--- title: 2 Kings 5:15 (JPS 1917) — And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came,… · tree and pragmatics description: And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said: 'Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; now therefore, I pray thee, take a present of thy servant.' 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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 (Naaman, I, God), 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:144 # text = And he returned to the man of God, he and all his company, and came, and stood before him; and he said: 'Behold now, I know that there is no God in all the earth, but in Israel; now therefore, I pray thee, take a present of thy servant.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 returned return VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 conj _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 12 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 14 det:predet _ _ 13 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 company company NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 conj _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 17 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 21 before before ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obl _ _ 23 ; ; PUNCT : _ 26 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 27 : : PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 28 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 33 punct _ _ 29 Behold behold INTJ UH _ 33 discourse _ _ 30 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 33 advmod _ _ 31 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 32 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 33 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 26 ccomp _ _ 34 that that SCONJ IN _ 36 mark _ _ 35 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 36 expl _ _ 36 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 ccomp _ _ 37 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 38 det _ _ 38 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 40 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 42 det:predet _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 43 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 44 but but CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 45 in in ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 conj _ _ 47 ; ; PUNCT : _ 52 punct _ _ 48 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 52 advmod _ _ 49 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 51 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 52 nsubj _ _ 52 pray pray VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 53 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 obj _ _ 54 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 55 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 52 ccomp _ _ 56 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 present present NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 60 nmod:poss _ _ 60 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ _ 61 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 62 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **return** | past | Naaman | | | | | to the man of God *result* | vn convert-26.6.2-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient to man=Result | | 2 | **come** | past | Naaman *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **stand** | past | Naaman *not said here* | | | | before Naaman | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before he=Location | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Naaman | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **know** | present | I | | | | now | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **be** | present | no God in all earth but Israel | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **pray** | present | I | thee | | | now | therefore *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **take** | infinitive | I *not said here* | a present of thy servant | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent present=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} וַיָּשָׁב֩ אֶל־אִ֨ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים ה֣וּא וְכָֽל־מַחֲנֵ֗הוּ וַיָּבֹא֮ וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד לְפָנָיו֒ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הִנֵּה־נָ֤א יָדַ֙עְתִּי֙ כִּ֣י אֵ֤ין אֱלֹהִים֙ בְּכָל־הָאָ֔רֶץ כִּ֖י אִם־בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְעַתָּ֛ה קַח־נָ֥א בְרָכָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ת עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ [2 Kings 5:15: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.5.15/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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