--- title: 2 Kings 4:38 (JPS 1917) — And Elisha came again to Gilgal; and there was a dearth in the land;… · tree and pragmatics description: And Elisha came again to Gilgal; and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant: 'Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.' 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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 (Elisha, dearth, sons), 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:2KI:121 # text = And Elisha came again to Gilgal; and there was a dearth in the land; and the sons of the prophets were sitting before him; and he said unto his servant: 'Set on the great pot, and seethe pottage for the sons of the prophets.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Elisha Elisha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 again again ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Gilgal Gilgal PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 ; ; PUNCT : _ 10 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 10 expl _ _ 10 was be VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 11 a a DET DT _ 12 det _ _ 12 dearth dearth NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 nsubj _ _ 13 in in ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 16 ; ; PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 24 nsubj _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 prophets prophet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nmod _ _ 23 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux _ _ 24 sitting sit VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 conj _ _ 25 before before ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ _ 27 ; ; PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 30 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 31 unto unto ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 33 nmod:poss _ _ 33 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 34 : : PUNCT : _ 36 punct _ _ 35 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 36 punct _ _ 36 Set set VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 30 ccomp _ _ 37 on on ADP RP _ 36 compound:prt _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 39 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 amod _ _ 40 pot pot NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 obj _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 seethe seethe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 44 pottage pottage NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obj _ _ 45 for for ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 obl _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 prophets prophet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 47 nmod _ _ 51 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 52 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: pos - teacher: changed voice=narrator, form=decl | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | Elisha | | | Gilgal | again | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to gilgal=Initial\_Location | | 2 | **be** | past | a dearth in the land | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **sit** | past · progressive | the sons of the prophets | | | | before dearth | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before he=Location | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | dearth | | | | | unto dearth's servant | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **set on** | infinitive | | the great pot | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient pot=Result | | 6 | **seethe** | infinitive | | pottage | | | | for the sons of the prophets | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP.location V NP»: agent=Location pottage=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} וֶאֱלִישָׁ֞ע שָׁ֤ב הַגִּלְגָּ֙לָה֙ וְהָרָעָ֣ב בָּאָ֔רֶץ וּבְנֵי֙ הַנְּבִיאִ֔ים יֹשְׁבִ֖ים לְפָנָ֑יו וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לְנַעֲר֗וֹ שְׁפֹת֙ הַסִּ֣יר הַגְּדוֹלָ֔ה וּבַשֵּׁ֥ל נָזִ֖יד לִבְנֵ֥י הַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ [2 Kings 4:38: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.4.38/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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