--- title: 2 Kings 10:19 (JPS 1917) — Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worship… · tree and pragmatics description: Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests, let none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live.' But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 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But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. **Who acts:** you, none, I, Jehu · **What happens:** call, let, want, have, do, not live · **To what, where:** prophets, none, great sacrifice, Baal, sacrifice, subtlety · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Kings 10:19 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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 (you, none, I, Jehu), 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:320 # text = Now therefore call unto me all the prophets of Baal, all his worshippers, and all his priests, let none be wanting; for I have a great sacrifice to do to Baal; whosoever shall be wanting, he shall not live.' But Jehu did it in subtlety, to the intent that he might destroy the worshippers of Baal. 1 Now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 3 advmod _ _ 2 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 call call VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 unto unto ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ 6 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 8 det:predet _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 prophets prophet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 3 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Baal Baal PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 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 worshippers worshipper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 16 and and CCONJ CC _ 19 cc _ _ 17 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 19 det:predet _ _ 18 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 priests priest NOUN NNS Number=Plur 8 conj _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 21 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 22 none none PRON NN PronType=Neg 21 obj _ _ 23 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 24 aux _ _ 24 wanting want VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 21 xcomp _ _ 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 28 punct _ _ 26 for for SCONJ IN _ 28 mark _ _ 27 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 28 have have VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 advcl _ _ 29 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 31 amod _ _ 31 sacrifice sacrifice NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obj _ _ 32 to to PART TO _ 33 mark _ _ 33 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 31 acl _ _ 34 to to ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 Baal Baal PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 obl _ _ 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 37 whosoever whosoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 45 dislocated _ _ 38 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 39 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 40 aux _ _ 40 wanting want VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 37 acl:relcl _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 42 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 nsubj _ _ 43 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 45 aux _ _ 44 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 45 advmod _ _ 45 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 21 parataxis _ _ 46 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 47 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 48 But but CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 49 Jehu Jehu PROPN NNP Number=Sing 50 nsubj _ _ 50 did do VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 51 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 obj _ _ 52 in in ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 subtlety subtlety NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 54 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 55 to to ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 intent intent NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 58 that that SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 59 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 60 might might AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 61 aux _ _ 61 destroy destroy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 57 acl _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 worshippers worshipper NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 obj _ _ 64 of of ADP IN _ 65 case _ _ 65 Baal Baal PROPN NNP Number=Sing 63 nmod _ _ 66 . . PUNCT . _ 3 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 | **call** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* | all prophets of Baal and Baal's worshippers and Baal's priests | | | now | unto me; therefore *property* | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent prophet=Recipient | | 2 | **let** | infinitive | | none | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **want** | infinitive · progressive | none *not said here* | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 4 | **have** | present | I | a great sacrifice | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sacrifice=Patient | | 5 | **do** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a great sacrifice *not said here* | Baal | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **want** | shall · progressive | | | | | | | vn want-32.1-1-1 «NP V NP S\_INF»: agent=Pivot | | 7 | **not** **live** | shall | Jehu | | | | | whosoever *dislocated* | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **do** | past | Jehu | sacrifice | | subtlety | | to the intent | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Eventuality | | 9 | **destroy** | might | Jehu | the worshippers of Baal | | | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent worshipper=Patient | 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} וְעַתָּ֣ה כָל־נְבִיאֵ֣י הַבַּ֡עַל כָּל־עֹבְדָ֣יו וְכָל־כֹּהֲנָיו֩ קִרְא֨וּ אֵלַ֜י אִ֣ישׁ אַל־יִפָּקֵ֗ד כִּי֩ זֶ֨בַח גָּד֥וֹל לִי֙ לַבַּ֔עַל כֹּ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יִפָּקֵ֖ד לֹ֣א יִֽחְיֶ֑ה וְיֵהוּא֙ עָשָׂ֣ה בְעָקְבָּ֔ה לְמַ֥עַן הַאֲבִ֖יד אֶת־עֹבְדֵ֥י הַבָּֽעַל׃ [2 Kings 10:19: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.10.19/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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