--- title: 2 Kings 11:15 (JPS 1917) — And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds, the offi… · tree and pragmatics description: And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them: 'Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword'; for the priest said: 'Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.' 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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 (Jehoiada, priest, Athaliah), 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:356 # text = And Jehoiada the priest commanded the captains of hundreds, the officers of the host, and said unto them: 'Have her forth between the ranks; and him that followeth her slay with the sword'; for the priest said: 'Let her not be slain in the house of the LORD.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 5 cc _ _ 2 Jehoiada Jehoiada PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 priest priest NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 5 commanded command VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 captains captain NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 hundreds hundred NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 nmod _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 officers officer NOUN NNS Number=Plur 7 appos _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 19 unto unto ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 obl _ _ 21 : : PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 22 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 23 punct _ _ 23 Have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 ccomp _ _ 24 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obj _ _ 25 forth forth ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 26 between between ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 ranks rank NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 obl _ _ 29 ; ; PUNCT : _ 31 punct _ _ 30 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 31 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 conj _ _ 32 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 33 nsubj _ _ 33 followeth follow VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 31 acl:relcl _ _ 34 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 obj _ _ 35 slay slay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 conj _ _ 36 with with ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 39 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 23 punct _ _ 40 ; ; PUNCT : _ 44 punct _ _ 41 for for SCONJ IN _ 44 mark _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 priest priest NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nsubj _ _ 44 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 45 : : PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 46 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ _ 47 Let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 ccomp _ _ 48 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 51 advmod _ _ 50 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 51 aux:pass _ _ 51 slain slay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 47 xcomp _ _ 52 in in ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ _ 55 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 nmod _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ 59 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: suggest - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **command** | past | Jehoiada | the captains of hundreds | | | | | vn supervision-95.2.2-1 «NP V NP.predicate»: agent=Agent captain=Eventuality | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jehoiada *not said here* | | | | | unto captains *= captain* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **have** | infinitive | | Athaliah | | | | between the ranks; forth *property* | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Patient | | 4 | **follow** | present | | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **slay** | infinitive | | Athaliah | | | | with the sword | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent her=Patient with sword=Instrument | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the priest | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **let** | infinitive | | Athaliah | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **not** **slay** | infinitive · passive | Athaliah *not said here* | | | the house of the LORD | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP» | 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} וַיְצַו֩ יְהוֹיָדָ֨ע הַכֹּהֵ֜ן אֶת־שָׂרֵ֥י הַמֵּא֣וֹת ׀ פְּקֻדֵ֣י הַחַ֗יִל וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ הוֹצִ֤יאוּ אֹתָהּ֙ אֶל־מִבֵּ֣ית לַשְּׂדֵרֹ֔ת וְהַבָּ֥א אַחֲרֶ֖יהָ הָמֵ֣ת בֶּחָ֑רֶב כִּ֚י אָמַ֣ר הַכֹּהֵ֔ן אַל־תּוּמַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ [2 Kings 11:15: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.11.15/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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