--- title: Jeremiah 39:9 (JPS 1917) — Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into… · tree and pragmatics description: Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also, that fell away to him, with the rest of the people that remained. Who acts: Nebuzaradan, people, deserters. 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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 (Nebuzaradan, people, deserters), 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:1083 # text = Then Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard carried away captive into Babylon the remnant of the people that remained in the city, the deserters also, that fell away to him, with the rest of the people that remained. 1 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 8 advmod _ _ 2 Nebuzaradan Nebuzaradan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 captain captain NOUN NN Number=Sing 2 appos _ _ 5 of of ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 guard guard NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nmod _ _ 8 carried carry VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 9 away away ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 10 captive captive ADV RB _ 8 advmod _ _ 11 into into ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Babylon Babylon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 remnant remnant NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 15 of of ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 nmod _ _ 18 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 19 nsubj _ _ 19 remained remain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 17 acl:relcl _ _ 20 in in ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 city city NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obl _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 deserters deserter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 14 appos _ _ 26 also also ADV RB _ 25 advmod _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 28 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 29 nsubj _ _ 29 fell fall VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 acl:relcl _ _ 30 away away ADV RB _ 29 advmod _ _ 31 to to ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 32 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ _ 33 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 34 with with ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 36 rest rest NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obl _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 36 nmod _ _ 40 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 41 nsubj _ _ 41 remained remain VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 39 acl:relcl _ _ 42 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **carry away** | past | Nebuzaradan | the remnant of the people | | Babylon | then | with the rest of the people; away, captive *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent remnant=Theme | | 2 | **remain** | past | the people | | | the city | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in city=Location | | 3 | **fall away** | past | the deserters | | Babylon | | | away *property* | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 4 | **remain** | past | the people | | | | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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} וְאֵת֩ יֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפְל֣וּ עָלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֖ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑ים הֶגְלָ֛ה נְבֽוּזַר־אֲדָ֥ןנְבֽוּזַר־אֲדָ֥ןרַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים בָּבֶֽל׃ [Jeremiah 39:9: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.39.9/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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