--- title: Deuteronomy 10:8 (JPS 1917) — At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark o… · tree and pragmatics description: At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name, unto this day. 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:304 # text = At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto Him, and to bless in His name, unto this day. 1 At at ADP IN _ 3 case _ _ 2 that that DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 3 det _ _ 3 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 4 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 5 det _ _ 5 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 6 nsubj _ _ 6 separated separate VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 7 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 8 tribe tribe NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 Levi Levi PROPN NNP Number=Sing 8 nmod _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 to to PART TO _ 13 mark _ _ 13 bear bear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 ark ark NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obj _ _ 16 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 17 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 18 det _ _ 18 covenant covenant NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod _ _ 19 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 18 nmod _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 23 to to PART TO _ 24 mark _ _ 24 stand stand VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 conj _ _ 25 before before ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 24 obl _ _ 28 to to PART TO _ 29 mark _ _ 29 minister minister VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 24 advcl _ _ 30 unto unto ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 31 Him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 obl _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 and and CCONJ CC _ 35 cc _ _ 34 to to PART TO _ 35 mark _ _ 35 bless bless VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 29 conj _ _ 36 in in ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 37 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 38 nmod:poss _ _ 38 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 39 , , PUNCT , _ 42 punct _ _ 40 unto unto ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 42 det _ _ 42 day day NOUN NN Number=Sing 35 obl _ _ 43 . . PUNCT . _ 6 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **separate** | past | the LORD | the tribe of Levi | | | time | | vn separate-23.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tribe=Patient | | 2 | **bear** | to-infinitive | the LORD *not said here* | the ark of the covenant of the LORD | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent ark=Patient | | 3 | **stand** | to-infinitive | the LORD *not said here* | | | | before the LORD | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent before lord=Location | | 4 | **minister** | to-infinitive | the LORD *not said here* | | | | | unto LORD | tree rules | | 5 | **bless** | to-infinitive | the LORD *not said here* | | | LORD's name | day | | vn judgment-33.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **covenant** | | the LORD | | | | | | nom covenant «communication intransitive»: of=agent | | 7 | **name** | | LORD | | | | | | nom name «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} בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗וא הִבְדִּ֤יל יְהוָה֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣בֶט הַלֵּוִ֔י לָשֵׂ֖את אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֑ה לַעֲמֹד֩ לִפְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֤ה לְשָֽׁרְתוֹ֙ וּלְבָרֵ֣ךְ בִּשְׁמ֔וֹ עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ [Deuteronomy 10:8: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.10.8/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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