--- title: Deuteronomy 9:3 (JPS 1917) — Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over… · tree and pragmatics description: Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before thee; so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee. Who acts: you, LORD, God, thou. 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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, LORD, God, thou), 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:269 # text = Know therefore this day, that the LORD thy God is He who goeth over before thee as a devouring fire; He will destroy them, and He will bring them down before thee; so shalt thou drive them out, and make them to perish quickly, as the LORD hath spoken unto thee. 1 Know know VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 2 therefore therefore ADV RB _ 1 advmod _ _ 3 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 4 det _ _ 4 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 1 obl:unmarked _ _ 5 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 6 that that SCONJ IN _ 12 mark _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 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 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 cop _ _ 12 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 1 ccomp _ _ 13 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 14 nsubj _ _ 14 goeth go VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 12 acl:relcl _ _ 15 over over ADV RB _ 14 advmod _ _ 16 before before ADP IN _ 17 case _ _ 17 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 14 obl _ _ 18 as as ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 devouring devour VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 21 amod _ _ 21 fire fire NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 obl _ _ 22 ; ; PUNCT : _ 25 punct _ _ 23 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 24 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 25 aux _ _ 25 destroy destroy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 26 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obj _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 28 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 29 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nsubj _ _ 30 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 31 aux _ _ 31 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 25 conj _ _ 32 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ _ 33 down down ADP RP _ 31 compound:prt _ _ 34 before before ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 35 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 31 obl _ _ 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 37 so so ADV RB _ 40 advmod _ _ 38 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 39 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 40 nsubj _ _ 40 drive drive VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 1 parataxis _ _ 41 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obj _ _ 42 out out ADP RP _ 40 compound:prt _ _ 43 , , PUNCT , _ 45 punct _ _ 44 and and CCONJ CC _ 45 cc _ _ 45 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 40 conj _ _ 46 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 obj _ _ 47 to to PART TO _ 48 mark _ _ 48 perish perish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 45 xcomp _ _ 49 quickly quickly ADV RB _ 48 advmod _ _ 50 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 51 as as SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 52 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 54 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 40 advcl _ _ 56 unto unto ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 55 obl _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 1 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=assert, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | imperative | you *not said here* | | | | day | therefore *property* | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 2 | **is a** | present | the LORD | God | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **go over** | present | | | | thee | | as a devouring fire; over *property* | vn occur-48.3-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme before thou=Location | | 4 | **devour** | gerund | | | | | | | vn devour-39.4 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **destroy** | future | God | people | | | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent they=Patient | | 6 | **bring down** | future | God | people | | thee | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent they=Theme before thou=Destination | | 7 | **drive out** | shall | thou | people | | | | | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme they=Trajectory | | 8 | **make** | infinitive | thou *not said here* | people | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **perish** | to-infinitive | people *not said here* | | | | | quickly *property* | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 10 | **speak** *speech: other* | present · perfect | the LORD | | | | | unto thee | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=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} וְיָדַעְתָּ֣ הַיּ֗וֹם כִּי֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ הֽוּא־הָעֹבֵ֤ר לְפָנֶ֙יךָ֙ אֵ֣שׁ אֹֽכְלָ֔ה ה֧וּא יַשְׁמִידֵ֛ם וְה֥וּא יַכְנִיעֵ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ וְהֽוֹרַשְׁתָּ֤ם וְהַֽאַבַדְתָּם֙מַהֵ֔ר כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה לָֽךְ׃ [Deuteronomy 9:3: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.9.3/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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