--- title: 1 Kings 21:6 (JPS 1917) — And he said unto her: 'Because I spoke unto Naboth the Jezreelite, a… · tree and pragmatics description: And he said unto her: 'Because I spoke unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him: Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it; and he answered: I will not give thee my vineyard.' 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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 (Naboth, I, vineyard), 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:777 # text = And he said unto her: 'Because I spoke unto Naboth the Jezreelite, and said unto him: Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee another vineyard for it; and he answered: I will not give thee my vineyard.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 unto unto ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ 6 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 7 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 10 punct _ _ 8 Because because SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 38 advcl _ _ 11 unto unto ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Naboth Naboth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 Jezreelite Jezreelite PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 appos _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 18 unto unto ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 obl _ _ 20 : : PUNCT : _ 21 punct _ _ 21 Give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 ccomp _ _ 22 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 21 iobj _ _ 23 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 vineyard vineyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obj _ _ 25 for for ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 27 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 28 or or CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 29 else else ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 31 if if SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 32 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 please please VERB VBP Mood=Sub|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 38 advcl _ _ 34 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 33 obj _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 36 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 39 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 38 iobj _ _ 40 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 41 det _ _ 41 vineyard vineyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 42 for for ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obl _ _ 44 ; ; PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 47 cc _ _ 46 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 48 : : PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 49 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 50 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 51 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 52 advmod _ _ 52 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 47 ccomp _ _ 53 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 iobj _ _ 54 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 55 nmod:poss _ _ 55 vineyard vineyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 56 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 57 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed form=decl, act=narrate | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Naboth | | | | | unto wife | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | I | | | | | unto Naboth | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I *not said here* | | | | | unto Naboth | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **give** | infinitive | | thy vineyard | me | | | for money | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent i=Recipient vineyard=Theme for money=Asset | | 5 | **please** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | vineyard | thee | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus thou=Experiencer | | 6 | **give** | future | I | another vineyard | thee | | | for vineyard; else *property* | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient vineyard=Theme for it=Asset | | 7 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Naboth | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **not** **give** | future | I | my vineyard | thee | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient vineyard=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 אֵלֶ֗יהָ כִּֽי־אֲ֠דַבֵּר אֶל־נָב֨וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֜י וָאֹ֣מַר ל֗וֹ תְּנָה־לִּ֤י אֶֽת־כַּרְמְךָ֙ בְּכֶ֔סֶף א֚וֹ אִם־חָפֵ֣ץ אַתָּ֔ה אֶתְּנָה־לְךָ֥ כֶ֖רֶם תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיֹּ֕אמֶר לֹֽא־אֶתֵּ֥ן לְךָ֖ אֶת־כַּרְמִֽי׃ [1 Kings 21:6: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.21.6/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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