--- title: 1 Kings 14:15 (JPS 1917) — for the LORD will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; an… · tree and pragmatics description: for the LORD will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and He will root up Israel out of this good land, which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River; because they have made their Asherim, provoking the LORD. 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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 (LORD, fathers), 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:536 # text = for the LORD will smite Israel, as a reed is shaken in the water; and He will root up Israel out of this good land, which He gave to their fathers, and will scatter them beyond the River; because they have made their Asherim, provoking the LORD. 1 for for SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 smite smite VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 8 as as SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 9 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 reed reed NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj:pass _ _ 11 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 aux:pass _ _ 12 shaken shake VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 advcl _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 16 ; ; PUNCT : _ 20 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 18 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 nsubj _ _ 19 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 root root VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 21 up up ADP RP _ 20 compound:prt _ _ 22 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 23 out out ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 25 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 27 det _ _ 26 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 27 amod _ _ 27 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 obl _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 31 obj _ _ 30 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 gave give VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 27 acl:relcl _ _ 32 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 fathers father NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 obl _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 37 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 scatter scatter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 conj _ _ 39 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 beyond beyond ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 River River PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 43 ; ; PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 44 because because SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 45 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 46 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 47 aux _ _ 47 made make VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 advcl _ _ 48 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 Asherim Asherim PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 obj _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 51 provoking provoke VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 47 advcl _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 54 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=assert, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **smite** | future | the LORD | Israel | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus israel=Experiencer | | 2 | **shake** | present · passive | | a reed | | the water | | | vn funnel-9.3-1-1 «NP V NP PP.trajectory»: subject=Theme in water=Trajectory | | 3 | **root up** | future | LORD | Israel | | this good land | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent israel=Patient | | 4 | **give** | past | LORD | this good land | images's fathers | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent which=Theme to father=Recipient | | 5 | **scatter** | future | LORD *not said here* | fathers *= father* | | | | beyond the River | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme beyond river=Destination | | 6 | **make** | present · perfect | fathers *= father* | fathers's Asherim | | | | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset asherim=Product | | 7 | **provoke** | gerund | fathers *= father* *not said here* | the LORD | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus lord=Experiencer | 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} וְהִכָּ֨ה יְהוָ֜ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר יָנ֣וּד הַקָּנֶה֮ בַּמַּיִם֒ וְנָתַ֣שׁ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל מֵ֠עַל הָאֲדָמָ֨ה הַטּוֹבָ֤ה הַזֹּאת֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָתַן֙ לַאֲב֣וֹתֵיהֶ֔ם וְזֵרָ֖ם מֵעֵ֣בֶר לַנָּהָ֑ר יַ֗עַן אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ אֶת־אֲשֵׁ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם מַכְעִיסִ֖ים אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ [1 Kings 14:15: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.14.15/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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