--- title: Deuteronomy 4:6 (JPS 1917) — Observe therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your unde… · tree and pragmatics description: Observe therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that, when they hear all these statutes, shall say: 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.' Who acts: you, this, statutes, great nation. 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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 (you, this, statutes, great nation), 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:DEU:118 # text = Observe therefore and do them; for this is your wisdom and your understanding in the sight of the peoples, that, when they hear all these statutes, shall say: 'Surely this great nation is a wise and understanding people.' 1 Observe observe VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 4 do do VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 1 conj _ _ 5 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obj _ _ 6 ; ; PUNCT : _ 11 punct _ _ 7 for for SCONJ IN _ 11 mark _ _ 8 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 11 nsubj _ _ 9 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 11 cop _ _ 10 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ _ 11 wisdom wisdom NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 parataxis _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 14 cc _ _ 13 your your PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 14 nmod:poss _ _ 14 understanding understanding NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 conj _ _ 15 in in ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 17 det _ _ 17 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 nmod _ _ 18 of of ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 peoples people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 nmod _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 32 punct _ _ 22 that that SCONJ IN _ 32 mark _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 24 when when SCONJ WRB _ 26 mark _ _ 25 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 hear hear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 32 advcl _ _ 27 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 29 det:predet _ _ 28 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 29 det _ _ 29 statutes statute NOUN NNS Number=Plur 26 obj _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 26 punct _ _ 31 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 say say VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 33 : : PUNCT : _ 41 punct _ _ 34 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 41 punct _ _ 35 Surely surely ADV RB _ 41 advmod _ _ 36 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 38 det _ _ 37 great great ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 38 amod _ _ 38 nation nation NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 nsubj _ _ 39 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 cop _ _ 40 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 41 det _ _ 41 wise wise ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 44 amod _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 43 understanding understand VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 41 conj _ _ 44 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 ccomp _ _ 45 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ 46 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: pos - teacher: changed act=assert | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **observe** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | | therefore *property* | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 2 | **do** | infinitive | you *not said here* | statutes *= statute* | | | | | vn act-114-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Eventuality | | 3 | **is a** | present | this | your wisdom and your understanding | | the sight of the peoples | | | tree rules | | 4 | **hear** | present | statutes *= statute* | all statutes | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer statute=Stimulus | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | shall | | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** | present | this great nation | | | | | surely, wise *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **understand** | gerund | this great nation *not said here* | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 8 | **understand** | | your | | | | | | nom understanding «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | | 9 | **sight** | | | the peoples | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: of=patient | 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} וּשְׁמַרְתֶּם֮ וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֒ כִּ֣י הִ֤וא חָכְמַתְכֶם֙ וּבִ֣ינַתְכֶ֔ם לְעֵינֵ֖י הָעַמִּ֑ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִשְׁמְע֗וּן אֵ֚ת כָּל־הַחֻקִּ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וְאָמְר֗וּ רַ֚ק עַם־חָכָ֣ם וְנָב֔וֹן הַגּ֥וֹי הַגָּד֖וֹל הַזֶּֽה׃ [Deuteronomy 4:6: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.4.6/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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