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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 (elders, I, My), 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:462 # text = But they rebelled against Me, and would not hearken unto Me; they did not every man cast away the detestable things of their eyes, neither did they forsake the idols of Egypt; then I said I would pour out My fury upon them, to spend My anger upon them in the midst of the land of Egypt. 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 rebelled rebel VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 against against ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 obl _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 10 aux _ _ 9 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 10 hearken hearken VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 conj _ _ 11 unto unto ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 10 obl _ _ 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 14 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 15 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 19 aux _ _ 16 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 19 advmod _ _ 17 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 18 det _ _ 18 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nsubj _ _ 19 cast cast VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 parataxis _ _ 20 away away ADP RP _ 19 compound:prt _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 22 detestable detestable ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 23 amod _ _ 23 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 obj _ _ 24 of of ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 23 nmod _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 28 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 31 cc _ _ 29 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 30 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 31 forsake forsake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 conj _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 idols idol NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 obj _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 Egypt Egypt PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 39 punct _ _ 37 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 39 advmod _ _ 38 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ _ 39 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 parataxis _ _ 40 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 42 nsubj _ _ 41 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 42 pour pour VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 39 ccomp _ _ 43 out out ADP RP _ 42 compound:prt _ _ 44 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 fury fury NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obj _ _ 46 upon upon ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 47 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obl _ _ 48 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 49 to to PART TO _ 50 mark _ _ 50 spend spend VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 advcl _ _ 51 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 52 nmod:poss _ _ 52 anger anger NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obj _ _ 53 upon upon ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 54 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 50 obl _ _ 55 in in ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 midst midst NOUN NN Number=Sing 50 obl _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 60 case _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ _ 61 of of ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 62 Egypt Egypt PROPN NNP Number=Sing 60 nmod _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **rebel** | past | elders *= elder* | | | | | against Me | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against i=Maleficiary | | 2 | **not** **hearken** | would | elders *= elder* *not said here* | | | | | unto Me | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **cast away** | past · do-support | elders *= elder* | the detestable things of elders's eyes | | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Product | | 4 | **forsake** | past · do-support | elders *= elder* | the idols of Egypt | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | I | | | | then | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **pour out** | would | I | My fury | | | | upon elders *= elder* | vn preparing-26.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent fury=Patient | | 7 | **spend** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | My anger | | the midst of the land of Egypt | | upon elders *= elder* | vn consume-66-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent anger=Asset | | 8 | **infuriate** | | My | | | | | | nom fury «feeling transitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **anger** | | My | | | | | | nom anger «feeling intransitive»: 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} וַיַּמְרוּ־בִ֗י וְלֹ֤א אָבוּ֙ לִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ אֵלַ֔י אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־שִׁקּוּצֵ֤י עֵֽינֵיהֶם֙ לֹ֣א הִשְׁלִ֔יכוּ וְאֶת־גִּלּוּלֵ֥י מִצְרַ֖יִם לֹ֣א עָזָ֑בוּ וָאֹמַ֞ר לִשְׁפֹּ֧ךְ חֲמָתִ֣י עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לְכַלּ֤וֹת אַפִּי֙ בָּהֶ֔ם בְּת֖וֹךְ אֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃ [Ezekiel 20:8: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.20.8/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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