--- title: 1 Samuel 21:10 (JPS 1917) — And the priest said: 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou… · tree and pragmatics description: And the priest said: 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here.' And David said: 'There is none like that; give it me.' 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And David said: 'There is none like that; give it me.' **Who acts:** priest, thou, other, David, none · **What happens:** say, slay, wrap, take, be, give · **To what, where:** Goliath, vale, sword, cloth, that, me · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 1 Samuel 21:10 · 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 (priest, thou, other, David), 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:629 # text = And the priest said: 'The sword of Goliath the Philistine, whom thou slewest in the vale of Elah, behold, it is here wrapped in a cloth behind the ephod; if thou wilt take that, take it; for there is no other save that here.' And David said: 'There is none like that; give it me.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 priest priest NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 : : PUNCT : _ 28 punct _ _ 6 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 28 punct _ _ 7 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 dislocated _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Goliath Goliath PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 Philistine Philistine PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 appos _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 16 obj _ _ 15 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 16 nsubj _ _ 16 slewest slay VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 10 acl:relcl _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 vale vale NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 Elah Elah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 23 behold behold INTJ UH _ 28 discourse _ _ 24 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 25 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj:pass _ _ 26 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux:pass _ _ 27 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 28 advmod _ _ 28 wrapped wrap VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 ccomp _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 cloth cloth NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 behind behind ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 ephod ephod NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod _ _ 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 39 punct _ _ 36 if if SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 37 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 39 nsubj _ _ 38 wilt will AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 advcl _ _ 40 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 39 obj _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 42 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 28 parataxis _ _ 43 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obj _ _ 44 ; ; PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 45 for for SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 46 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 47 expl _ _ 47 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 advcl _ _ 48 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 49 det _ _ 49 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 nsubj _ _ 50 save save ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 49 nmod _ _ 52 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 49 advmod _ _ 53 . . PUNCT . _ 28 punct _ _ 54 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 28 punct _ _ 55 And and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 56 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 nsubj _ _ 57 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 58 : : PUNCT : _ 61 punct _ _ 59 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 61 punct _ _ 60 There there PRON EX PronType=Dem 61 expl _ _ 61 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 57 ccomp _ _ 62 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 61 nsubj _ _ 63 like like ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 64 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 62 nmod _ _ 65 ; ; PUNCT : _ 66 punct _ _ 66 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 61 parataxis _ _ 67 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 66 obj _ _ 68 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 66 iobj _ _ 69 . . PUNCT . _ 61 punct _ _ 70 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 61 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: offer - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=offer, indirect=0, polarity=none | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the priest | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **slay** | past | thou | Goliath | | the vale of Elah | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent whom=Patient | | 3 | **wrap** | present · passive | | sword | | a cloth behind the ephod; here | | the sword of Goliath *dislocated* | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in cloth=Destination | | 4 | **take** *a condition, not said to happen* | future | thou | that | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Theme | | 5 | **take** | infinitive | | sword | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | | 6 | **be** | present | no other save that | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | David | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 8 | **be** | present | none | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **give** | infinitive | | sword | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient it=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} וַיֹּ֣אמֶר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן חֶרֶב֩ גָּלְיָ֨ת הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜י אֲשֶׁר־הִכִּ֣יתָ ׀ בְּעֵ֣מֶק הָאֵלָ֗ה עֵ֣מֶק הָאֵלָ֗ה הִנֵּה־הִ֞יא לוּטָ֣ה בַשִּׂמְלָה֮ אַחֲרֵ֣י הָאֵפוֹד֒ אִם־אֹתָ֤הּ תִּֽקַּח־לְךָ֙ קָ֔ח כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין אַחֶ֛רֶת זוּלָתָ֖הּ בָּזֶ֑ה וַיֹּ֧אמֶר דָּוִ֛ד אֵ֥ין כָּמ֖וֹהָ תְּנֶ֥נָּה לִּֽי׃ [1 Samuel 21:10: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.21.10/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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