--- title: 1 Samuel 2:30 (JPS 1917) — Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, saith: I said indeed that thy… · tree and pragmatics description: Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, saith: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before Me for ever; but now the LORD saith: Be it far from Me: for them that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. 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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 (LORD, I, house), 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:61 # text = Therefore the LORD, the God of Israel, saith: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before Me for ever; but now the LORD saith: Be it far from Me: for them that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed. 1 Therefore therefore ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 appos _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 11 : : PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 12 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 13 nsubj _ _ 13 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 ccomp _ _ 14 indeed indeed ADV RB _ 13 advmod _ _ 15 that that SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 16 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 17 nmod:poss _ _ 17 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 21 cc _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 conj _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 24 nmod:poss _ _ 24 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 26 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 27 aux _ _ 27 walk walk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 ccomp _ _ 28 before before ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ _ 30 for for ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 27 obl _ _ 32 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 33 but but CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 34 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 37 advmod _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ _ 37 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 conj _ _ 38 : : PUNCT : _ 41 punct _ _ 39 Be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 41 cop _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 far far ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 37 ccomp _ _ 42 from from ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 43 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 obl _ _ 44 : : PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 45 for for ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 obl _ _ 47 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 48 nsubj _ _ 48 honour honour VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 46 acl:relcl _ _ 49 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 48 obj _ _ 50 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 51 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 52 honour honour VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 parataxis _ _ 53 , , PUNCT , _ 62 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 55 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 62 nsubj:pass _ _ 56 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 57 nsubj _ _ 57 despise despise VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 55 acl:relcl _ _ 58 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 57 obj _ _ 59 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 62 aux _ _ 60 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 62 aux:pass _ _ 61 lightly lightly ADV RB _ 62 advmod _ _ 62 esteemed esteem VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 52 conj _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=assert | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the LORD | | | | | therefore *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I | | | | | indeed *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **walk** | should | thy house and the house of thy father | | | | before Me | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme before i=Trajectory | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the LORD | | | | now | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **is** | infinitive | house | | | | | from Me; far *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **honour** | present | | Me | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **honour** | future | I | | | | | for people | tree rules | | 8 | **despise** | present | | Me | | | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | | 9 | **esteem** | shall · passive | | people | | | | lightly *property* | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: subject=Stimulus | 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} לָכֵ֗ן נְאֻם־יְהוָה֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אָמ֣וֹר אָמַ֔רְתִּי בֵּֽיתְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ית אָבִ֔יךָ יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ לְפָנַ֖י עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְעַתָּ֤ה נְאֻם־יְהוָה֙ חָלִ֣ילָה לִּ֔י כִּֽי־מְכַבְּדַ֥י אֲכַבֵּ֖ד וּבֹזַ֥י יֵקָֽלּוּ׃ [1 Samuel 2:30: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.2.30/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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