--- title: Isaiah 40:20 (JPS 1917) — A holm-oak is set apart, he chooseth a tree that will not rot; he se… · tree and pragmatics description: A holm-oak is set apart, he chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning craftsman to set up an image, that shall not be moved. Who acts: silversmith, tree. 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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 (silversmith, tree), 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:ISA:857 # text = A holm-oak is set apart, he chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning craftsman to set up an image, that shall not be moved. 1 A a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 2 holm holm NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 compound _ _ 3 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 2 punct _ _ 4 oak oak NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nsubj:pass _ _ 5 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 aux:pass _ _ 6 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 7 apart apart ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 8 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 9 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 10 nsubj _ _ 10 chooseth choose VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 11 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 tree tree NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 obj _ _ 13 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 16 nsubj _ _ 14 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 15 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 16 advmod _ _ 16 rot rot VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 acl:relcl _ _ 17 ; ; PUNCT : _ 19 punct _ _ 18 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nsubj _ _ 19 seeketh seek VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 20 unto unto ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obl _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 23 cunning cunning ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 24 amod _ _ 24 craftsman craftsman NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 25 to to PART TO _ 26 mark _ _ 26 set set VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 acl _ _ 27 up up ADP RP _ 26 compound:prt _ _ 28 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 image image NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 obj _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 31 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 35 nsubj:pass _ _ 32 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 35 aux _ _ 33 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 35 advmod _ _ 34 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 35 aux:pass _ _ 35 moved move VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 acl:relcl _ _ 36 . . PUNCT . _ 6 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 | **set apart** | present · passive | | a holm oak | | | | apart *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: subject=Result | | 2 | **choose** | present | silversmith | a tree | | | | | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Theme | | 3 | **not** **rot** | future | a tree | | | | | | vn entity\_specific\_cos-45.5 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **seek** | present | silversmith | a cunning craftsman | | | | unto goldsmith | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent craftsman=Theme | | 5 | **set up** | to-infinitive | silversmith *not said here* | a image | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP V NP ADJ»: agent=Patient image=Result | | 6 | **not** **move** | shall · passive | | a image | | | | | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP V NP.theme»: subject=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} הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־ל֔וֹ לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמּֽוֹט׃ [Isaiah 40:20: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.40.20/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:ISA:857` 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: [Isaiah 40:19 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.856/) - next →: [Isaiah 40:21 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/ISA.858/) - ↑ back to [Isaiah 40:20](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/ISA.40.20/)