--- title: Joshua 22:29 (JPS 1917) — Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn aw… · tree and pragmatics description: Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God that is before His tabernacle.' Who acts: we, altar. 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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, altar), 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:626 # text = Far be it from us that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn away this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt-offering, for meal-offering, or for sacrifice, besides the altar of the LORD our God that is before His tabernacle.' 1 Far far ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 2 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 1 cop _ _ 3 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 expl _ _ 4 from from ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 1 obl _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 9 mark _ _ 7 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 8 should should AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 9 aux _ _ 9 rebel rebel VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 csubj _ _ 10 against against ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 12 det _ _ 12 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 turn turn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 9 conj _ _ 16 away away ADV RB _ 15 advmod _ _ 17 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 18 det _ _ 18 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl:unmarked _ _ 19 from from SCONJ IN _ 20 mark _ _ 20 following follow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 15 advcl _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 20 obj _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 to to PART TO _ 25 mark _ _ 25 build build VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 15 advcl _ _ 26 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 altar altar NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obj _ _ 28 for for ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 29 burnt burn VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 amod _ _ 30 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 31 punct _ _ 31 offering offering NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 36 punct _ _ 33 for for ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 34 meal meal NOUN NN Number=Sing 36 compound _ _ 35 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 34 punct _ _ 36 offering offering NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 conj _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 or or CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 39 for for ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 sacrifice sacrifice NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 conj _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 besides besides ADP IN _ 44 case _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 altar altar NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 45 of of ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 44 nmod _ _ 48 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ _ 49 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 appos _ _ 50 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 54 nsubj _ _ 51 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 54 cop _ _ 52 before before ADP IN _ 54 case _ _ 53 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 54 nmod:poss _ _ 54 tabernacle tabernacle NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 acl:relcl _ _ 55 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ 56 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=assert, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | infinitive | | | | | | from us; far *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **rebel** | should | we | | | | | against the LORD | vn rebel-71.2-1 «NP V PP.maleficiary»: agent=Agent against lord=Maleficiary | | 3 | **turn away** | infinitive | we *not said here* | | | | day | away *property* | vn banish-10.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **follow** | gerund | we *not said here* | the LORD | | | | | vn chase-51.6 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent lord=Theme | | 5 | **build** | to-infinitive | we *not said here* | a altar | | | | for burnt offering and meal offering or sacrifice; besides the altar of the LORD | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent altar=Material for offering=Beneficiary | | 6 | **burn** | participle | | | | | | | vn light\_emission-43.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 7 | **is** | present | the altar of the LORD | | | | before LORD's tabernacle | | 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} חָלִילָה֩ לָּ֨נוּ מִמֶּ֜נּוּ לִמְרֹ֣ד בַּֽיהוָ֗ה וְלָשׁ֤וּב הַיּוֹם֙ מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה לִבְנ֣וֹת מִזְבֵּ֔חַ לְעֹלָ֖ה לְמִנְחָ֣ה וּלְזָ֑בַח מִלְּבַ֗ד מִזְבַּח֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֔ינוּ אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֥י מִשְׁכָּנֽוֹ׃פ [Joshua 22:29: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOS.22.29/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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