--- title: 1 Kings 21:2 (JPS 1917) — And Ahab spoke unto Naboth, saying: 'Give me thy vineyard, that I ma… · tree and pragmatics description: And Ahab spoke unto Naboth, saying: 'Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.' 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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 (Ahab, I, vineyard, it), 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:773 # text = And Ahab spoke unto Naboth, saying: 'Give me thy vineyard, that I may have it for a garden of herbs, because it is near unto my house; and I will give thee for it a better vineyard than it; or, if it seem good to thee, I will give thee the worth of it in money.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Ahab Ahab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 unto unto ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Naboth Naboth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 7 punct _ _ 7 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 8 : : PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 9 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ _ 10 Give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 ccomp _ _ 11 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 iobj _ _ 12 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 vineyard vineyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 that that SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 16 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 17 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 advcl _ _ 19 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obj _ _ 20 for for ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 garden garden NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 23 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 herbs herb NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 nmod _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 26 because because SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 27 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 28 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 cop _ _ 29 near near ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 advcl _ _ 30 unto unto ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 33 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 35 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 36 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 37 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 38 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 37 iobj _ _ 39 for for ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 37 obl _ _ 41 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 42 better good ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 43 amod _ _ 43 vineyard vineyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 44 than than ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obl _ _ 46 ; ; PUNCT : _ 58 punct _ _ 47 or or CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 48 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 49 if if SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 50 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 51 nsubj _ _ 51 seem seem VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 58 advcl _ _ 52 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 xcomp _ _ 53 to to ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 51 obl _ _ 55 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 56 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 57 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 58 aux _ _ 58 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 59 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 58 iobj _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 worth worth NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obj _ _ 62 of of ADP IN _ 63 case _ _ 63 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 nmod _ _ 64 in in ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 65 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obl _ _ 66 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 67 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - hedged: yes - teacher: changed voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | Ahab | | | | | unto Naboth | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | Ahab *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **give** | infinitive | | thy vineyard | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient vineyard=Theme | | 4 | **have** | may | I | vineyard | | | | for a garden of herbs | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 5 | **is** | present | vineyard | | | | | unto my house; near *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **give** | future | I | a better vineyard | thee | | | for vineyard | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient vineyard=Theme for it=Asset | | 7 | **seem** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | it | | | | | to thee; good *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **give** | future | I | the worth of vineyard | thee | money | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient worth=Theme | 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} וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר אַחְאָ֣ב אֶל־נָב֣וֹת ׀ לֵאמֹר֩ ׀ תְּנָה־לִּ֨י אֶֽת־כַּרְמְךָ֜ וִֽיהִי־לִ֣י לְגַן־יָרָ֗ק כִּ֣י ה֤וּא קָרוֹב֙ אֵ֣צֶל בֵּיתִ֔י וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ תַּחְתָּ֔יו כֶּ֖רֶם ט֣וֹב מִמֶּ֑נּוּ אִ֚ם ט֣וֹב בְּעֵינֶ֔יךָ אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ֥ כֶ֖סֶף מְחִ֥יר זֶֽה׃ [1 Kings 21:2: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.21.2/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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