַּ֥ח מֵהֶ֛ם בַּשַּׁבָּ֖ת וּבְי֣וֹם קֹ֑דֶשׁ וְנִטֹּ֛שׁ אֶת־הַשָּׁנָ֥ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖ית וּמַשָּׁ֥א כָל־יָֽד׃ [Nehemiah 10:32: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.10.32/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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