--- title: 2 Kings 7:1 (JPS 1917) — And Elisha said: 'Hear ye the word of the LORD; thus saith the LORD:… · tree and pragmatics description: And Elisha said: 'Hear ye the word of the LORD; thus saith the LORD: To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.' 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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, ye, LORD), 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:198 # text = And Elisha said: 'Hear ye the word of the LORD; thus saith the LORD: To-morrow about this time shall a measure of fine flour be sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, in the gate of Samaria.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Elisha Elisha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 : : PUNCT : _ 6 punct _ _ 5 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 6 punct _ _ 6 Hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 7 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 6 nsubj _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 14 thus thus ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 15 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 18 : : PUNCT : _ 32 punct _ _ 19 To to ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 19 punct _ _ 21 morrow morrow NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl:unmarked _ _ 22 about about ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 24 det _ _ 24 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ _ 25 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 measure measure NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj:pass _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 30 amod _ _ 30 flour flour NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 31 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 32 aux:pass _ _ 32 sold sell VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 15 ccomp _ _ 33 for for ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 shekel shekel NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 36 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 38 two two NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 39 nummod _ _ 39 measures measure NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 barley barley NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nmod _ _ 42 for for ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 shekel shekel NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nmod _ _ 45 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 46 in in ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 gate gate NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 obl _ _ 49 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 Samaria Samaria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 nmod _ _ 51 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 52 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: pos - teacher: changed voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Elisha | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **hear** | infinitive | ye | the word of the LORD | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the LORD | | | | | thus *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 4 | **sell** | shall · passive | | a measure of fine flour and two measures of barley for a shekel | morrow about this time | the gate of Samaria | | for a shekel | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient PP.asset»: subject=Theme to morrow=Recipient for shekel=Asset | | 5 | **word** | | | the LORD | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient | | 6 | **measure** | | | fine flour | | | | | nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient | | 7 | **measure** | | | barley | | | | for a shekel | nom measure «act transitive»: of=patient for=obl | 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 אֱלִישָׁ֔ע שִׁמְע֖וּ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֑ה כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה כָּעֵ֤ת ׀ מָחָר֙ סְאָֽה־סֹ֣לֶת בְּשֶׁ֗קֶל וְסָאתַ֧יִם שְׂעֹרִ֛ים בְּשֶׁ֖קֶל בְּשַׁ֥עַר שֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃ [2 Kings 7:1: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.7.1/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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