--- title: Deuteronomy 24:4 (JPS 1917) — her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be… · tree and pragmatics description: her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. Who acts: former husband, that, thou, land. 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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 (former husband, that, thou, land), 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:643 # text = her former husband, who sent her away, may not take her again to be his wife, after that she is defiled; for that is abomination before the LORD; and thou shalt not cause the land to sin, which the LORD thy God giveth thee for an inheritance. 1 her her PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 2 former former ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 3 amod _ _ 3 husband husband NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 nsubj _ _ 4 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 5 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 6 nsubj _ _ 6 sent send VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 7 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ _ 8 away away ADV RB _ 6 advmod _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 10 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 12 advmod _ _ 12 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 13 her she PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 again again ADV RB _ 12 advmod _ _ 15 to to PART TO _ 18 mark _ _ 16 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 18 cop _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 18 nmod:poss _ _ 18 wife wife NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 advcl _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 20 after after ADP IN _ 21 fixed _ _ 21 that that SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 22 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 24 nsubj:pass _ _ 23 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 24 aux:pass _ _ 24 defiled defile VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 12 advcl _ _ 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 26 for for SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 27 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 29 nsubj _ _ 28 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 29 cop _ _ 29 abomination abomination NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 parataxis _ _ 30 before before ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 LORD lord NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nmod _ _ 33 ; ; PUNCT : _ 38 punct _ _ 34 and and CCONJ CC _ 38 cc _ _ 35 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 38 nsubj _ _ 36 shalt shall AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 38 aux _ _ 37 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 38 advmod _ _ 38 cause cause VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 12 conj _ _ 39 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 40 det _ _ 40 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obj _ _ 41 to to PART TO _ 42 mark _ _ 42 sin sin VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 38 xcomp _ _ 43 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 44 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 49 obj _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 49 nsubj _ _ 47 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 48 nmod:poss _ _ 48 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 46 appos _ _ 49 giveth give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 40 acl:relcl _ _ 50 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 49 iobj _ _ 51 for for ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 52 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 53 inheritance inheritance NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 obl _ _ 54 . . PUNCT . _ 12 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 | **send away** | past | wife's former husband | wife | | | | away *property* | vn fire-10.10 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent she=Theme | | 2 | **not** **take** | may | wife's former husband | | wife | | again | | vn bring-11.3 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument she=Destination | | 3 | **is a** | to-infinitive | wife's former husband *not said here* | husband's wife | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **defile** | present · passive | | wife | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **is a** | present | that | abomination | | | before the LORD | | tree rules | | 6 | **not** **cause** | shall | thou | the land | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **sin** | to-infinitive | the land *not said here* | | | | | | vn rebel-71.2-1-1 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 8 | **give** | present | the LORD | the land | thee | | | for a inheritance | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient which=Theme for inheritance=Asset | 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} לֹא־יוּכַ֣ל בַּעְלָ֣הּ הָרִאשׁ֣וֹן אֲשֶֽׁר־שִׁ֠לְּחָהּ לָשׁ֨וּב לְקַחְתָּ֜הּ לִהְי֧וֹת ל֣וֹ לְאִשָּׁ֗ה אַחֲרֵי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הֻטַּמָּ֔אָה כִּֽי־תוֹעֵבָ֥ה הִ֖וא לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תַחֲטִיא֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ נַחֲלָֽה׃ס [Deuteronomy 24:4: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.24.4/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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