--- title: Joshua 5:6 (JPS 1917) — For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, til… · tree and pragmatics description: For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto the --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/JOS.89/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [Joshua](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOS/) / [chapter 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOS/5/) / [5:6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOS.5.6/) / JPS 1 # Joshua 5:6 · JPS 1917 For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. **Who acts:** children, men, LORD, land · **What happens:** walk, come, consume, not hearken, swear, not let · **To what, where:** wilderness, Egypt, nation, children, land, us This is Joshua 5:6 · 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 (children, men, LORD, land), 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:89 # text = For the children of Israel walked forty years in the wilderness, till all the nation, even the men of war that came forth out of Egypt, were consumed, because they hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD; unto whom the LORD swore that He would not let them see the land which the LORD swore unto their fathers that He would give us, a land flowing with milk and honey. 1 For for SCONJ IN _ 6 mark _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 nsubj _ _ 4 of of ADP IN _ 5 case _ _ 5 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 3 nmod _ _ 6 walked walk VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 forty forty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 8 nummod _ _ 8 years year NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 obl:unmarked _ _ 9 in in ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 wilderness wilderness NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 12 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 13 till till SCONJ IN _ 31 mark _ _ 14 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 16 det:predet _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 nation nation NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nsubj:pass _ _ 17 , , PUNCT , _ 20 punct _ _ 18 even even ADV RB _ 20 advmod _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 men man NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 appos _ _ 21 of of ADP IN _ 22 case _ _ 22 war war NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod _ _ 23 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 24 nsubj _ _ 24 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 20 acl:relcl _ _ 25 forth forth ADV RB _ 24 advmod _ _ 26 out out ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 28 fixed _ _ 28 Egypt Egypt PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 16 punct _ _ 30 were be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux:pass _ _ 31 consumed consume VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 6 advcl _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 because because SCONJ IN _ 35 mark _ _ 34 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 35 nsubj _ _ 35 hearkened hearken VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 31 advcl _ _ 36 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 35 advmod _ _ 37 unto unto ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 voice voice NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 39 nmod _ _ 43 ; ; PUNCT : _ 48 punct _ _ 44 unto unto ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 45 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 48 obl _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 48 nsubj _ _ 48 swore swear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 6 parataxis _ _ 49 that that SCONJ IN _ 53 mark _ _ 50 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 51 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 52 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 53 advmod _ _ 53 let let VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 48 ccomp _ _ 54 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 obj _ _ 55 see see VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 53 xcomp _ _ 56 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obj _ _ 58 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 61 obj _ _ 59 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 60 det _ _ 60 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 61 nsubj _ _ 61 swore swear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 57 acl:relcl _ _ 62 unto unto ADP IN _ 64 case _ _ 63 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 64 nmod:poss _ _ 64 fathers father NOUN NNS Number=Plur 61 obl _ _ 65 that that SCONJ IN _ 68 mark _ _ 66 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 68 nsubj _ _ 67 would would AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 68 aux _ _ 68 give give VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 57 acl:relcl _ _ 69 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 68 iobj _ _ 70 , , PUNCT , _ 72 punct _ _ 71 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 72 det _ _ 72 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 68 obj _ _ 73 flowing flow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 72 acl _ _ 74 with with ADP IN _ 75 case _ _ 75 milk milk NOUN NN Number=Sing 73 obl _ _ 76 and and CCONJ CC _ 77 cc _ _ 77 honey honey NOUN NN Number=Sing 75 conj _ _ 78 . . PUNCT . _ 6 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 | **walk** | past | the children of Israel | | | the wilderness | year | | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in wilderness=Trajectory | | 2 | **come** | past | the men of war | | | Egypt | | forth *property* | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme out egypt=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **consume** | past · passive | | all nation | | | | | vn consume-66 «NP V NP»: subject=Asset | | 4 | **not** **hearken** | past | children *= child* | | | | | unto the voice of the LORD | tree rules | | 5 | **swear** | past | the LORD | | | | | | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Theme | | 6 | **not** **let** | would | LORD | children *= child* | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **see** | infinitive | children *= child* *not said here* | the land | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer land=Stimulus | | 8 | **swear** | past | the LORD | the land | | | | unto children's fathers | vn conjecture-29.5 «NP V NP to be NP»: agent=Agent which=Eventuality | | 9 | **give** | would | LORD | a land | us | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent we=Recipient land=Theme | | 10 | **flow** | gerund | a land *not said here* | | | | | with milk and honey | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with milk=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} כִּ֣י ׀ אַרְבָּעִ֣ים שָׁנָ֗ה הָלְכ֣וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ בַּמִּדְבָּר֒ עַד־תֹּ֨ם כָּל־הַגּ֜וֹי אַנְשֵׁ֤י הַמִּלְחָמָה֙ הַיֹּצְאִ֣ים מִמִּצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֖וּ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר נִשְׁבַּ֤ע יְהוָה֙ לָהֶ֔ם לְבִלְתִּ֞י הַרְאוֹתָ֣ם אֶת־הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ נִשְׁבַּ֨ע יְהוָ֤ה לַֽאֲבוֹתָם֙ לָ֣תֶת לָ֔נוּ אֶ֛רֶץ זָבַ֥ת חָלָ֖ב וּדְבָֽשׁ׃ [Joshua 5:6: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/JOS.5.6/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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