--- title: Deuteronomy 31:8 (JPS 1917) — And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with the… · tree and pragmatics description: And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.' 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:862 # text = And the LORD, He it is that doth go before thee; He will be with thee, He will not fail thee, neither forsake thee; fear not, neither be dismayed.' 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 10 vocative _ _ 4 , , PUNCT , _ 3 punct _ _ 5 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 appos _ _ 6 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 appos _ _ 7 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 10 cop _ _ 8 that that SCONJ IN _ 10 mark _ _ 9 doth doth ADV RB _ 10 advmod _ _ 10 go go VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 11 before before ADP IN _ 12 case _ _ 12 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 10 obl _ _ 13 ; ; PUNCT : _ 18 punct _ _ 14 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 18 nsubj _ _ 15 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 16 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 18 cop _ _ 17 with with ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 10 parataxis _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 20 He he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 nsubj _ _ 21 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 23 aux _ _ 22 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 23 advmod _ _ 23 fail fail VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 parataxis _ _ 24 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 23 obj _ _ 25 , , PUNCT , _ 27 punct _ _ 26 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 27 cc _ _ 27 forsake forsake VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 conj _ _ 28 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 27 obj _ _ 29 ; ; PUNCT : _ 30 punct _ _ 30 fear fear VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 23 parataxis _ _ 31 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 30 advmod _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 35 punct _ _ 33 neither neither CCONJ CC Polarity=Neg 35 cc _ _ 34 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 35 aux:pass _ _ 35 dismayed dismay VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 30 conj _ _ 36 . . PUNCT . _ 10 punct _ _ 37 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 10 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: request - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | present | | | | | before thee | the LORD *vocative*; doth, go *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **is** | future | LORD | | | | | with thee | tree rules | | 3 | **not** **fail** | future | LORD | thee | | | | | vn succeed-74-3-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thou=Eventuality | | 4 | **forsake** | infinitive | LORD *not said here* | thee | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **fear** | infinitive | | | | | | | vn marvel-31.3 «NP V»: agent=Experiencer | | 6 | **dismay** | infinitive · passive | | | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V ADV-Middle» | 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} וַֽיהוָ֞ה ה֣וּא ׀ הַהֹלֵ֣ךְ לְפָנֶ֗יךָ ה֚וּא יִהְיֶ֣ה עִמָּ֔ךְ לֹ֥א יַרְפְּךָ֖ וְלֹ֣א יַֽעַזְבֶ֑ךָּ לֹ֥א תִירָ֖א וְלֹ֥א תֵחָֽת׃ [Deuteronomy 31:8: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/DEU.31.8/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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