--- title: 2 Samuel 24:17 (JPS 1917) — And David spoke unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the p… · tree and pragmatics description: And David spoke unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said: 'Lo, I have sinned, and I have done iniquitously; but these sheep, what have they done? let Thy hand, I pray Thee, be against me, and against my father's house.' 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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 (David, LORD, angel, 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:773 # text = And David spoke unto the LORD when he saw the angel that smote the people, and said: 'Lo, I have sinned, and I have done iniquitously; but these sheep, what have they done? let Thy hand, I pray Thee, be against me, and against my father's house.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 David David PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nsubj _ _ 3 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 unto unto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 6 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 obl _ _ 7 when when SCONJ WRB _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 angel angel NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 13 nsubj _ _ 13 smote smite VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 11 acl:relcl _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 obj _ _ 16 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 17 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 18 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 19 : : PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 20 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 25 punct _ _ 21 Lo lo INTJ UH _ 25 discourse _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 23 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 sinned sin VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 18 ccomp _ _ 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 28 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 25 conj _ _ 31 iniquitously iniquitously ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 32 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 33 but but CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 34 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 35 det _ _ 35 sheep sheep NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 dislocated _ _ 36 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 37 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 40 obj _ _ 38 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 39 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 40 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 25 conj _ _ 41 ? ? PUNCT . _ 40 punct _ _ 42 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 25 conj _ _ 43 Thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 44 nmod:poss _ _ 44 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ _ 45 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 46 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 pray pray VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 parataxis _ _ 48 Thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 47 obj _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 52 cop _ _ 51 against against ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 xcomp _ _ 53 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 59 cc _ _ 55 against against ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 56 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 57 nmod:poss _ _ 57 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 59 nmod:poss _ _ 58 's 's PART POS _ 57 case _ _ 59 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 conj _ _ 60 . . PUNCT . _ 25 punct _ _ 61 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 25 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: express - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed indirect=0 | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | David | | | | | unto the LORD | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **see** | past | LORD | the angel | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer angel=Stimulus | | 3 | **smite** | past | the angel | the people | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus people=Experiencer | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | David *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **sin** | present · perfect | I | | | | | | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **do** | present · perfect | I | | | | | iniquitously *property* | vn act-114-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 7 | **do** | present · perfect | people | | | | | this sheep *dislocated* | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent what=Eventuality | | 8 | **let** | infinitive | I *not said here* | Thy hand | | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent hand=Theme | | 9 | **pray** | present | I | Thee | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **is** | infinitive | Thy hand *not said here* | | | | | against me | tree rules | 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} וַיֹּאמֶר֩ דָּוִ֨ד אֶל־יְהוָ֜ה בִּרְאֹת֣וֹ ׀ אֶֽת־הַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ ׀ הַמַּכֶּ֣ה בָעָ֗ם וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֤י חָטָ֙אתִי֙ וְאָנֹכִ֣י הֶעֱוֵ֔יתִי וְאֵ֥לֶּה הַצֹּ֖אן מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ תְּהִ֨י נָ֥א יָדְךָ֛ בִּ֖י וּבְבֵ֥ית אָבִֽי׃פ [2 Samuel 24:17: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2SA.24.17/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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