--- title: Exodus 21:6 (JPS 1917) — then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the… · tree and pragmatics description: then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. Who acts: master. 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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 (master), 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:585 # text = then his master shall bring him unto God, and shall bring him to the door, or unto the door-post; and his master shall bore his ear through with an awl; and he shall serve him for ever. 1 then then ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 2 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 3 nmod:poss _ _ 3 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 nsubj _ _ 4 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 5 aux _ _ 5 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 6 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obj _ _ 7 unto unto ADP IN _ 8 case _ _ 8 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 9 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 10 and and CCONJ CC _ 12 cc _ _ 11 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 12 aux _ _ 12 bring bring VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 13 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ _ 14 to to ADP IN _ 16 case _ _ 15 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 16 det _ _ 16 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 12 obl _ _ 17 , , PUNCT , _ 23 punct _ _ 18 or or CCONJ CC _ 23 cc _ _ 19 unto unto ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 23 det _ _ 21 door door NOUN NN Number=Sing 23 compound _ _ 22 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 21 punct _ _ 23 post post NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 conj _ _ 24 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 25 and and CCONJ CC _ 29 cc _ _ 26 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ _ 27 master master NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 28 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 bore bore VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 ear ear NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obj _ _ 32 through through ADP RP _ 29 compound:prt _ _ 33 with with ADP IN _ 35 case _ _ 34 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 35 det _ _ 35 awl awl NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 36 ; ; PUNCT : _ 40 punct _ _ 37 and and CCONJ CC _ 40 cc _ _ 38 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ _ 39 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 40 aux _ _ 40 serve serve VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 5 conj _ _ 41 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 40 obj _ _ 42 for for ADP IN _ 43 fixed _ _ 43 ever ever NOUN NN _ 40 obl _ _ 44 . . PUNCT . _ 5 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **bring** | shall | master's master | | servant | | then | unto God | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument he=Destination | | 2 | **bring** | shall | master's master *not said here* | master | | the door or the door post | | | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP PP.destination»: agent=Agent he=Theme to door=Destination | | 3 | **bore through** | shall | master's master | master's ear | | | | with a awl | vn carve-21.2-1 «NP V NP PP.instrument»: agent=Agent ear=Patient with awl=Instrument | | 4 | **serve** | shall | master | servant | | | | ever *obl* | vn masquerade-29.6-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent he=Attribute | 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} וְהִגִּישׁ֤וֹ אֲדֹנָיו֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְהִגִּישׁוֹ֙ אֶל־הַדֶּ֔לֶת א֖וֹ אֶל־הַמְּזוּזָ֑ה וְרָצַ֨ע אֲדֹנָ֤יו אֶת־אָזְנוֹ֙ בַּמַּרְצֵ֔עַ וַעֲבָד֖וֹ לְעֹלָֽם׃ס [Exodus 21:6: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/EXO.21.6/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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