--- title: Ezekiel 5:12 (JPS 1917) — A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine… · tree and pragmatics description: A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. Who acts: third part, I. 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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 (third part, 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:EZK:99 # text = A third part of thee shall die with the pestilence, and with famine shall they be consumed in the midst of thee; and a third part shall fall by the sword round about thee; and a third part I will scatter unto all the winds, and will draw out a sword after them. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 2 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 3 amod _ _ 3 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 3 nmod _ _ 6 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 die die VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 8 with with ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 pestilence pestilence NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 18 cc _ _ 13 with with ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 14 famine famine NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 15 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 16 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 18 aux:pass _ _ 18 consumed consume VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 7 conj _ _ 19 in in ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 midst midst NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 obl _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 21 nmod _ _ 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 26 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 27 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 28 amod _ _ 28 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ _ 29 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 fall fall VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 31 by by ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 32 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 33 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 34 round round ADV RB _ 36 advmod _ _ 35 about about ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 30 obl _ _ 37 ; ; PUNCT : _ 44 punct _ _ 38 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 39 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 40 third third ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 41 amod _ _ 41 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obj _ _ 42 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 44 nsubj _ _ 43 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 44 aux _ _ 44 scatter scatter VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 7 conj _ _ 45 unto unto ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 46 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 48 det:predet _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 48 det _ _ 48 winds wind NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 obl _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 50 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 51 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 52 aux _ _ 52 draw draw VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 44 conj _ _ 53 out out ADP RP _ 52 compound:prt _ _ 54 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 sword sword NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obj _ _ 56 after after ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 obl _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: warn - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=warn | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **die** | shall | a third part of thee | | | | | with the pestilence | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 2 | **consume** | shall · passive | | abominations *= abomination* | | the midst of thee | | with famine | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | | 3 | **fall** | shall | a third part | | | | | by the sword; about thee | vn occur-48.3 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme by sword=Location | | 4 | **scatter** | future | I | a third part | | | | unto all winds | vn spray-9.7-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent part=Theme | | 5 | **draw out** | future | I *not said here* | a sword | | | after abominations *= abomination* | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sword=Theme | 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} שְׁלִשִׁתֵ֞יךְ בַּדֶּ֣בֶר יָמ֗וּתוּ וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִכְל֣וּ בְתוֹכֵ֔ךְ וְהַ֨שְּׁלִשִׁ֔ית בַּחֶ֖רֶב יִפְּל֣וּ סְבִיבוֹתָ֑יִךְ וְהַשְּׁלִישִׁית֙ לְכָל־ר֣וּחַ אֱזָרֶ֔ה וְחֶ֖רֶב אָרִ֥יק אַחֲרֵיהֶֽם׃ [Ezekiel 5:12: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/EZK.5.12/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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