--- title: 2 Kings 3:11 (JPS 1917) — But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that… · tree and pragmatics description: But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?' And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said: 'Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.' 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And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said: 'Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.' **Who acts:** Jehoshaphat, prophet, we, one, Elisha · **What happens:** say, not be, inquire, answer, be, pour · **To what, where:** water, hands · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Kings 3:11 · 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 (Jehoshaphat, prophet, we, one), 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:59 # text = But Jehoshaphat said: 'Is there not here a prophet of the LORD, that we may inquire of the LORD by him?' And one of the king of Israel's servants answered and said: 'Elisha the son of Shaphat is here, who poured water on the hands of Elijah.' 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Jehoshaphat Jehoshaphat 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 Is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 7 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 6 expl _ _ 8 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 6 advmod _ _ 9 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 6 advmod _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 prophet prophet NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 16 that that SCONJ IN _ 19 mark _ _ 17 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 18 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 19 inquire inquire VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 23 by by ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obl _ _ 25 ? ? PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ 26 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 6 punct _ _ 27 And and CCONJ CC _ 36 cc _ _ 28 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 36 nsubj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 nmod:poss _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 33 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 nmod _ _ 34 's 's PART POS _ 31 case _ _ 35 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 28 nmod _ _ 36 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 36 conj _ _ 39 : : PUNCT : _ 47 punct _ _ 40 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 47 punct _ _ 41 Elisha Elisha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 appos _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 Shaphat Shaphat PROPN NNP Number=Sing 43 nmod _ _ 46 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 47 cop _ _ 47 here here ADV RB PronType=Dem 38 ccomp _ _ 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 50 nsubj _ _ 50 poured pour VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 41 acl:relcl _ _ 51 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ _ 52 on on ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 obl _ _ 55 of of ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 56 Elijah Elijah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 54 nmod _ _ 57 . . PUNCT . _ 47 punct _ _ 58 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 47 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: yes/no question - act: ask - voice: character - polarity: none - indirect: yes - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jehoshaphat | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **not** **be** | present | a prophet of the LORD | | | here; there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **inquire** *speech: other* | may | we | | | | | of the LORD; by LORD | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V PP.recipient how S»: agent=Agent of lord=Recipient | | 4 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | one of the king Israel's servants | | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | one of the king Israel's servants *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** | present | Elisha | | | | | here *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **pour** | past | Elisha | water | | the hands of Elijah | | | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent water=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} וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְהוֹשָׁפָ֗ט הַאֵ֨ין פֹּ֤ה נָבִיא֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה וְנִדְרְשָׁ֥ה אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה מֵאוֹת֑וֹ וַ֠יַּעַן אֶחָ֞ד מֵעַבְדֵ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וַיֹּ֔אמֶר פֹּ֚ה אֱלִישָׁ֣ע בֶּן־שָׁפָ֔ט אֲשֶׁר־יָ֥צַק מַ֖יִם עַל־יְדֵ֥י אֵלִיָּֽהוּ׃ [2 Kings 3:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.3.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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