--- title: Deuteronomy 1:21 (JPS 1917) — Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee; go up, take… · tree and pragmatics description: Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee; go up, take possession, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.' Who acts: LORD. 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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 (LORD), 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:20 # text = Behold, the LORD thy God hath set the land before thee; go up, take possession, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath spoken unto thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.' 1 Behold behold INTJ UH _ 8 discourse _ _ 2 , , PUNCT , _ 1 punct _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ _ 5 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 6 nmod:poss _ _ 6 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 appos _ _ 7 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 8 aux _ _ 8 set set VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 0 root _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 before before ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 8 obl _ _ 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 14 punct _ _ 14 go go VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 8 parataxis _ _ 15 up up ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 16 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 17 take take VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 18 possession possession NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 20 as as ADP IN _ 31 mark _ _ 21 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 22 det _ _ 22 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 31 nsubj _ _ 23 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 24 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 25 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 22 appos _ _ 26 of of ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 28 nmod:poss _ _ 28 fathers father NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 nmod _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 22 punct _ _ 30 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 8 advcl _ _ 32 unto unto ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 33 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 31 obl _ _ 34 ; ; PUNCT : _ 35 punct _ _ 35 fear fear VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 14 conj _ _ 36 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 35 advmod _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 40 punct _ _ 38 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 40 cc _ _ 39 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 40 aux:pass _ _ 40 dismayed dismay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 35 conj _ _ 41 . . PUNCT . _ 8 punct _ _ 42 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 8 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed form=decl, act=assert, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **set** | present · perfect | the LORD | the land | | thee | | | vn put-9.1-2 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent land=Theme before thou=Destination | | 2 | **go up** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 3 | **take** | infinitive | | possession | | | | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent possession=Theme | | 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · perfect | the LORD | | | | | unto thee | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **not** **fear** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **dismay** | infinitive · passive | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | 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} רְ֠אֵה נָתַ֨ן יְהוָ֧ה אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ לְפָנֶ֖יךָ אֶת־הָאָ֑רֶץ עֲלֵ֣ה רֵ֗שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ דִּבֶּ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֲבֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ לָ֔ךְ אַל־תִּירָ֖א וְאַל־תֵּחָֽת׃ [Deuteronomy 1:21: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.1.21/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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