--- title: Exodus 11:5 (JPS 1917) — and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the firs… · tree and pragmatics description: and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. Who acts: first born, Pharaoh, maid servant. 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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 (first born, Pharaoh, maid servant), 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:EXO:305 # text = and all the first-born in the land of Egypt shall die, from the first-born of Pharaoh that sitteth upon his throne, even unto the first-born of the maid-servant that is behind the mill; and all the first-born of cattle. 1 and and CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 2 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 6 det:predet _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 6 det _ _ 4 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 6 amod _ _ 5 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 4 punct _ _ 6 born born NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 nsubj _ _ 7 in in ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 land land NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod _ _ 10 of of ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Egypt Egypt PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 nmod _ _ 12 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 13 aux _ _ 13 die die VERB VB Mood=Ind|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 19 punct _ _ 15 from from ADP IN _ 19 case _ _ 16 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 17 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 19 amod _ _ 18 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 17 punct _ _ 19 born born NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 21 Pharaoh Pharaoh PROPN NNP Number=Sing 19 nmod _ _ 22 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 23 nsubj _ _ 23 sitteth sit VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 21 acl:relcl _ _ 24 upon upon ADP IN _ 26 case _ _ 25 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ _ 26 throne throne NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 obl _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 28 even even ADV RB _ 33 advmod _ _ 29 unto unto ADP IN _ 33 case _ _ 30 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 33 det _ _ 31 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 33 amod _ _ 32 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 31 punct _ _ 33 born born NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 obl _ _ 34 of of ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 35 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 36 maid maid NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 compound _ _ 37 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 36 punct _ _ 38 servant servant NOUN NN Number=Sing 33 nmod _ _ 39 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 43 nsubj _ _ 40 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 43 cop _ _ 41 behind behind ADP IN _ 43 case _ _ 42 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 43 det _ _ 43 mill mill NOUN NN Number=Sing 38 acl:relcl _ _ 44 ; ; PUNCT : _ 50 punct _ _ 45 and and CCONJ CC _ 50 cc _ _ 46 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 50 det:predet _ _ 47 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 50 det _ _ 48 first first ADJ JJ Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord 50 amod _ _ 49 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 48 punct _ _ 50 born born NOUN NN Number=Sing 13 conj _ _ 51 of of ADP IN _ 52 case _ _ 52 cattle cattle NOUN NNS Number=Plur 50 nmod _ _ 53 . . PUNCT . _ 13 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed polarity=none | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **die** | shall | all first born in the land of Egypt | | | the first born of Pharaoh | | unto the first born of the maid servant | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient from born=Causer | | 2 | **sit** | present | Pharaoh | | | born's throne | | | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent upon throne=Location | | 3 | **is** | present | the maid servant | | | the mill | | | 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} וּמֵ֣ת כָּל־בְּכוֹר֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַיִם֒ מִבְּכ֤וֹר פַּרְעֹה֙ הַיֹּשֵׁ֣ב עַל־כִּסְא֔וֹ עַ֚ד בְּכ֣וֹר הַשִּׁפְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר אַחַ֣ר הָרֵחָ֑יִם וְכֹ֖ל בְּכ֥וֹר בְּהֵמָֽה׃ [Exodus 11:5: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.11.5/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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