--- title: 1 Samuel 10:2 (JPS 1917) — When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men… · tree and pragmatics description: When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by the tomb of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee: The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious concerning you, saying: --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.230/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [1 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/) / [chapter 10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA/10/) / [10:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.10.2/) / JPS 1 # 1 Samuel 10:2 · JPS 1917 When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by the tomb of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee: The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious concerning you, saying: What shall I do for my son? **Who acts:** thou, men, father, I · **What happens:** depart, find, say, go, seek, leave off · **To what, where:** thou, two men, border, asses · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 1 Samuel 10:2 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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 (thou, men, father, I), 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:1SA:230 # text = When thou art departed from me to-day, then thou shalt find two men by the tomb of Rachel, in the border of Benjamin at Zelzah; and they will say unto thee: The asses which thou wentest to seek are found; and, lo, thy father hath left off caring for the asses, and is anxious concerning you, saying: What shall I do for my son? 1 When when SCONJ WRB _ 4 mark _ _ 2 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 4 nsubj:pass _ _ 3 art be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux:pass _ _ 4 departed depart VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 advcl _ _ 5 from from ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 7 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 7 punct _ _ 9 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl:unmarked _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 11 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 14 advmod _ _ 12 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 14 nsubj _ _ 13 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 14 aux _ _ 14 find find VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 15 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 16 nummod _ _ 16 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 obj _ _ 17 by by ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 tomb tomb NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 Rachel Rachel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 border border NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 Benjamin Benjamin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 28 at at ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 Zelzah Zelzah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 30 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 32 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 will will AUX MD Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 conj _ _ 35 unto unto ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 34 obl _ _ 37 : : PUNCT : _ 46 punct _ _ 38 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 asses ass NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 nsubj:pass _ _ 40 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 42 obj _ _ 41 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 42 nsubj _ _ 42 wentest go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 acl:relcl _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 seek seek VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 xcomp _ _ 45 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 aux:pass _ _ 46 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 34 ccomp _ _ 47 ; ; PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 55 cc _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 50 lo lo INTJ UH _ 55 discourse _ _ 51 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 52 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 53 nmod:poss _ _ 53 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 54 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 14 conj _ _ 56 off off ADP RP _ 55 compound:prt _ _ 57 caring care VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 55 xcomp _ _ 58 for for ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 asses ass NOUN NNS Number=Plur 57 obl _ _ 61 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 62 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 63 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 64 cop _ _ 64 anxious anxious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 55 conj _ _ 65 concerning concern ADP IN _ 66 case _ _ 66 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 64 obl _ _ 67 , , PUNCT , _ 68 punct _ _ 68 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 64 advcl _ _ 69 : : PUNCT : _ 73 punct _ _ 70 What what PRON WP PronType=Int 73 obj _ _ 71 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 73 aux _ _ 72 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 73 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 68 ccomp _ _ 74 for for ADP IN _ 76 case _ _ 75 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 76 nmod:poss _ _ 76 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obl _ _ 77 ? ? PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: ask - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **depart** | present · passive | | thou | | | day | from me | vn escape-51.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **find** | shall | thou | two men | | the border of Benjamin at Zelzah | then | by the tomb of Rachel | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Topic | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | future | men *= man* | | | | | unto thee | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **go** | past | thou | the asses | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **seek** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | | | | | | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **find** | present · passive | | the asses | | | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: subject=Topic | | 7 | **leave off** | present · perfect | thy father | | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **care** | gerund | thy father *not said here* | | | | | for the asses | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for ass=Theme | | 9 | **is** | present | thy father *not said here* | | | | | concern you; anxious *property* | tree rules | | 10 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | thy father *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 11 | **do** | shall | I | | | | | for my son | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | 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} בְּלֶכְתְּךָ֤ הַיּוֹם֙ מֵעִמָּדִ֔י וּמָצָאתָ֩ שְׁנֵ֨י אֲנָשִׁ֜ים עִם־קְבֻרַ֥ת רָחֵ֛ל בִּגְב֥וּל בִּנְיָמִ֖ן בְּצֶלְצַ֑ח וְאָמְר֣וּ אֵלֶ֗יךָ נִמְצְא֤וּ הָאֲתֹנוֹת֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֣כְתָּ לְבַקֵּ֔שׁ וְהִנֵּ֨ה נָטַ֤שׁ אָבִ֙יךָ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י הָאֲתֹנ֔וֹת וְדָאַ֤ג לָכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מָ֥ה אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה לִבְנִֽי׃ [1 Samuel 10:2: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.10.2/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:1SA:230` of Mova's parse database. **The tree and the speech act** come from Mova's cycle: the small model's draft, read by a large model as teacher, passed by Mova's gates (Elamur Cosmic License). **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the chapter read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence of the chapter. - ← previous: [1 Samuel 10:1 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.229/) - next →: [1 Samuel 10:3 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.231/) - ↑ back to [1 Samuel 10:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.10.2/)