--- title: Nehemiah 10:40 (JPS 1917) — For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the… · tree and pragmatics description: For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers; and we will not forsake the house of our God. 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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 (children, priests, 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:319 # text = For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the heave-offering of the corn, of the wine, and of the oil, unto the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests that minister, and the porters, and the singers; and we will not forsake the house of our God. 1 For for SCONJ IN _ 3 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 conj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Levi Levi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 11 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 14 heave heave NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 compound _ _ 15 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 14 punct _ _ 16 offering offering NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obj _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 corn corn NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 wine wine NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 oil oil NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 30 unto unto ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 chambers chamber NOUN NNS Number=Plur 12 obl _ _ 33 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 34 where where ADV WRB PronType=Rel 37 advmod _ _ 35 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 cop _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 vessels vessel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 acl:relcl _ _ 38 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 sanctuary sanctuary NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 nmod _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 priests priest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 conj _ _ 45 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 46 nsubj _ _ 46 minister minister VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 44 acl:relcl _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 porters porter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 conj _ _ 51 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 singers singer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 conj _ _ 55 ; ; PUNCT : _ 60 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 60 cc _ _ 57 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 60 nsubj _ _ 58 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 60 aux _ _ 59 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 60 advmod _ _ 60 forsake forsake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 60 obj _ _ 63 of of ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 64 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 65 nmod:poss _ _ 65 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 62 nmod _ _ 66 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | shall | the children of Israel and the children of Levi | the heave offering of the corn of the wine and the oil | | | | unto the chambers | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP together»: agent=Agent offering=Theme | | 2 | **is a** | present | | the vessels and the priests and the porters and the singers | | | | of the sanctuary | tree rules | | 3 | **minister** | present | the priests and the porters and the singers | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **not** **forsake** | future | we | the house of our God | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **offer** | | | the corn | | | | | nom offering «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} כִּ֣י אֶל־הַ֠לְּשָׁכוֹת יָבִ֨יאוּ בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל וּבְנֵ֣י הַלֵּוִ֗י אֶת־תְּרוּמַ֣ת הַדָּגָן֮ הַתִּיר֣וֹשׁ וְהַיִּצְהָר֒ וְשָׁם֙ כְּלֵ֣י הַמִּקְדָּ֔שׁ וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ הַמְשָׁ֣רְתִ֔ים וְהַשּׁוֹעֲרִ֖ים וְהַמְשֹׁרְרִ֑ים וְלֹ֥א נַעֲזֹ֖ב אֶת־בֵּ֥ית אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ [Nehemiah 10:40: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.10.40/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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