--- title: 1 Kings 2:42 (JPS 1917) — And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him: 'Did I n… · tree and pragmatics description: And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him: 'Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and forewarned thee, saying: Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me: The saying is good; I have heard it. 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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 (king, I, thee, thou), 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:103 # text = And the king sent and called for Shimei, and said unto him: 'Did I not make thee to swear by the LORD, and forewarned thee, saying: Know for certain, that on the day thou goest out, and walkest abroad any whither, thou shalt surely die? and thou saidst unto me: The saying is good; I have heard it. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 and and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 6 called call VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 7 for for ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Shimei Shimei PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 11 cc _ _ 11 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 12 unto unto ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 obl _ _ 14 : : PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 15 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 19 punct _ _ 16 Did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 17 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 18 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 19 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 ccomp _ _ 20 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 19 obj _ _ 21 to to PART TO _ 22 mark _ _ 22 swear swear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 23 by by ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 26 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 28 forewarned forewarn VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 conj _ _ 29 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 28 obj _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 31 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 28 advcl _ _ 32 : : PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 33 Know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 ccomp _ _ 34 for for ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 certain certain ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 33 obl _ _ 36 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 37 that that SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 38 on on ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 41 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 42 nsubj _ _ 42 goest go VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 ccomp _ _ 43 out out ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 44 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 46 walkest walk VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 conj _ _ 47 abroad abroad ADV RB _ 46 advmod _ _ 48 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 49 det _ _ 49 whither whither ADV RB PronType=Ind 46 obl _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 51 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 54 nsubj _ _ 52 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 53 surely surely ADV RB _ 54 advmod _ _ 54 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 parataxis _ _ 55 ? ? PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 57 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 58 nsubj _ _ 58 saidst say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 59 unto unto ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 60 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 58 obl _ _ 61 : : PUNCT : _ 65 punct _ _ 62 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 saying saying NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 nsubj _ _ 64 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 65 cop _ _ 65 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 58 ccomp _ _ 66 ; ; PUNCT : _ 69 punct _ _ 67 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 69 nsubj _ _ 68 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 69 aux _ _ 69 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 58 ccomp _ _ 70 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 69 obj _ _ 71 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: yes/no question - act: agree - voice: character - polarity: neg - indirect: yes - teacher: changed act=agree, indirect=1 | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **send** | past | the king | | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **call** | past | the king *not said here* | | | | | for Shimei | vn manner\_speaking-37.3 «NP V PP.recipient S\_INF»: agent=Agent for shimei=Recipient | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king *not said here* | | | | | unto king | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **not** **make** | past · do-support | I | thee | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **swear** | to-infinitive | thee *not said here* | | | | | by the LORD | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **forewarn** | past | I *not said here* | thee | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **know** | infinitive | | | | | | for certain | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 9 | **go out** | present | thou | | | | day | out *property* | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **walk** | present | thou *not said here* | | | | | abroad *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **die** | shall | thou | | | | | surely *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 12 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | thou | | | | | unto me | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 13 | **is** | present | the saying | | | | | good *property* | tree rules | | 14 | **hear** | present · perfect | I | saying | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | 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} וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ וַיִּקְרָ֣א לְשִׁמְעִ֗י וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הֲל֧וֹא הִשְׁבַּעְתִּ֣יךָ בַֽיהוָ֗ה וָאָעִ֤ד בְּךָ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר בְּי֣וֹם צֵאתְךָ֗ וְהָֽלַכְתָּ֙ אָ֣נֶה וָאָ֔נָה יָדֹ֥עַ תֵּדַ֖ע כִּ֣י מ֣וֹת תָּמ֑וּת וַתֹּ֧אמֶר אֵלַ֛י ט֥וֹב הַדָּבָ֖ר שָׁמָֽעְתִּי׃ [1 Kings 2:42: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.2.42/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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