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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 (thou, defiers, children), 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:EZK:36 # text = And thou, son of man, be not afraid of them, neither be afraid of their words, though defiers and despisers be with thee, and thou dost dwell among scorpions; be not afraid of their words, nor be dismayed at their looks, for they are a rebellious house. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 2 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 10 nsubj _ _ 3 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 4 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 4 punct _ _ 8 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 10 cop _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 14 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 16 cc _ _ 15 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 16 cop _ _ 16 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 conj _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obl _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 21 though though SCONJ IN _ 27 mark _ _ 22 defiers defier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 nsubj _ _ 23 and and CCONJ CC _ 24 cc _ _ 24 despisers despiser NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 conj _ _ 25 be be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 cop _ _ 26 with with ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 16 advcl _ _ 28 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 29 and and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 30 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 32 nsubj _ _ 31 dost do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 dwell dwell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 conj _ _ 33 among among ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 scorpions scorpion NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ _ 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 36 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 38 cop _ _ 37 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 38 advmod _ _ 38 afraid afraid ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 10 parataxis _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 38 obl _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 nor nor CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 45 cc _ _ 44 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 45 aux:pass _ _ 45 dismayed dismay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 conj _ _ 46 at at ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 47 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 48 nmod:poss _ _ 48 looks look NOUN NNS Number=Plur 45 obl _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 50 for for SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 51 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 55 nsubj _ _ 52 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 55 cop _ _ 53 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 54 rebellious rebellious ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 55 amod _ _ 55 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 advcl _ _ 56 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed form=imp, act=request, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **not** **is** | infinitive | thou | | | | | of children *= child*; afraid *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | infinitive | thou *not said here* | | | | | of children's words; afraid *property* | tree rules | | 3 | **is** | present | defiers and despisers | | | | | with thee | tree rules | | 4 | **dwell** | present · do-support | thou | | | | | among scorpions | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme among scorpion=Location | | 5 | **not** **is** | infinitive | | | | | | of children's words; afraid *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **dismay** | infinitive · passive | | | | children's looks | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | | 7 | **is a** | present | children *= child* | a rebellious house | | | | | tree rules | | 8 | **word** | | children *= child* | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **word** | | children *= child* | | | | | | nom word «communication 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} וְאַתָּ֣ה בֶן־אָ֠דָם אַל־תִּירָ֨א מֵהֶ֜ם וּמִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֣ם אַל־תִּירָ֗א כִּ֣י סָרָבִ֤ים וְסַלּוֹנִים֙ אוֹתָ֔ךְ וְאֶל־עַקְרַבִּ֖ים אַתָּ֣ה יוֹשֵׁ֑ב מִדִּבְרֵיהֶ֤ם אַל־תִּירָא֙ וּמִפְּנֵיהֶ֣ם אַל־תֵּחָ֔ת כִּ֛י בֵּ֥ית מְרִ֖י הֵֽמָּה׃ [Ezekiel 2:6: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.2.6/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:EZK:36` of Mova's parse database. **The tree and the speech act** come from Mova's cycle: the small model's draft, read by a large model as teacher, passed by Mova's gates (Elamur Cosmic License). **The frames** are read from the tree by Mova's frames reader (`prag`) when this page is built, the chapter read in order, so a pronoun may be resolved from an earlier sentence of the chapter. - ← previous: [Ezekiel 2:5 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.35/) - next →: [Ezekiel 2:7 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/EZK.37/) - ↑ back to [Ezekiel 2:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.2.6/)