--- title: 2 Samuel 11:11 (JPS 1917) — And Uriah said unto David: 'The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in… · tree and pragmatics description: And Uriah said unto David: 'The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.' --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2SA.280/) [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 Samuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/) / [chapter 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA/11/) / [11:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.11.11/) / JPS 1 # 2 Samuel 11:11 · JPS 1917 And Uriah said unto David: 'The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.' **Who acts:** Uriah, ark, I, thou, soul · **What happens:** say, abide, encamp, go, eat, drink · **To what, where:** booths, lord, open field, house, thing · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Samuel 11:11 · 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 (Uriah, ark, I, thou), 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:2SA:280 # text = And Uriah said unto David: 'The ark, and Israel, and Judah, abide in booths; and my lord Joab, and the servants of my lord, are encamped in the open field; shall I then go into my house, to eat and to drink, and to lie with my wife? as thou livest, and as thy soul liveth, I will not do this thing.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Uriah Uriah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 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 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 6 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 7 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ _ 8 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 ark ark NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 conj _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 Judah Judah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 conj _ _ 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 abide abide VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 booths booth NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 20 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 22 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nsubj:pass _ _ 24 Joab Joab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 23 appos _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 conj _ _ 29 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 30 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 nmod _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 33 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux:pass _ _ 34 encamped encamp VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 3 ccomp _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 37 open open ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 38 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 39 ; ; PUNCT : _ 43 punct _ _ 40 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 43 aux _ _ 41 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 42 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 43 advmod _ _ 43 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ _ 44 into into ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 obl _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 48 to to PART TO _ 49 mark _ _ 49 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 43 advcl _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 51 to to PART TO _ 52 mark _ _ 52 drink drink VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 conj _ _ 53 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 55 to to PART TO _ 56 mark _ _ 56 lie lie VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 49 conj _ _ 57 with with ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 59 nmod:poss _ _ 59 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 60 ? ? PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 61 as as SCONJ IN _ 63 mark _ _ 62 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 63 nsubj _ _ 63 livest live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 74 advcl _ _ 64 , , PUNCT , _ 74 punct _ _ 65 and and CCONJ CC _ 74 cc _ _ 66 as as SCONJ IN _ 69 mark _ _ 67 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 68 nmod:poss _ _ 68 soul soul NOUN NN Number=Sing 69 nsubj _ _ 69 liveth live VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 74 advcl _ _ 70 , , PUNCT , _ 69 punct _ _ 71 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 74 nsubj _ _ 72 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 74 aux _ _ 73 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 74 advmod _ _ 74 do do VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 75 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 76 det _ _ 76 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 74 obj _ _ 77 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 78 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: yes/no question - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: changed form=q, act=assert, indirect=0 | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Uriah | | | | | unto David | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **abide** | present | the ark and Israel and Judah | | | booths | | | tree rules | | 3 | **encamp** | present · passive | | my lord and the servants of my lord | | the open field | | | tree rules | | 4 | **go** | shall | I | | | my house | then | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into house=Initial\_Location | | 5 | **eat** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **drink** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **lie** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | | | | with my wife | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **live** | present | thou | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **live** | present | thy soul | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 10 | **not** **do** | future | I | this thing | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Eventuality | 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} וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אוּרִיָּ֜ה אֶל־דָּוִ֗ד הָ֠אָרוֹן וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֨ל וִֽיהוּדָ֜ה יֹשְׁבִ֣ים בַּסֻּכּ֗וֹת וַאדֹנִ֨י יוֹאָ֜ב וְעַבְדֵ֤י אֲדֹנִ֨י עַל־פְּנֵ֤י הַשָּׂדֶה֙ חֹנִ֔ים וַאֲנִ֞י אָב֧וֹא אֶל־בֵּיתִ֛י לֶאֱכֹ֥ל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׁכַּ֣ב עִם־אִשְׁתִּ֑י חַיֶּ֙ךָ֙ וְחֵ֣י נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ אִֽם־אֶעֱשֶׂ֖ה אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּֽה׃ [2 Samuel 11:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.11.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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