--- title: Jeremiah 40:1 (JPS 1917) — The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzarada… · tree and pragmatics description: The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon. Who acts: word, Nebuzaradan. 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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 (word, Nebuzaradan), 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:1093 # text = The word which came to Jeremiah from the LORD, after that Nebuzaradan the captain of the guard had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him being bound in chains among all the captives of Jerusalem and Judah, that were carried away captive unto Babylon. 1 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 3 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 4 nsubj _ _ 4 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl:relcl _ _ 5 to to ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Jeremiah Jeremiah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 from from ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 2 punct _ _ 11 after after ADP IN _ 20 mark _ _ 12 that that SCONJ IN _ 11 fixed _ _ 13 Nebuzaradan Nebuzaradan PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 nsubj _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 captain captain NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 appos _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 guard guard NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 aux _ _ 20 let let VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 0 root _ _ 21 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 20 obj _ _ 22 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 20 xcomp _ _ 23 from from ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 24 Ramah Ramah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 obl _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 26 when when SCONJ WRB _ 29 mark _ _ 27 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 28 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 taken take VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 20 advcl _ _ 30 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obj _ _ 31 being be AUX VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 32 aux:pass _ _ 32 bound bind VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 29 xcomp _ _ 33 in in ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 chains chain NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obl _ _ 35 among among ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 36 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 38 det:predet _ _ 37 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 captives captive NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 obl _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 Judah Judah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 40 conj _ _ 43 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 44 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 46 nsubj:pass _ _ 45 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 46 aux:pass _ _ 46 carried carry VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 38 acl:relcl _ _ 47 away away ADV RB _ 46 advmod _ _ 48 captive captive ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 46 xcomp _ _ 49 unto unto ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 50 Babylon Babylon PROPN NNP Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 51 . . PUNCT . _ 20 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 | **come** | past | the word | | | Jeremiah | | from the LORD | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location PP.destination»: agent=Theme to jeremiah=Initial\_Location from lord=Destination | | 2 | **let** | past · perfect | the word | Nebuzaradan | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **go** | infinitive | Nebuzaradan *not said here* | | | Ramah | | | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme from ramah=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **take** | past · perfect | word | Nebuzaradan | | | | among all captives of Jerusalem and Judah | vn characterize-29.2 «NP V NP to be ADJ»: agent=Agent he=Theme clause=Attribute | | 5 | **bind** | gerund · passive | word *not said here* | | | chains | | | vn shake-22.3-2-1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | | 6 | **carry away** | past · passive | | all captives of Jerusalem and Judah | | | | unto Babylon; away, captive *property* | vn carry-11.4 «NP V NP»: 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} הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֤ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה אַחַ֣ר ׀ שַׁלַּ֣ח אֹת֗וֹ נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים מִן־הָֽרָמָ֑ה בְּקַחְתּ֣וֹ אֹת֗וֹ וְהֽוּא־אָס֤וּר בָּֽאזִקִּים֙ בְּת֨וֹךְ כָּל־גָּל֤וּת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה הַמֻּגְלִ֖ים בָּבֶֽלָה׃ [Jeremiah 40:1: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.40.1/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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