--- title: 2 Kings 7:13 (JPS 1917) — And one of his servants answered and said: 'Let some take, I pray th… · tree and pragmatics description: And one of his servants answered and said: 'Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city — behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed — and let us send and see.' 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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 (one, some, I, horses), 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:212 # text = And one of his servants answered and said: 'Let some take, I pray thee, five of the horses that remain, which are left in the city — behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are left in it; behold, they are as all the multitude of Israel that are consumed — and let us send and see.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 6 cc _ _ 2 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 6 nsubj _ _ 3 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 4 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 5 nmod:poss _ _ 5 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 2 nmod _ _ 6 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 8 cc _ _ 8 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 conj _ _ 9 : : PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 10 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 11 punct _ _ 11 Let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 8 ccomp _ _ 12 some some DET DT PronType=Ind 11 obj _ _ 13 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 11 xcomp _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 16 pray pray VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 parataxis _ _ 17 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 16 obj _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 five five NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 13 obj _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 horses horse NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nmod _ _ 23 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 24 remain remain VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 acl:relcl _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 28 nsubj:pass _ _ 27 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 aux:pass _ _ 28 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 22 acl:relcl _ _ 29 in in ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 32 — - PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 33 behold behold INTJ UH _ 40 discourse _ _ 34 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 35 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 36 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 cop _ _ 37 as as ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 40 det:predet _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 multitude multitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 parataxis _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 nmod _ _ 43 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 45 nsubj:pass _ _ 44 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 aux:pass _ _ 45 left leave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 40 acl:relcl _ _ 46 in in ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obl _ _ 48 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 49 behold behold INTJ UH _ 56 discourse _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 51 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 52 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 56 cop _ _ 53 as as ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 54 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 56 det:predet _ _ 55 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 56 multitude multitude NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 parataxis _ _ 57 of of ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 56 nmod _ _ 59 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 61 nsubj:pass _ _ 60 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 61 aux:pass _ _ 61 consumed consume VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 56 acl:relcl _ _ 62 — - PUNCT : _ 64 punct _ _ 63 and and CCONJ CC _ 64 cc _ _ 64 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 11 conj _ _ 65 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 64 obj _ _ 66 send send VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 64 xcomp _ _ 67 and and CCONJ CC _ 68 cc _ _ 68 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 66 conj _ _ 69 . . PUNCT . _ 11 punct _ _ 70 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 11 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 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | one of king's servants | | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | one of king's servants *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **let** | infinitive | | some | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **take** | infinitive | some *not said here* | five of the horses | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent five=Theme | | 5 | **pray** | present | I | thee | | | | | tree rules | | 6 | **remain** | present | the horses | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **leave** | present · passive | | the horses | | the city | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in city=Location | | 8 | **is** | present | Arameans *= aramean* | | | | | as all multitude; of Israel | tree rules | | 9 | **leave** | present · passive | | all multitude | | city | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: subject=Theme in it=Location | | 10 | **is** | present | Arameans *= aramean* | | | | | as all multitude; of Israel | tree rules | | 11 | **consume** | present · passive | | all multitude | | | | | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | | 12 | **let** | infinitive | | us | | | | | tree rules | | 13 | **send** | infinitive | us *not said here* | | | | | | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 14 | **see** | infinitive | us *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | 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} וַיַּעַן֩ אֶחָ֨ד מֵעֲבָדָ֜יו וַיֹּ֗אמֶר וְיִקְחוּ־נָ֞א חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה מִן־הַסּוּסִים֮ הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִים֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאֲרוּ־בָהּ֒ הִנָּ֗ם כְּכָל־הֲמ֤וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִשְׁאֲרוּ־בָ֔הּ הִנָּ֕ם כְּכָל־הֲמ֥וֹן יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אֲשֶׁר־תָּ֑מּוּ וְנִשְׁלְחָ֖ה וְנִרְאֶֽה׃ [2 Kings 7:13: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.7.13/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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