--- title: 1 Samuel 26:19 (JPS 1917) — If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let Him acce… · tree and pragmatics description: If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let Him accept an offering; but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of the LORD, saying: Go, serve other gods. 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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 (servant, LORD, you, men), 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:789 # text = If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let Him accept an offering; but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of the LORD, saying: Go, serve other gods. 1 If if SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 3 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 5 cop _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 14 advcl _ _ 6 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 7 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 stirred stir VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 5 acl:relcl _ _ 9 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 8 obj _ _ 10 up up ADP RP _ 8 compound:prt _ _ 11 against against ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 14 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 15 Him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 14 obj _ _ 16 accept accept VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 xcomp _ _ 17 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 offering offering NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 20 but but CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 21 if if SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 22 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 23 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 cop _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 advcl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 29 cursed curse VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 conj _ _ 30 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 29 aux:pass _ _ 31 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj:pass _ _ 32 before before ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 39 punct _ _ 36 for for SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 37 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 38 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 aux _ _ 39 driven drive VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 29 advcl _ _ 40 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 out out ADP RP _ 39 compound:prt _ _ 42 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 43 det _ _ 43 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 obl:unmarked _ _ 44 that that SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 45 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 46 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 48 aux _ _ 47 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 48 advmod _ _ 48 cleave cleave VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 advcl _ _ 49 unto unto ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 inheritance inheritance NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 nmod _ _ 55 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 56 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 39 advcl _ _ 57 : : PUNCT : _ 58 punct _ _ 58 Go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 56 ccomp _ _ 59 , , PUNCT , _ 60 punct _ _ 60 serve serve VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 58 conj _ _ 61 other other ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 62 amod _ _ 62 gods god NOUN NNS Number=Plur 60 obj _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 14 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | servant | the LORD | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **stir up** | present · perfect | the LORD | thee | | | | against me | vn engender-27.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Precondition thou=Patient | | 3 | **let** | imperative | you *not said here* | LORD | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **accept** | infinitive | LORD *not said here* | a offering | | | | | vn obtain-13.5.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent offering=Theme | | 5 | **is a** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | servant | the children | | | | of men | tree rules | | 6 | **curse** | infinitive · passive | | men *= man* | | | before the LORD | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Theme | | 7 | **drive out** | present · perfect | men *= man* | me | | | day | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Theme | | 8 | **not** **cleave** | should | I | | | | | unto the inheritance of the LORD | vn break-45.1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | men *= man* *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 10 | **go** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 11 | **serve** | infinitive | | other gods | | | | | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent god=Attribute | | 12 | **inherit** | | | the LORD | | | | | nom inheritance «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} וְעַתָּ֗ה יִֽשְׁמַֽע־נָא֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֣י עַבְדּ֑וֹ אִם־יְהוָ֞ה הֱסִֽיתְךָ֥ בִי֙ יָרַ֣ח מִנְחָ֔ה וְאִ֣ם ׀ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֗ם אֲרוּרִ֥ים הֵם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כִּֽי־גֵרְשׁ֣וּנִי הַיּ֗וֹם מֵהִסְתַּפֵּ֜חַ בְּנַחֲלַ֤ת יְהוָה֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֵ֥ךְ עֲבֹ֖ד אֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲחֵרִֽים׃ [1 Samuel 26:19: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.19/) This verse in JPS 1917: 1. [Now therefore, I pray thee, let my lord the king hear the words of his servant.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.788/) 2. **If it be the LORD that hath stirred thee up against me, let Him accept an offering; but if it be the children of men, cursed be they before the LORD; for they have driven me out this day that I should not cleave unto the inheritance of the LORD, saying: Go, serve other gods.** **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:1SA:789` 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 26:19 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.788/) - next →: [1 Samuel 26:20 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/1SA.790/) - ↑ back to [1 Samuel 26:19](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/1SA.26.19/)