--- title: 2 Kings 5:18 (JPS 1917) — In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into… · tree and pragmatics description: In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, when I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.' 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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, master, I), 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:147 # text = In this thing the LORD pardon thy servant: when my master goeth into the house of Rimmon to worship there, and he leaneth on my hand, and I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, when I prostrate myself in the house of Rimmon, the LORD pardon thy servant in this thing.' 1 In in ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 3 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 pardon pardon VERB VBP Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 8 nmod:poss _ _ 8 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 : : PUNCT : _ 13 punct _ _ 10 when when SCONJ WRB _ 13 mark _ _ 11 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ _ 12 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 13 goeth go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 advcl _ _ 14 into into ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 Rimmon Rimmon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 19 to to PART TO _ 20 mark _ _ 20 worship worship VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 advcl _ _ 21 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 20 advmod _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 leaneth lean VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 26 on on ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 31 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 32 prostrate prostrate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 13 conj _ _ 33 myself myself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 32 obj _ _ 34 in in ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 Rimmon Rimmon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 36 nmod _ _ 39 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 40 when when SCONJ WRB _ 42 mark _ _ 41 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 42 prostrate prostrate VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 52 advcl _ _ 43 myself myself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 42 obj _ _ 44 in in ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 Rimmon Rimmon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 46 nmod _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 52 nsubj _ _ 52 pardon pardon VERB VBP Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 53 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 55 in in ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 57 det _ _ 57 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ 59 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: changed act=request, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **pardon** | present | the LORD | thy servant | | this thing | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=Theme | | 2 | **go** | present | my master | | | the house of Rimmon | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into house=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **worship** | to-infinitive | my master *not said here* | | | there | | | vn admire-31.2 «NP V that S»: agent=Experiencer | | 4 | **lean** | present | LORD | | | my hand | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on hand=Location | | 5 | **prostrate** | present | I | myself | | the house of Rimmon | | | tree rules | | 6 | **prostrate** | present | I | myself | | the house of Rimmon | | | tree rules | | 7 | **pardon** | present | the LORD | thy servant | | this thing | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent servant=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} לַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה יִסְלַ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה לְעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ בְּב֣וֹא אֲדֹנִ֣י בֵית־רִמּוֹן֩ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֨ת שָׁ֜מָּה וְה֣וּא ׀ נִשְׁעָ֣ן עַל־יָדִ֗י וְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֵ֙יתִי֙ בֵּ֣ית רִמֹּ֔ן בְּהִשְׁתַּחֲוָיָ֙תִי֙ בֵּ֣ית רִמֹּ֔ן יִסְלַח־יְהוָ֥ה לְעַבְדְּךָ֖ בַּדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ [2 Kings 5:18: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.5.18/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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