--- title: Malachi 3:10 (JPS 1917) — Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be foo… · tree and pragmatics description: Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall be more than sufficiency. Who acts: ye, LORD, I, more. 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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 (ye, LORD, I, more), 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:MAL:57 # text = Bring ye the whole tithe into the store-house, that there may be food in My house, and try Me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall be more than sufficiency. 1 Bring bring VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 ye ye PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 1 nsubj _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 4 whole whole ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 5 amod _ _ 5 tithe tithe NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obj _ _ 6 into into ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 8 store store NOUN NN Number=Sing 10 compound _ _ 9 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ _ 10 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 12 that that SCONJ IN _ 15 mark _ _ 13 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 15 expl _ _ 14 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 15 aux _ _ 15 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 1 advcl _ _ 16 food food NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nsubj _ _ 17 in in ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 18 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ _ 19 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 obl _ _ 20 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 21 and and CCONJ CC _ 22 cc _ _ 22 try try VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 23 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 obj _ _ 24 now now ADV RB PronType=Dem 22 advmod _ _ 25 herewith herewith ADV RB _ 22 advmod _ _ 26 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 27 saith say VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 1 parataxis _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ _ 30 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 hosts host NOUN NNS Number=Plur 29 nmod _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 33 if if SCONJ IN _ 37 mark _ _ 34 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 nsubj _ _ 35 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 37 aux _ _ 36 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 37 advmod _ _ 37 open open VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 27 advcl _ _ 38 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 37 iobj _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 windows window NOUN NNS Number=Plur 37 obj _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 42 heaven heaven NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 nmod _ _ 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 pour pour VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 37 conj _ _ 46 you you PRON PRP Case=Acc|Person=2|PronType=Prs 45 iobj _ _ 47 out out ADP RP _ 45 compound:prt _ _ 48 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 blessing blessing NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 obj _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 54 punct _ _ 51 that that SCONJ IN _ 54 mark _ _ 52 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 54 expl _ _ 53 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 54 aux _ _ 54 be be VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 advcl _ _ 55 more more ADJ JJR Degree=Cmp 54 nsubj _ _ 56 than than ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 sufficiency sufficiency NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 obl _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed hedge=0 | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | infinitive | ye | the whole tithe | | the store house | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent tithe=Theme into house=Destination | | 2 | **try** | infinitive | ye *not said here* | Me | | | now | herewith *property* | vn try-61.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent i=Eventuality | | 3 | **say** *speech: assert* | present | the LORD of hosts | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 4 | **not** **open** *a condition, not said to happen* | future | I | the windows of heaven | you | | | | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent you=Theme window=Destination | | 5 | **pour out** | infinitive | I *not said here* | a blessing | you | | | | vn pour-9.5 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Agent you=Theme blessing=Destination | | 6 | **be** | shall | more | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=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} הָבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֜ר אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאוֹצָ֗ר וִיהִ֥י טֶ֙רֶף֙ בְּבֵיתִ֔י וּבְחָנ֤וּנִי נָא֙ בָּזֹ֔את אָמַ֖ר יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֑וֹת אִם־לֹ֧א אֶפְתַּ֣ח לָכֶ֗ם אֵ֚ת אֲרֻבּ֣וֹת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וַהֲרִיקֹתִ֥י לָכֶ֛ם בְּרָכָ֖ה עַד־בְּלִי־דָֽי׃ [Malachi 3:10: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/MAL.3.10/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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