--- title: 2 Kings 17:26 (JPS 1917) — Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations wh… · tree and pragmatics description: Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land; therefore He hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the la --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.534/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [2 Kings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/) / [chapter 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/17/) / [17:26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.17.26/) / JPS 1 # 2 Kings 17:26 · JPS 1917 Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land; therefore He hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.' **Who acts:** men, thou, nations, Samaria · **What happens:** speak, say, carry away, place, not know, send · **To what, where:** nations, cities, manner, lions · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Kings 17:26 · 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 (men, thou, nations, Samaria), 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:534 # text = Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land; therefore He hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.' 1 Wherefore wherefore ADV WRB PronType=Int 3 advmod _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 advcl _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 Assyria Assyria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 10 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 3 advcl _ _ 11 : : PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 12 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 14 punct _ _ 13 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 nations nation NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 nsubj _ _ 15 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 18 obj _ _ 16 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 18 nsubj _ _ 17 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 14 acl:relcl _ _ 19 away away ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 placed place VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 conj _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 cities city NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obl _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 Samaria Samaria PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 14 punct _ _ 29 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 30 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 29 advmod _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 33 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 nmod _ _ 36 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod _ _ 39 ; ; PUNCT : _ 43 punct _ _ 40 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 43 advmod _ _ 41 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 43 sent send VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 29 parataxis _ _ 44 lions lion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 43 obj _ _ 45 among among ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 obl _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 53 cc _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 50 behold behold INTJ UH _ 53 discourse _ _ 51 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 52 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 53 slay slay VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 conj _ _ 54 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 obj _ _ 55 , , PUNCT , _ 58 punct _ _ 56 because because SCONJ IN _ 58 mark _ _ 57 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 58 know know VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 53 advcl _ _ 59 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 58 advmod _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 manner manner NOUN NN Number=Sing 58 obj _ _ 62 of of ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 61 nmod _ _ 65 of of ADP IN _ 67 case _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 67 det _ _ 67 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nmod _ _ 68 . . PUNCT . _ 29 punct _ _ 69 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 29 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: changed act=assert | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | men *= man* | | | | | to the king of Assyria; wherefore *property* | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent to king=Co-Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | men *= man* *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **carry away** | present · perfect | thou | the nations | | | | away *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme | | 4 | **place** | participle | thou *not said here* | | | the cities of Samaria | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent in city=Destination | | 5 | **not** **know** | present | the nations | the manner of the God of the land | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer manner=Stimulus | | 6 | **send** | present · perfect | Samaria | lions | | | | among men *= man*; therefore *property* | vn confine-92-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lion=Theme | | 7 | **slay** | present | men *= man* | lions *= lion* | | | | | vn murder-42.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 8 | **not** **know** | present | men *= man* | the manner of the God of the land | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V NP PP.attribute»: agent=Experiencer manner=Stimulus | 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} וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֣ם אֶת־הָאֲרָי֗וֹת וְהִנָּם֙ מְמִיתִ֣ים אוֹתָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ אֵינָ֣ם יֹדְעִ֔ים אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ [2 Kings 17:26: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.17.26/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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