--- title: Jeremiah 38:25 (JPS 1917) — But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come… · tree and pragmatics description: But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee: Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee; Who acts: princes, I, you, 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 (princes, I, you, 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:JER:1069 # text = But if the princes hear that I have talked with thee, and they come unto thee, and say unto thee: Declare unto us now what thou hast said unto the king; hide it not from us, and we will not put thee to death; also what the king said unto thee; 1 But but CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 princes prince NOUN NNS Number=Plur 5 nsubj _ _ 5 hear hear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 advcl _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 talked talk VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 5 ccomp _ _ 10 with with ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 9 obl _ _ 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 nsubj _ _ 15 come come VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 16 unto unto ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 15 obl _ _ 18 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 19 and and CCONJ CC _ 20 cc _ _ 20 say say VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 21 unto unto ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 20 obl _ _ 23 : : PUNCT : _ 24 punct _ _ 24 Declare declare VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 25 unto unto ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 26 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 24 obl _ _ 27 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 24 advmod _ _ 28 what what PRON WP PronType=Int 31 obj _ _ 29 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 31 nsubj _ _ 30 hast have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 said say VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 24 ccomp _ _ 32 unto unto ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obl _ _ 35 ; ; PUNCT : _ 36 punct _ _ 36 hide hide VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ _ 37 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 obj _ _ 38 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 36 advmod _ _ 39 from from ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 36 obl _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 43 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 44 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 46 aux _ _ 45 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 46 advmod _ _ 46 put put VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 36 conj _ _ 47 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 46 obj _ _ 48 to to ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ _ 51 also also ADV RB _ 55 advmod _ _ 52 what what PRON WP PronType=Rel 55 obj _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 54 det _ _ 54 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 55 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 24 parataxis _ _ 56 unto unto ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 55 obl _ _ 58 ; ; PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=request | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | the princes | | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **talk** | present · perfect | I | | | | | with thee | vn talk-37.5 «NP V PP.co-agent»: agent=Agent with thou=Co-Agent | | 3 | **come** | present | princes *= prince* | | | | | unto thee | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the princes *not said here* | | | | | unto thee | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **declare** *speech: other* | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | now | unto us | vn declare-29.4-1-1-1 «NP V what S\_INF»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 6 | **say** *speech: assert* | present · perfect | thou | | | | | unto the king | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | | 7 | **not** **hide** | infinitive | | city | | | | from us | vn concealment-16-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Patient from we=Beneficiary | | 8 | **not** **put** | future | we | thee | | | | to death | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent thou=Goal | | 9 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the king | | | | | unto thee | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V NP.topic»: agent=Agent what=Topic | 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} וְכִֽי־יִשְׁמְע֣וּ הַשָּׂרִים֮ כִּֽי־דִבַּ֣רְתִּי אִתָּךְ֒ וּבָ֣אוּ אֵלֶ֣יךָ וְֽאָמְר֪וּ אֵלֶ֟יךָ הַגִּֽידָה־נָּ֨א לָ֜נוּ מַה־דִּבַּ֧רְתָּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אַל־תְּכַחֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נּוּ וְלֹ֣א נְמִיתֶ֑ךָ וּמַה־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלֶ֖יךָ הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [Jeremiah 38:25: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.38.25/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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