--- title: 1 Kings 21:11 (JPS 1917) — And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in… · tree and pragmatics description: And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 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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 (nobles, Jezebel, heart), 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:783 # text = And the men of his city, even the elders and the nobles who dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent unto them, according as it was written in the letters which she had sent unto them. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 20 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 even even ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 elders elder NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 appos _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 nobles noble NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 conj _ _ 14 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 15 nsubj _ _ 15 dwelt dwell VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 acl:relcl _ _ 16 in in ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 20 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 21 as as SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 22 Jezebel Jezebel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 23 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 20 advcl _ _ 25 unto unto ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 28 according accord VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 32 mark _ _ 29 as as SCONJ IN _ 28 fixed _ _ 30 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj:pass _ _ 31 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux:pass _ _ 32 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 20 advcl _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ _ 36 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 obj _ _ 37 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 35 acl:relcl _ _ 40 unto unto ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obl _ _ 42 . . PUNCT . _ 20 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **dwell** | past | the nobles | | | Naboth's city | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in city=Location | | 2 | **send** | past · perfect | Jezebel | | | | | unto men *= man* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **accord** | gerund | | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **write** | past · passive | | city | | the letters | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in letter=Destination | | 5 | **send** | past · perfect | heart | the letters | | | | unto men *= man* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=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} וַיַּעֲשׂוּ֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י עִיר֜וֹ הַזְּקֵנִ֣ים וְהַחֹרִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ בְּעִיר֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר שָׁלְחָ֥ה אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם אִיזָ֑בֶל כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּתוּב֙ בַּסְּפָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁלְחָ֖ה אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ [1 Kings 21:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.21.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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