--- title: Jeremiah 32:8 (JPS 1917) — So Hanamel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the guard acc… · tree and pragmatics description: So Hanamel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me: 'Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself.' 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Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. **Who acts:** Hanamel, son, I, field, Anathoth, right · **What happens:** son, come, accord, say, buy, pray · **To what, where:** me, court, field, thee, Anathoth, land · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is Jeremiah 32:8 · 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 (Hanamel, son, I, field), 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:883 # text = So Hanamel mine uncle's son came to me in the court of the guard according to the word of the LORD, and said unto me: 'Buy my field, I pray thee, that is in Anathoth, which is in the land of Benjamin; for the right of inheritance is thine, and the redemption is thine; buy it for thyself.' Then I knew that this was the word of the LORD. 1 So so ADV RB _ 7 advmod _ _ 2 Hanamel Hanamel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 3 mine my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ _ 4 uncle uncle NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 nsubj _ _ 7 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 8 to to ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 9 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 obl _ _ 10 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 13 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 guard guard NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nmod _ _ 16 according accord VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 19 case _ _ 17 to to ADP IN _ 16 fixed _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 7 obl _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 25 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 26 unto unto ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 27 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ _ 28 : : PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 29 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 30 punct _ _ 30 Buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 ccomp _ _ 31 my my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 field field NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obj _ _ 33 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 34 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 pray pray VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 30 parataxis _ _ 36 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 35 obj _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 41 nsubj _ _ 39 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 40 in in ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 Anathoth Anathoth PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 acl:relcl _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 43 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 47 nsubj _ _ 44 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 47 cop _ _ 45 in in ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 acl:relcl _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 Benjamin Benjamin PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 nmod _ _ 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 57 punct _ _ 51 for for SCONJ IN _ 57 mark _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 right right NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nsubj _ _ 54 of of ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 inheritance inheritance NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 nmod _ _ 56 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 57 cop _ _ 57 thine thy PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 30 parataxis _ _ 58 , , PUNCT , _ 63 punct _ _ 59 and and CCONJ CC _ 63 cc _ _ 60 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 61 det _ _ 61 redemption redemption NOUN NN Number=Sing 63 nsubj _ _ 62 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 63 cop _ _ 63 thine thy PRON PRP Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 57 conj _ _ 64 ; ; PUNCT : _ 65 punct _ _ 65 buy buy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 parataxis _ _ 66 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 65 obj _ _ 67 for for ADP IN _ 68 case _ _ 68 thyself thyself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes|Style=Arch 65 obl _ _ 69 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ 70 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 7 punct _ _ 71 Then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 73 advmod _ _ 72 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 73 knew know VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 conj _ _ 74 that that SCONJ IN _ 78 mark _ _ 75 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 78 nsubj _ _ 76 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 78 cop _ _ 77 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 78 det _ _ 78 word word NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 ccomp _ _ 79 of of ADP IN _ 81 case _ _ 80 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 81 det _ _ 81 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 78 nmod _ _ 82 . . PUNCT . _ 7 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **son** | | Hanamel | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **come** | past | mine son | | me | the court of the guard | | accord the word of the LORD | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to i=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **accord** | gerund | | | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | mine son *not said here* | | | | | unto me | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 5 | **buy** | infinitive | | my field | | | | | vn accept-77.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent field=Theme | | 6 | **pray** | present | I | thee | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **is** | present | my field | my field *not said here* | | Anathoth | | | tree rules | | 8 | **is** | present | Anathoth | | | the land | | of Benjamin | tree rules | | 9 | **is a** | present | the right of inheritance | thine | | | | | tree rules | | 10 | **is a** | present | the redemption | thine | | | | | tree rules | | 11 | **buy** | infinitive | | right | | | | for thyself | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent it=Theme for thyself=Beneficiary | | 12 | **know** | past | I | | | | then | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 13 | **is a** | past | this | the word | | | | of the LORD | tree rules | | 14 | **word** | | | the LORD | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לַי חֲנַמְאֵ֨ל בֶּן־דֹּדִ֜י כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־חֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָה֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֡י קְנֵ֣ה נָ֠א אֶת־שָׂדִ֨י אֲשֶׁר־בַּעֲנָת֜וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֗ין כִּֽי־לְךָ֞ מִשְׁפַּ֧ט הַיְרֻשָּׁ֛ה וּלְךָ֥ הַגְּאֻלָּ֖ה קְנֵה־לָ֑ךְ וָאֵדַ֕ע כִּ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ [Jeremiah 32:8: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JER.32.8/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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