--- title: Deuteronomy 27:3 (JPS 1917) — And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou… · tree and pragmatics description: And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath promised thee. Who acts: thou, LORD, 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 (thou, LORD, 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:702 # text = And thou shalt write upon them all the words of this law, when thou art passed over; that thou mayest go in unto the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee, a land flowing with milk and honey, as the LORD, the God of thy fathers, hath promised thee. 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 write write VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 5 upon upon ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 obl _ _ 7 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 9 det:predet _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 4 obj _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 11 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 12 det _ _ 12 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 14 when when SCONJ WRB _ 17 mark _ _ 15 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 17 nsubj:pass _ _ 16 art be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 aux:pass _ _ 17 passed pass VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 4 advcl _ _ 18 over over ADP RP _ 17 compound:prt _ _ 19 ; ; PUNCT : _ 23 punct _ _ 20 that that SCONJ IN _ 23 mark _ _ 21 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 23 nsubj _ _ 22 mayest may AUX MD Style=Arch|VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 23 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 advcl _ _ 24 in in ADV RB _ 23 advmod _ _ 25 unto unto ADP IN _ 27 case _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 28 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 33 obj _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 30 det _ _ 30 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 33 nsubj _ _ 31 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 32 nmod:poss _ _ 32 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 30 appos _ _ 33 giveth give VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 27 acl:relcl _ _ 34 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 33 iobj _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 37 det _ _ 37 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 27 appos _ _ 38 flowing flow VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 37 acl _ _ 39 with with ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 milk milk NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 obl _ _ 41 and and CCONJ CC _ 42 cc _ _ 42 honey honey NOUN NN Number=Sing 40 conj _ _ 43 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 44 as as SCONJ IN _ 55 mark _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 55 nsubj _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 49 punct _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 46 appos _ _ 50 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 51 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 52 nmod:poss _ _ 52 fathers father NOUN NNS Number=Plur 49 nmod _ _ 53 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 54 hath have AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 55 aux _ _ 55 promised promise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 56 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 55 obj _ _ 57 . . 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 | **write** | shall | thou | all words of this law | | | | upon stones *= stone* | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent word=Theme | | 2 | **pass over** | present · passive | | thou | | | | | vn escape-51.1-1-3 «NP V NP»: subject=Trajectory | | 3 | **go in** | may | thou | | | | | unto the land | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 4 | **give** | present | the LORD | the land | thee | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient which=Theme | | 5 | **flow** | gerund | a land *not said here* | | | | | with milk and honey | vn entity\_specific\_modes\_being-47.2 «NP.location V PP.theme»: agent=Location with milk=Theme | | 6 | **promise** *speech: promise* | present · perfect | the LORD | thee | | | | | vn future\_having-13.3 «NP V NP.theme (PP)»: agent=Agent thou=Theme | | 7 | **word** | | | this law | | | | | nom word «communication transitive»: of=patient | 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} וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ עֲלֵיהֶ֗ן אֶֽת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַתּוֹרָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את בְּעָבְרֶ֑ךָ לְמַ֡עַן אֲשֶׁר֩ תָּבֹ֨א אֶל־הָאָ֜רֶץ אֲ‍ֽשֶׁר־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֶ֣יךָ ׀ נֹתֵ֣ן לְךָ֗ אֶ֣רֶץ זָבַ֤ת חָלָב֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבֶּ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־אֲבֹתֶ֖יךָ לָֽךְ׃ [Deuteronomy 27:3: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.27.3/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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