--- title: 2 Samuel 14:22 (JPS 1917) — And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and prostrated himself, and… · tree and pragmatics description: And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and prostrated himself, and blessed the king; and Joab said: 'To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of thy servant.' 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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 (Joab, servant, I, king), 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:406 # text = And Joab fell to the ground on his face, and prostrated himself, and blessed the king; and Joab said: 'To-day thy servant knoweth that I have found favour in thy sight, my lord, O king, in that the king hath performed the request of thy servant.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 Joab Joab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 on on ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 face face NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 11 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 12 prostrated prostrate VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 13 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 12 obj _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 blessed bless VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 22 punct _ _ 20 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 21 Joab Joab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 nsubj _ _ 22 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 23 : : PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 24 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 30 punct _ _ 25 To to ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 25 punct _ _ 27 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 28 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ _ 30 knoweth know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 22 ccomp _ _ 31 that that SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 32 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 aux _ _ 34 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 30 ccomp _ _ 35 favour favour NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obj _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 obl _ _ 39 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 40 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 lord lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 O o INTJ UH _ 44 discourse _ _ 44 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 appos _ _ 45 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 46 in in SCONJ IN _ 51 mark _ _ 47 that that SCONJ IN _ 46 fixed _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nsubj _ _ 50 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 51 aux _ _ 51 performed perform VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 34 advcl _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 request request NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 obj _ _ 54 of of ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 55 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 56 nmod:poss _ _ 56 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nmod _ _ 57 . . PUNCT . _ 22 punct _ _ 58 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 22 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: pos - teacher: changed form=decl | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **fall** | past | Joab | | | king's face | | to the ground | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme on face=Location | | 2 | **prostrate** | past | Joab *not said here* | king | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **bless** | past | Joab *not said here* | the king | | | | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent king=Theme | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Joab | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **know** | present | thy servant | | | | day | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 6 | **find** | present · perfect | I | favour | | thy sight my lord | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Topic | | 7 | **perform** | present · perfect | the king | the request of thy servant | | | | | vn performance-26.7 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent request=Theme | | 8 | **sight** | | thy | | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **request** | | | thy servant | | | | | nom request «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} וַיִּפֹּל֩ יוֹאָ֨ב אֶל־פָּנָ֥יו אַ֛רְצָה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּ וַיְבָ֣רֶךְ אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֡ב הַיּוֹם֩ יָדַ֨ע עַבְדְּךָ֜ כִּי־מָצָ֨אתִי חֵ֤ן בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֥ה הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֶת־דְּבַ֥ר עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ [2 Samuel 14:22: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.14.22/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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