--- title: 2 Samuel 13:32 (JPS 1917) — And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said:… · tree and pragmatics description: And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said: 'Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 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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, lord, daughters, Amnon), 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:374 # text = And Jonadab, the son of Shimeah David's brother, answered and said: 'Let not my lord suppose that they have killed all the young men the king's sons; for Amnon only is dead; for by the appointment of Absalom this hath been determined from the day that he forced his sister Tamar. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 2 Jonadab Jonadab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 3 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Shimeah Shimeah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 8 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 nmod:poss _ _ 9 's 's PART POS _ 8 case _ _ 10 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 appos _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 12 answered answer VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 14 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 12 conj _ _ 15 : : PUNCT : _ 17 punct _ _ 16 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 17 punct _ _ 17 Let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 14 ccomp _ _ 18 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 19 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 21 suppose suppose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 xcomp _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 23 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 killed kill VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 21 ccomp _ _ 26 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 29 det:predet _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 28 young young ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 29 amod _ _ 29 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obj _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 31 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod:poss _ _ 32 's 's PART POS _ 31 case _ _ 33 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 appos _ _ 34 ; ; PUNCT : _ 39 punct _ _ 35 for for SCONJ IN _ 39 mark _ _ 36 Amnon Amnon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 nsubj _ _ 37 only only ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 38 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 39 dead dead ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 17 parataxis _ _ 40 ; ; PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ _ 41 for for SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 42 by by ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 appointment appointment NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 45 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 46 Absalom Absalom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 nmod _ _ 47 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 50 nsubj:pass _ _ 48 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 49 been be AUX VBN VerbForm=Part 50 aux:pass _ _ 50 determined determine VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 17 parataxis _ _ 51 from from ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 54 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 56 obl _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 forced force VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 53 acl:relcl _ _ 57 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 58 nmod:poss _ _ 58 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obj _ _ 59 Tamar Tamar PROPN NNP Number=Sing 58 appos _ _ 60 . . PUNCT . _ 12 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **answer** *speech: assert* | past | Jonadab | | | | | | vn reciprocate-112-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Jonadab *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **not** **let** | infinitive | | my lord | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **suppose** | infinitive | my lord *not said here* | | | | | | vn consider-29.9-2 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 5 | **kill** | present · perfect | daughters *= daughter* | all young men | | | | | vn remove-10.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme | | 6 | **is** | present | Amnon | | | | | dead *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **determine** | present · perfect · passive | the appointment of Absalom | this | | | day | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent subject=Topic | | 8 | **force** | past | king | the day | | | | | vn urge-58.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sister=Recipient | 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} וַיַּ֡עַן יוֹנָדָ֣ב ׀ בֶּן־שִׁמְעָ֨ה אֲחִֽי־דָוִ֜ד וַיֹּ֗אמֶר אַל־יֹאמַ֤ר אֲדֹנִי֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַנְּעָרִ֤ים בְּנֵֽי־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ הֵמִ֔יתוּ כִּֽי־אַמְנ֥וֹן לְבַדּ֖וֹ מֵ֑ת כִּֽי־עַל־פִּ֤י אַבְשָׁלוֹם֙ הָיְתָ֣ה שׂוּמָ֔ה מִיּוֹם֙ עַנֹּת֔וֹ אֵ֖ת תָּמָ֥ר אֲחֹתֽוֹ׃ [2 Samuel 13:32: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.13.32/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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