--- title: 2 Kings 23:3 (JPS 1917) — And the king stood on the platform, and made a covenant before the L… · tree and pragmatics description: And the king stood on the platform, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people stood t --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.700/) [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 23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/23/) / [23:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.23.3/) / JPS 1 # 2 Kings 23:3 · JPS 1917 And the king stood on the platform, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people stood to the covenant. **Who acts:** king, people · **What happens:** stand, make, walk, keep, confirm, write · **To what, where:** platform, covenant, commandments, words, book · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Kings 23:3 · 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 (king, people), 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:700 # text = And the king stood on the platform, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep His commandments, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and all his soul, to confirm the words of this covenant that were written in this book; and all the people stood to the covenant. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 on on ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 platform platform NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 10 made make VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 covenant covenant NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 before before ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 obl _ _ 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 18 walk walk VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 advcl _ _ 19 after after ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 keep keep VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 conj _ _ 26 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 commandments commandment NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obj _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 30 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 testimonies testimony NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 34 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 statutes statute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ _ 36 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 37 with with ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 38 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 40 det:predet _ _ 39 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 40 nmod:poss _ _ 40 heart heart NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 43 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 45 det:predet _ _ 44 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 soul soul NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 conj _ _ 46 , , PUNCT , _ 48 punct _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 confirm confirm VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 10 advcl _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 48 obj _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 53 det _ _ 53 covenant covenant NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 nmod _ _ 54 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 56 nsubj:pass _ _ 55 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 56 aux:pass _ _ 56 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 53 acl:relcl _ _ 57 in in ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 59 det _ _ 59 book book NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 60 ; ; PUNCT : _ 65 punct _ _ 61 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 62 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 64 det:predet _ _ 63 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 64 det _ _ 64 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 65 nsubj _ _ 65 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 66 to to ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 67 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 68 covenant covenant NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obl _ _ 69 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=narrate | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | past | the king | | | the platform | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent on platform=Location | | 2 | **make** | past | the king *not said here* | a covenant | | | before the LORD | | vn build-26.1-1 «NP.asset V NP»: agent=Asset covenant=Product | | 3 | **walk** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | | | | after the LORD | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **keep** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | king's commandments and king's testimonies and king's statutes | | | | with king's heart and king's soul | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent commandment=Theme | | 5 | **confirm** | to-infinitive | the king *not said here* | the words of this covenant | | | | | vn indicate-78-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Pivot word=Topic | | 6 | **write** | past · passive | | this covenant | | this book | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: subject=Theme in book=Destination | | 7 | **stand** | past | all people | | | | | to the covenant | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **command** | | king | | | | | | nom commandment «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **testify** | | king | | | | | | nom testimony «communication intransitive»: poss=agent | | 10 | **word** | | | this covenant | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=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} וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד הַ֠מֶּלֶךְ עַֽל־הָ֨עַמּ֜וּד וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת אֶֽת־הַבְּרִ֣ית ׀ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֗ה לָלֶ֜כֶת אַחַ֤ר יְהוָה֙ וְלִשְׁמֹ֨ר מִצְוֺתָ֜יו וְאֶת־עֵדְוֺתָ֤יו וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתָיו֙ בְּכָל־לֵ֣ב וּבְכָל־נֶ֔פֶשׁ לְהָקִ֗ים אֶת־דִּבְרֵי֙ הַבְּרִ֣ית הַזֹּ֔את הַכְּתֻבִ֖ים עַל־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַזֶּ֑ה וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בַּבְּרִֽית׃ [2 Kings 23:3: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.23.3/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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