--- title: 2 Kings 4:13 (JPS 1917) — And he said unto him: 'Say now unto her: Behold, thou hast been care… · tree and pragmatics description: And he said unto him: 'Say now unto her: Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host?' And she answered: 'I dwell among mine own people.' 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And she answered: 'I dwell among mine own people.' **Who acts:** man, thou, servant, I · **What happens:** say, be, do, speak, answer, dwell · **To what, where:** thou · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Kings 4:13 · 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 (man, thou, servant, I), 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:92 # text = And he said unto him: 'Say now unto her: Behold, thou hast been careful for us with all this care; what is to be done for thee? wouldest thou be spoken for to the king, or to the captain of the host?' And she answered: 'I dwell among mine own people.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 unto unto ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ 6 : : PUNCT : _ 8 punct _ _ 7 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 8 punct _ _ 8 Say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 9 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ _ 10 unto unto ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 obl _ _ 12 : : PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 13 Behold behold INTJ UH _ 18 discourse _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 15 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 18 nsubj _ _ 16 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 17 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 18 cop _ _ 18 careful careful ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 8 ccomp _ _ 19 for for ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 20 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 18 obl _ _ 21 with with ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 22 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 24 det:predet _ _ 23 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 24 det _ _ 24 care care NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 26 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 30 nsubj:pass _ _ 27 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 aux:pass _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 30 mark _ _ 29 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 30 aux:pass _ _ 30 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 ccomp _ _ 31 for for ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 30 obl _ _ 33 ? ? PUNCT . _ 37 punct _ _ 34 wouldest would AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 35 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 37 nsubj:pass _ _ 36 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 37 aux:pass _ _ 37 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 parataxis _ _ 38 for for ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 39 to to ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 43 or or CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 44 to to ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 captain captain NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 conj _ _ 47 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 host host NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nmod _ _ 50 ? ? PUNCT . _ 37 punct _ _ 51 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ 52 And and CCONJ CC _ 54 cc _ _ 53 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 54 nsubj _ _ 54 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 55 : : PUNCT : _ 58 punct _ _ 56 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 58 punct _ _ 57 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 58 nsubj _ _ 58 dwell dwell VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 ccomp _ _ 59 among among ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 60 mine mine PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 62 nmod:poss _ _ 61 own own ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 62 amod _ _ 62 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 58 obl _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 58 punct _ _ 64 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 58 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: other - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed form=other | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | man | | | | | unto Gehazi | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | | | now | unto servant | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **is** | present · perfect | thou | | | | | for us; with all care; careful *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **do** | present · passive | | | | | | for thee | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Eventuality | | 5 | **speak** *speech: other* | would · passive | | thou | | | | for the king or the captain of the host | tree rules | | 6 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | servant | | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **dwell** | present | I | | | | | among mine own people | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among people=Location | 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 ל֗וֹ אֱמָר־נָ֣א אֵלֶיהָ֮ הִנֵּ֣ה חָרַ֣דְתְּ ׀ אֵלֵינוּ֮ אֶת־כָּל־הַחֲרָדָ֣ה הַזֹּאת֒ מֶ֚ה לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת לָ֔ךְ הֲיֵ֤שׁ לְדַבֶּר־לָךְ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ א֖וֹ אֶל־שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֑א וַתֹּ֕אמֶר בְּת֥וֹךְ עַמִּ֖י אָנֹכִ֥י יֹשָֽׁבֶת׃ [2 Kings 4:13: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.4.13/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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