--- title: Joshua 2:11 (JPS 1917) — And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did the… · tree and pragmatics description: And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. Who acts: we, hearts, more spirit, LORD. 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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 (we, hearts, more spirit, LORD), 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:JOS:29 # text = And as soon as we had heard it, our hearts did melt, neither did there remain any more spirit in any man, because of you; for the LORD your God, He is God in heaven above, and on earth beneath. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 2 as as ADV RB _ 3 advmod _ _ 3 soon soon ADV RB Degree=Pos 13 advmod _ _ 4 as as SCONJ IN _ 7 mark _ _ 5 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nsubj _ _ 6 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 7 aux _ _ 7 heard hear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 13 advcl _ _ 8 it it PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 7 obj _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 10 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 hearts heart NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ _ 12 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 melt melt VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 18 punct _ _ 15 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 18 cc _ _ 16 did do AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 17 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 18 expl _ _ 18 remain remain VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 conj _ _ 19 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 21 det _ _ 20 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 21 amod _ _ 21 spirit spirit NOUN NN Number=Sing 18 nsubj _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 any any DET DT PronType=Ind 24 det _ _ 24 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 21 nmod _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 28 punct _ _ 26 because because ADP IN ExtPos=ADP 28 case _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 26 fixed _ _ 28 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 18 obl _ _ 29 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 30 for for SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nsubj _ _ 33 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 32 appos _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 36 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 38 cop _ _ 38 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 advcl _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 heaven heaven NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 41 above above ADV RB _ 38 advmod _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 43 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 44 on on ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 conj _ _ 46 beneath beneath ADV RB _ 45 advmod _ _ 47 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed polarity=none | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hear** | past · perfect | we | water | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer it=Stimulus | | 2 | **melt** | past · do-support | our hearts | | | | | soon *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient | | 3 | **remain** | past · do-support | any more spirit in any man | | | there | | because you | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **is a** | present | the LORD | God and earth | | heaven | | above *property* | 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} וַנִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּמַּ֣ס לְבָבֵ֔נוּ וְלֹא־קָ֨מָה ע֥וֹד ר֛וּחַ בְּאִ֖ישׁ מִפְּנֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֚י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם ה֤וּא אֱלֹהִים֙ בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם מִמַּ֔עַל וְעַל־הָאָ֖רֶץ מִתָּֽחַת׃ [Joshua 2:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOS.2.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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