--- title: Deuteronomy 14:23 (JPS 1917) — And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which He sh… · tree and pragmatics description: And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which He shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. Who acts: thou, God, name. 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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, God, name), 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:425 # text = And thou shalt eat before the LORD thy God, in the place which He shall choose to cause His name to dwell there, the tithe of thy corn, of thy wine, and of thine oil, and the firstlings of thy herd and of thy flock; that thou mayest learn to fear the LORD thy God always. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 4 nsubj _ _ 3 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 eat eat VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 before before ADP IN _ 7 case _ _ 6 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 7 det _ _ 7 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 8 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 7 appos _ _ 10 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 11 in in ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 14 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 17 obj _ _ 15 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 16 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 17 choose choose VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 13 acl:relcl _ _ 18 to to PART TO _ 19 mark _ _ 19 cause cause VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 xcomp _ _ 20 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ _ 21 name name NOUN NN Number=Sing 19 obj _ _ 22 to to PART TO _ 23 mark _ _ 23 dwell dwell VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 19 xcomp _ _ 24 there there ADV RB PronType=Dem 23 advmod _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 tithe tithe NOUN NN Number=Sing 4 obj _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 30 case _ _ 29 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 30 nmod:poss _ _ 30 corn corn NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 31 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 wine wine NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 37 of of ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 thine thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 39 nmod:poss _ _ 39 oil oil NOUN NN Number=Sing 30 conj _ _ 40 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 43 cc _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 firstlings firstling NOUN NNS Number=Plur 27 conj _ _ 44 of of ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 45 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 46 nmod:poss _ _ 46 herd herd NOUN NN Number=Sing 43 nmod _ _ 47 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 48 of of ADP IN _ 50 case _ _ 49 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 50 nmod:poss _ _ 50 flock flock NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 conj _ _ 51 ; ; PUNCT : _ 55 punct _ _ 52 that that SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 53 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 55 nsubj _ _ 54 mayest may AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 learn learn VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 56 to to PART TO _ 57 mark _ _ 57 fear fear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 55 xcomp _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 57 obj _ _ 60 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 61 nmod:poss _ _ 61 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 59 appos _ _ 62 always always ADV RB PronType=Tot 57 advmod _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed act=request, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | shall | thou | the tithe of thy corn and thine oil of thy wine and the firstlings of thy herd and thy flock | | the place | before the LORD | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tithe=Patient | | 2 | **choose** | shall | God | the place | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **cause** | to-infinitive | God *not said here* | God's name | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **dwell** | to-infinitive | God's name *not said here* | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **learn** | may | thou | | | | | | vn learn-14-2-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **fear** | to-infinitive | thou *not said here* | the LORD | | | | always *property* | vn admire-31.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer lord=Stimulus | | 7 | **name** | | God | | | | | | 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} וְאָכַלְתָּ֞ לִפְנֵ֣י ׀ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ בַּמָּק֣וֹם אֲשֶׁר־יִבְחַר֮ לְשַׁכֵּ֣ן שְׁמ֣וֹ שָׁם֒ מַעְשַׂ֤ר דְּגָֽנְךָ֙ תִּֽירֹשְׁךָ֣ וְיִצְהָרֶ֔ךָ וּבְכֹרֹ֥ת בְּקָרְךָ֖ וְצֹאנֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֣עַן תִּלְמַ֗ד לְיִרְאָ֛ה אֶת־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ [Deuteronomy 14:23: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.14.23/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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