--- title: 2 Samuel 13:5 (JPS 1917) — And Jonadab said unto him: 'Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thys… · tree and pragmatics description: And Jonadab said unto him: 'Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him: Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.' 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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 (Jonadab, father, sister, 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:2SA:342 # text = And Jonadab said unto him: 'Lay thee down on thy bed, and feign thyself sick; and when thy father cometh to see thee, say unto him: Let my sister Tamar come, I pray thee, and give me bread to eat, and dress the food in my sight, that I may see it, and eat it at her hand.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Jonadab Jonadab 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 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 Lay lay VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 ccomp _ _ 9 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 8 obj _ _ 10 down down ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 11 on on ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 bed bed NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 feign feign VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 8 conj _ _ 17 thyself thyself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch 16 obj _ _ 18 sick sick ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 xcomp _ _ 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 21 when when SCONJ WRB _ 24 mark _ _ 22 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 23 nmod:poss _ _ 23 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 nsubj _ _ 24 cometh come VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 advcl _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 xcomp _ _ 27 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 26 obj _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 29 say say VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 8 conj _ _ 30 unto unto ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ _ 32 : : PUNCT : _ 33 punct _ _ 33 Let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 29 ccomp _ _ 34 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 36 Tamar Tamar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 appos _ _ 37 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 33 xcomp _ _ 38 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 39 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 pray pray VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 parataxis _ _ 41 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 40 obj _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 44 give give VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 37 conj _ _ 45 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 44 iobj _ _ 46 bread bread NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 acl _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 51 dress dress VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 44 conj _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 54 in in ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 56 nmod:poss _ _ 56 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obl _ _ 57 , , PUNCT , _ 61 punct _ _ 58 that that SCONJ IN _ 61 mark _ _ 59 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 61 nsubj _ _ 60 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 61 aux _ _ 61 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 advcl _ _ 62 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 61 obj _ _ 63 , , PUNCT , _ 65 punct _ _ 64 and and CCONJ CC _ 65 cc _ _ 65 eat eat VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 61 conj _ _ 66 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 obj _ _ 67 at at ADP IN _ 69 case _ _ 68 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 69 nmod:poss _ _ 69 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 65 obl _ _ 70 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ 71 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed polarity=none | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jonadab | | | | | unto Amnon | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **lay down** | infinitive | | thee | | thy bed | | down *property* | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent thou=Theme on bed=Destination | | 3 | **feign** | infinitive | | thyself | | | | sick *property* | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thyself=Patient | | 4 | **come** | present | thy father | | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **see** | to-infinitive | thy father *not said here* | thee | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer thou=Stimulus | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | infinitive | | | | | | unto Amnon | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **let** | infinitive | | my sister | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **come** | infinitive | my sister *not said here* | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 9 | **pray** | present | I | thee | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **give** | infinitive | my sister *not said here* | bread | me | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent i=Recipient bread=Theme | | 11 | **eat** | to-infinitive | my sister *not said here* | bread *not said here* | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 12 | **dress** | infinitive | my sister *not said here* | the food | | my sight | | | vn dress-41.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent food=Patient | | 13 | **see** | may | I | food | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 14 | **eat** | infinitive | I *not said here* | food | | Tamar's hand | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | | 15 | **sight** | | my | | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | 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} וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לוֹ֙ יְה֣וֹנָדָ֔ב שְׁכַ֥ב עַל־מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ וְהִתְחָ֑ל וּבָ֧א אָבִ֣יךָ לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ אֵלָ֡יו תָּ֣בֹא נָא֩ תָמָ֨ר אֲחוֹתִ֜י וְתַבְרֵ֣נִי לֶ֗חֶם וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה לְעֵינַי֙ אֶת־הַבִּרְיָ֔ה לְמַ֙עַן֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶרְאֶ֔ה וְאָכַלְתִּ֖י מִיָּדָֽהּ׃ [2 Samuel 13:5: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.13.5/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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