--- title: 2 Samuel 18:22 (JPS 1917) — Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab: 'But come what… · tree and pragmatics description: Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab: 'But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite.' And Joab said: 'Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?' 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And Joab said: 'Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?' **Who acts:** Ahimaaz, I, Joab, thou · **What happens:** say, come, let, pray, run, see · **To what, where:** Joab, me, thee, reward · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is 2 Samuel 18:22 · 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 (Ahimaaz, I, Joab, 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:534 # text = Then said Ahimaaz the son of Zadok yet again to Joab: 'But come what may, let me, I pray thee, also run after the Cushite.' And Joab said: 'Wherefore wilt thou run, my son, seeing that thou wilt have no reward for the tidings?' 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 2 advmod _ _ 2 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 3 Ahimaaz Ahimaaz PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 3 appos _ _ 6 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 7 Zadok Zadok PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 nmod _ _ 8 yet yet ADV RB _ 9 advmod _ _ 9 again again ADV RB _ 2 advmod _ _ 10 to to ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Joab Joab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 2 obl _ _ 12 : : PUNCT : _ 15 punct _ _ 13 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 15 punct _ _ 14 But but CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 2 ccomp _ _ 16 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 15 obj _ _ 17 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 advcl _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 19 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 15 conj _ _ 20 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 19 obj _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 22 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 23 pray pray VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 19 parataxis _ _ 24 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 23 obj _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 also also ADV RB _ 27 advmod _ _ 27 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 ccomp _ _ 28 after after ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 Cushite cushite PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 obl _ _ 31 . . PUNCT . _ 2 punct _ _ 32 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ 33 And and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 34 Joab Joab PROPN NNP Number=Sing 35 nsubj _ _ 35 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 conj _ _ 36 : : PUNCT : _ 41 punct _ _ 37 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ _ 38 Wherefore wherefore ADV WRB PronType=Int 41 advmod _ _ 39 wilt will AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 40 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 41 nsubj _ _ 41 run run VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 35 ccomp _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 43 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 vocative _ _ 45 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 46 seeing see VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 41 advcl _ _ 47 that that SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 48 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 50 nsubj _ _ 49 wilt will AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 have have VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 46 ccomp _ _ 51 no no DET DT PronType=Neg 52 det _ _ 52 reward reward NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ _ 53 for for ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 tidings tiding NOUN NNS Number=Plur 52 nmod _ _ 56 ? ? PUNCT . _ 41 punct _ _ 57 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 2 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: ask - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=ask, indirect=0 | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Ahimaaz | | Joab | | then; again | | vn indicate-78-1 «NP V PP.recipient that S»: agent=Pivot to joab=Experiencer clause=Topic | | 2 | **come** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn appear-48.1.1 «PP.location V NP»: agent=Location what=Theme | | 3 | **let** | infinitive | | me | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **pray** | present | I | thee | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **run** | infinitive | | | | | after the Cushite | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Joab | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **run** | future | thou | | | | | my son *vocative*; wherefore *property* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **see** | gerund | thou *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 9 | **have** | future | thou | no reward | | | | for the tidings | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent reward=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} וַיֹּ֨סֶף ע֜וֹד אֲחִימַ֤עַץ בֶּן־צָדוֹק֙ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב וִ֣יהִי מָ֔ה אָרֻֽצָה־נָּ֥א גַם־אָ֖נִי אַחֲרֵ֣י הַכּוּשִׁ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יוֹאָ֗ב לָֽמָּה־זֶּ֞ה אַתָּ֥ה רָץ֙ בְּנִ֔י וּלְכָ֖ה אֵין־בְּשׂוֹרָ֥ה מֹצֵֽאת׃ [2 Samuel 18:22: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.18.22/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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