--- title: 1 Kings 21:15 (JPS 1917) — And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and… · tree and pragmatics description: And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab: 'Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.' 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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 (Jezebel, Naboth), 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:787 # text = And it came to pass, when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned, and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab: 'Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jezreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 expl _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 when when SCONJ WRB _ 9 mark _ _ 8 Jezebel Jezebel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nsubj _ _ 9 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 21 advcl _ _ 10 that that SCONJ IN _ 13 mark _ _ 11 Naboth Naboth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 13 nsubj:pass _ _ 12 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux:pass _ _ 13 stoned stone VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 9 ccomp _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 16 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 cop _ _ 17 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 13 conj _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 that that SCONJ IN _ 21 mark _ _ 20 Jezebel Jezebel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 nsubj _ _ 21 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 csubj _ _ 22 to to ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 Ahab Ahab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 21 obl _ _ 24 : : PUNCT : _ 26 punct _ _ 25 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 26 punct _ _ 26 Arise arise VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 21 ccomp _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 28 take take VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 26 conj _ _ 29 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 vineyard vineyard NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 Naboth Naboth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 nmod _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 Jezreelite Jezreelite PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 appos _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 40 obj _ _ 39 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 refused refuse VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 32 acl:relcl _ _ 41 to to PART TO _ 42 mark _ _ 42 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 xcomp _ _ 43 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 42 iobj _ _ 44 for for ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 money money NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 46 ; ; PUNCT : _ 51 punct _ _ 47 for for SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 48 Naboth Naboth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 49 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 51 cop _ _ 50 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 51 advmod _ _ 51 alive alive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 26 advcl _ _ 52 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 53 but but CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 54 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 51 conj _ _ 55 . . PUNCT . _ 26 punct _ _ 56 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 26 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | | city | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **hear** | past | Jezebel | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 4 | **stone** | past · passive | | Naboth | | | | | vn pelt-17.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Destination | | 5 | **is** | past | | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jezebel | | Ahab | | | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to ahab=Experiencer clause=Topic | | 7 | **arise** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **take** | infinitive | | possession of the vineyard of Naboth | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme | | 9 | **refuse** | past | Naboth | the vineyard of Naboth | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **not** **give** | to-infinitive | Naboth *not said here* | | thee | | | for money | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent thou=Theme for money=Asset | | 11 | **not** **is** | present | Naboth | | | | | alive *property* | tree rules | | 12 | **be** | | Naboth *not said here* | | | | | | tree rules | | 13 | **possess** | | | the vineyard of Naboth | | | | | nom possession «act transitive»: of=patient | 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} וַֽיְהִי֙ כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אִיזֶ֔בֶל כִּֽי־סֻקַּ֥ל נָב֖וֹת וַיָּמֹ֑ת וַתֹּ֨אמֶר אִיזֶ֜בֶל אֶל־אַחְאָ֗ב ק֣וּם רֵ֞שׁ אֶת־כֶּ֣רֶם ׀ נָב֣וֹת הַיִּזְרְעֵאלִ֗י אֲשֶׁ֤ר מֵאֵן֙ לָתֶת־לְךָ֣ בְכֶ֔סֶף כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין נָב֛וֹת חַ֖י כִּי־מֵֽת׃ [1 Kings 21:15: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1KI.21.15/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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