--- title: Deuteronomy 21:17 (JPS 1917) — but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by gi… · tree and pragmatics description: but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the first-fruits of his strength, the right of the first-born is his. Who acts: man, right. 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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 (man, right), 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:578 # text = but he shall acknowledge the first-born, the son of the hated, by giving him a double portion of all that he hath; for he is the first-fruits of his strength, the right of the first-born is his. 1 but but CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 4 aux _ _ 4 acknowledge acknowledge VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 8 det _ _ 6 first first NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 compound _ _ 7 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 8 punct _ _ 8 born born ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 4 obj _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 11 punct _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 appos _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 14 case _ _ 13 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 14 det _ _ 14 hated hate ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 11 nmod _ _ 15 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 16 by by ADP IN _ 17 mark _ _ 17 giving give VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 18 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 iobj _ _ 19 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 20 double double ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 21 amod _ _ 21 portion portion NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obj _ _ 22 of of ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 23 all all PRON DT PronType=Tot 21 nmod _ _ 24 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 26 obj _ _ 25 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nsubj _ _ 26 hath have VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 23 acl:relcl _ _ 27 ; ; PUNCT : _ 34 punct _ _ 28 for for SCONJ IN _ 34 mark _ _ 29 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 30 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 32 first first NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 compound _ _ 33 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 34 punct _ _ 34 fruits fruit NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 advcl _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 strength strength NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 nmod _ _ 38 , , PUNCT , _ 47 punct _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 right right NOUN NN Number=Sing 47 nsubj _ _ 41 of of ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 45 det _ _ 43 first first NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 compound _ _ 44 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 45 punct _ _ 45 born born ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 40 nmod _ _ 46 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 47 cop _ _ 47 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 4 parataxis _ _ 48 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed polarity=none | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **acknowledge** | shall | man | the first born | | | | | vn confess-37.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent born=Topic | | 2 | **give** | gerund | man *not said here* | a double portion of all | man | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent he=Recipient portion=Theme | | 3 | **have** | present | man | | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient | | 4 | **is a** | present | man | the first fruits | | | | of man's strength | tree rules | | 5 | **is a** | present | the right of the first born | husband | | | | | tree rules | 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} כִּי֩ אֶת־הַבְּכֹ֨ר בֶּן־הַשְּׂנוּאָ֜ה יַכִּ֗יר לָ֤תֶת לוֹ֙ פִּ֣י שְׁנַ֔יִם בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יִמָּצֵ֖א ל֑וֹ כִּי־הוּא֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית אֹנ֔וֹ ל֖וֹ מִשְׁפַּ֥ט הַבְּכֹרָֽה׃ס [Deuteronomy 21:17: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.21.17/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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