--- title: Deuteronomy 4:10 (JPS 1917) — the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when th… · tree and pragmatics description: the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me: 'Assemble Me the people, and I will make them hear My words that they may learn to fear Me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.' Who acts: thou, LORD, I, peoples. 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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 (thou, LORD, I, peoples), 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:122 # text = the day that thou stoodest before the LORD thy God in Horeb, when the LORD said unto me: 'Assemble Me the people, and I will make them hear My words that they may learn to fear Me all the days that they live upon the earth, and that they may teach their children.' 1 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 2 det _ _ 2 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 0 root _ _ 3 that that SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 4 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 5 nsubj _ _ 5 stoodest stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 2 acl _ _ 6 before before ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 10 nmod:poss _ _ 10 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 appos _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 Horeb Horeb PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 when when SCONJ WRB _ 17 mark _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 17 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 5 advcl _ _ 18 unto unto ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 19 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 obl _ _ 20 : : PUNCT : _ 22 punct _ _ 21 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 22 punct _ _ 22 Assemble assemble VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 ccomp _ _ 23 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 22 iobj _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 22 obj _ _ 26 , , PUNCT , _ 30 punct _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 30 cc _ _ 28 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ _ 29 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 30 aux _ _ 30 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 22 conj _ _ 31 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 obj _ _ 32 hear hear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 30 xcomp _ _ 33 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 32 obj _ _ 35 that that SCONJ IN _ 38 mark _ _ 36 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 38 nsubj _ _ 37 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 38 learn learn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 advcl _ _ 39 to to PART TO _ 40 mark _ _ 40 fear fear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 xcomp _ _ 41 Me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 obj _ _ 42 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 44 det:predet _ _ 43 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 44 det _ _ 44 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 40 obl:unmarked _ _ 45 that that SCONJ IN _ 47 mark _ _ 46 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 nsubj _ _ 47 live live VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 44 acl:relcl _ _ 48 upon upon ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 50 earth earth NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 obl _ _ 51 , , PUNCT , _ 56 punct _ _ 52 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 53 that that SCONJ IN _ 56 mark _ _ 54 they they PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 55 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 56 aux _ _ 56 teach teach VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 conj _ _ 57 their their PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 58 nmod:poss _ _ 58 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 obj _ _ 59 . . PUNCT . _ 22 punct _ _ 60 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 22 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed form=decl, act=narrate | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **stand** | past | thou | the day *not said here* | | Horeb | before the LORD | | vn put\_spatial-9.2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent day=Theme before lord=Destination | | 2 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the LORD | | | | | unto me | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 3 | **assemble** | infinitive | | the people | Me | | | | vn build-26.1 «NP V NP.beneficiary NP PP»: agent=Agent i=Beneficiary people=Product | | 4 | **make** | future | I | peoples *= people* | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **hear** | infinitive | peoples *= people* *not said here* | My words | | | | | vn see-30.1-1-1 «NP V S»: agent=Experiencer word=Stimulus | | 6 | **learn** | may | peoples *= people* | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 7 | **fear** | to-infinitive | peoples *= people* *not said here* | Me | | | day | | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer i=Stimulus | | 8 | **live** | present | peoples *= people* | all days *not said here* | | | | upon the earth | vn lodge-46 «NP V ADV»: agent=Theme day=Location | | 9 | **teach** *speech: other* | may | peoples *= people* | | peoples's children | | | | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent child=Recipient | | 10 | **word** | | My | | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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} י֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֨ר עָמַ֜דְתָּ לִפְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶיךָ֮ בְּחֹרֵב֒ בֶּאֱמֹ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י הַקְהֶל־לִי֙ אֶת־הָעָ֔ם וְאַשְׁמִעֵ֖ם אֶת־דְּבָרָ֑י אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִלְמְד֜וּן לְיִרְאָ֣ה אֹתִ֗י כָּל־הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵ֤ם חַיִּים֙ עַל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה וְאֶת־בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם יְלַמֵּדֽוּן׃ [Deuteronomy 4:10: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.4.10/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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