--- title: 1 Kings 1:2 (JPS 1917) — Wherefore his servants said unto him: 'Let there be sought for my lo… · tree and pragmatics description: Wherefore his servants said unto him: 'Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and be a companion unto him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.' 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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 (servants, her, lord, thy), 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:1KI:1 # text = Wherefore his servants said unto him: 'Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin; and let her stand before the king, and be a companion unto him; and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord the king may get heat.' 1 Wherefore wherefore ADV WRB PronType=Int 4 advmod _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 unto unto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 7 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 8 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ _ 9 Let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 ccomp _ _ 10 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 12 expl _ _ 11 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 sought seek VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 ccomp _ _ 13 for for ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 15 nmod:poss _ _ 15 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 appos _ _ 18 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 19 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 20 amod _ _ 20 virgin virgin NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 21 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 23 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 24 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 xcomp _ _ 26 before before ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 31 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 33 cop _ _ 32 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 companion companion NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ _ 34 unto unto ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nmod _ _ 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 39 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 lie lie VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 xcomp _ _ 41 in in ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 43 nmod:poss _ _ 43 bosom bosom NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 obl _ _ 44 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 45 that that SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 46 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 47 nmod:poss _ _ 47 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 appos _ _ 50 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 get get VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 advcl _ _ 52 heat heat NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 53 . . PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ 54 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 9 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: pos - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | David's servants | | | | | unto David; wherefore *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **let** | infinitive | | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **seek** | infinitive · passive | | a young virgin | | there | | for my lord | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: subject=Location for lord=Theme | | 4 | **let** | infinitive | | her *= she* | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **stand** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | | | | before the king | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before king=Location | | 6 | **is a** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | a companion | | | | unto David | tree rules | | 7 | **let** | infinitive | | her *= she* | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **lie** | infinitive | her *= she* *not said here* | | | thy bosom | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent in bosom=Location | | 9 | **get** | may | my lord | heat | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer heat=Stimulus | | 10 | **bosom** | | thy | | | | | | nom bosom «state transitive»: poss=agent | 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} וַיֹּ֧אמְרוּ ל֣וֹ עֲבָדָ֗יו יְבַקְשׁ֞וּ לַאדֹנִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ נַעֲרָ֣ה בְתוּלָ֔ה וְעָֽמְדָה֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּתְהִי־ל֖וֹ סֹכֶ֑נֶת וְשָׁכְבָ֣ה בְחֵיקֶ֔ךָ וְחַ֖ם לַאדֹנִ֥י הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [1 Kings 1:2: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.1.2/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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