--- title: Joshua 15:8 (JPS 1917) — And the border went up by the Valley of the son of Hinnom unto the s… · tree and pragmatics description: And the border went up by the Valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward — the same is Jerusalem — and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward. 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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 (border, same, mountain, Valley), 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:373 # text = And the border went up by the Valley of the son of Hinnom unto the side of the Jebusite southward — the same is Jerusalem — and the border went up to the top of the mountain that lieth before the Valley of Hinnom westward, which is at the uttermost part of the vale of Rephaim northward. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 border border NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 up up ADV RB _ 4 advmod _ _ 6 by by ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 Valley Valley PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 Hinnom Hinnom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 14 unto unto ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 side side NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 Jebusite Jebusite PROPN NNP Number=Sing 16 nmod _ _ 20 southward southward ADV RB _ 19 advmod _ _ 21 — - PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 22 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 23 same same ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 nsubj _ _ 24 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 25 cop _ _ 25 Jerusalem Jerusalem PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 parataxis _ _ 26 — - PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 border border NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ _ 30 went go VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 conj _ _ 31 up up ADV RB _ 30 advmod _ _ 32 to to ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 top top NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 obl _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 mountain mountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod _ _ 38 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 39 lieth lie VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 37 acl:relcl _ _ 40 before before ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 Valley Valley PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 obl _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 44 Hinnom Hinnom PROPN NNP Number=Sing 42 nmod _ _ 45 westward westward ADV RB _ 42 advmod _ _ 46 , , PUNCT , _ 52 punct _ _ 47 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 52 nsubj _ _ 48 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 52 cop _ _ 49 at at ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 52 det _ _ 51 uttermost uttermost ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 52 amod _ _ 52 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 acl:relcl _ _ 53 of of ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 vale vale NOUN NN Number=Sing 52 nmod _ _ 56 of of ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 Rephaim Rephaim PROPN NNP Number=Sing 55 nmod _ _ 58 northward northward ADV RB _ 52 advmod _ _ 59 . . PUNCT . _ 4 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 | **go up** | past | the border | | | | | by the Valley of the son of Hinnom; unto the side the Jebusite | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 2 | **is a** | present | the same | Jerusalem | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **go up** | past | the border | | | | | to the top of the mountain | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 4 | **lie** | present | the mountain | | | the Valley of Hinnom | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before valley=Location | | 5 | **is** | present | the Valley of Hinnom | | | the uttermost part | | of the vale of Rephaim; northward *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} וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל גֵּ֣י בֶנ־הִנֹּ֗ם גֵּ֣י בֶנ־הִנֹּ֗םגֵּ֣י בֶנ־הִנֹּ֗ם אֶל־כֶּ֤תֶף הַיְבוּסִי֙ מִנֶּ֔גֶב הִ֖יא יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְעָלָ֨ה הַגְּב֜וּל אֶל־רֹ֣אשׁ הָהָ֗ר אֲ֠שֶׁר עַל־פְּנֵ֤י גֵֽי־הִנֹּם֙גֵֽי־הִנֹּם֙ יָ֔מָּה אֲשֶׁ֛ר בִּקְצֵ֥ה עֵֽמֶק־רְפָאִ֖ים צָפֹֽנָה׃ [Joshua 15:8: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOS.15.8/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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