--- title: Judges 15:6 (JPS 1917) — Then the Philistines said: 'Who hath done this?' And they said: 'Sam… · tree and pragmatics description: Then the Philistines said: 'Who hath done this?' And they said: 'Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion.' And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. Who acts: Philistines, Samson. 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And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. **Who acts:** Philistines, Samson · **What happens:** say, do, take, give, come up, burnt · **To what, where:** this, wife, companion · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is Judges 15:6 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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 (Philistines, Samson), 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:453 # text = Then the Philistines said: 'Who hath done this?' And they said: 'Samson, the son-in-law of the Timnite, because he hath taken his wife, and given her to his companion.' And the Philistines came up, and burnt her and her father with fire. 1 Then then ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 Philistines philistine PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 6 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ _ 7 Who who PRON WP PronType=Int 9 nsubj _ _ 8 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 done do VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 ccomp _ _ 10 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 9 obj _ _ 11 ? ? PUNCT . _ 9 punct _ _ 12 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 4 punct _ _ 13 And and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 16 : : PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 17 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ _ 18 Samson Samson PROPN NNP Number=Sing 15 ccomp _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 appos _ _ 22 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 25 punct _ _ 23 in in ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 24 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 23 punct _ _ 25 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 Timnite Timnite PROPN NNP Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 30 because because SCONJ IN _ 33 mark _ _ 31 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 33 nsubj _ _ 32 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 33 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 15 advcl _ _ 34 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 35 nmod:poss _ _ 35 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 obj _ _ 36 , , PUNCT , _ 38 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 38 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 33 conj _ _ 39 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 obj _ _ 40 to to ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 42 nmod:poss _ _ 42 companion companion NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 43 . . PUNCT . _ 15 punct _ _ 44 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 15 punct _ _ 45 And and CCONJ CC _ 48 cc _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 Philistines philistine PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 48 nsubj _ _ 48 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 49 up up ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 52 cc _ _ 52 burnt burnt VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 48 conj _ _ 53 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 52 obj _ _ 54 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 55 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 56 nmod:poss _ _ 56 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ _ 57 with with ADP IN _ 58 case _ _ 58 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 obl _ _ 59 . . PUNCT . _ 48 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: wh-question - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the Philistines | | | | then | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V how S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **do** | present · perfect | | this | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent this=Eventuality | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Philistines *= philistine* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **take** | present · perfect | Samson | | Samson's wife | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument wife=Destination | | 5 | **give** | participle | Samson *not said here* | wife | Samson's companion | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.recipient»: agent=Agent she=Theme to companion=Recipient | | 6 | **come up** | past | the Philistines | | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **burnt** | past | the Philistines *not said here* | wife | | | | with fire | tree rules | 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} וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֮ מִ֣י עָ֣שָׂה זֹאת֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ שִׁמְשׁוֹן֙ חֲתַ֣ן הַתִּמְנִ֔י כִּ֚י לָקַ֣ח אֶת־אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַֽיִּתְּנָ֖הּ לְמֵרֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיַּעֲל֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וַיִּשְׂרְפ֥וּ אוֹתָ֛הּ וְאֶת־אָבִ֖יהָ בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ [Judges 15:6: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JDG.15.6/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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