--- title: Judges 6:37 (JPS 1917) — behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there… · tree and pragmatics description: behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.' Who acts: I, dew, Thou. 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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 (I, dew, Thou), 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:JDG:195 # text = behold, I will put a fleece of wool on the threshing-floor; if there be dew on the fleece only, and it be dry upon all the ground, then shall I know that Thou wilt save Israel by my hand, as Thou hast spoken.' 1 behold behold VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 5 parataxis _ _ 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 fleece fleece NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 wool wool NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nmod _ _ 10 on on ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 12 threshing threshing NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 compound _ _ 13 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 12 punct _ _ 14 floor floor NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 15 ; ; PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 16 if if SCONJ IN _ 18 mark _ _ 17 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 18 expl _ _ 18 be be AUX VBP Mood=Sub|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 advcl _ _ 19 dew dew NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 20 on on ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 fleece fleece NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 23 only only ADV RB _ 18 advmod _ _ 24 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 26 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nsubj _ _ 27 be be AUX VB Mood=Sub|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 28 cop _ _ 28 dry dry ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 18 conj _ _ 29 upon upon ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 30 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 32 det:predet _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 ground ground NOUN NN Number=Sing 28 obl _ _ 33 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 34 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 37 advmod _ _ 35 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 36 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 37 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 parataxis _ _ 38 that that SCONJ IN _ 41 mark _ _ 39 Thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 41 nsubj _ _ 40 wilt will AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 41 save save VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 ccomp _ _ 42 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 41 obj _ _ 43 by by ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 45 nmod:poss _ _ 45 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 46 , , PUNCT , _ 50 punct _ _ 47 as as SCONJ IN _ 50 mark _ _ 48 Thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 50 nsubj _ _ 49 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 50 aux _ _ 50 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 41 advcl _ _ 51 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ 52 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: promise - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **behold** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn sight-30.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **put** | future | I | a fleece of wool | | the threshing floor | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V PP.destination NP»: agent=Agent fleece=Theme on floor=Destination | | 3 | **is** | infinitive | dew | | | | | upon all ground; dry *property* | tree rules | | 4 | **know** | shall | I | | | | then | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 5 | **save** | future | Thou | Israel | | | | by my hand | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent israel=Theme | | 6 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · perfect | Thou | | | | | | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=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} הִנֵּ֣ה אָנֹכִ֗י מַצִּ֛יג אֶת־גִּזַּ֥ת הַצֶּ֖מֶר בַּגֹּ֑רֶן אִ֡ם טַל֩ יִהְיֶ֨ה עַֽל־הַגִּזָּ֜ה לְבַדָּ֗הּ וְעַל־כָּל־הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ חֹ֔רֶב וְיָדַעְתִּ֗י כִּֽי־תוֹשִׁ֧יעַ בְּיָדִ֛י אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ׃ [Judges 6:37: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG.6.37/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence `jps:JDG:195` 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: [Judges 6:36 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.194/) - next →: [Judges 6:38 (JPS)](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JDG.196/) - ↑ back to [Judges 6:37](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG.6.37/)