--- title: Genesis 24:30 (JPS 1917) — And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon hi… · tree and pragmatics description: And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus spoke the man unto me,' that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain. Who acts: name, Laban. 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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 (name, Laban), 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:GEN:651 # text = And it came to pass, when he saw the ring, and the bracelets upon his sister's hands, and when he heard the words of Rebekah his sister, saying: 'Thus spoke the man unto me,' that he came unto the man; and, behold, he stood by the camels at the fountain. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 to to PART TO _ 5 mark _ _ 5 pass pass VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 3 xcomp _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 9 punct _ _ 7 when when SCONJ WRB _ 9 mark _ _ 8 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nsubj _ _ 9 saw see VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 advcl _ _ 10 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 ring ring NOUN NN Number=Sing 9 obj _ _ 12 , , PUNCT , _ 15 punct _ _ 13 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 14 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 15 det _ _ 15 bracelets bracelet NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 conj _ _ 16 upon upon ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 17 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 18 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 nmod:poss _ _ 19 's 's PART POS _ 18 case _ _ 20 hands hand NOUN NNS Number=Plur 15 nmod _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 23 when when SCONJ WRB _ 25 mark _ _ 24 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ _ 25 heard hear VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 9 conj _ _ 26 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 27 det _ _ 27 words word NOUN NNS Number=Plur 25 obj _ _ 28 of of ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 29 Rebekah Rebekah PROPN NNP Number=Sing 27 nmod _ _ 30 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ _ 31 sister sister NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 appos _ _ 32 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 33 saying say VERB VBG Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part 25 advcl _ _ 34 : : PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 35 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 37 punct _ _ 36 Thus thus ADV RB _ 37 advmod _ _ 37 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 33 ccomp _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obj _ _ 40 unto unto ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 41 me I PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 obl _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 43 punct _ _ 43 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 37 punct _ _ 44 that that SCONJ IN _ 46 mark _ _ 45 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nsubj _ _ 46 came come VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 25 ccomp _ _ 47 unto unto ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 48 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 50 ; ; PUNCT : _ 56 punct _ _ 51 and and CCONJ CC _ 56 cc _ _ 52 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 53 behold behold INTJ UH _ 56 discourse _ _ 54 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 55 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 56 nsubj _ _ 56 stood stand VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 3 conj _ _ 57 by by ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 58 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 59 det _ _ 59 camels camel NOUN NNS Number=Plur 56 obl _ _ 60 at at ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 fountain fountain NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 obl _ _ 63 . . PUNCT . _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: changed voice=narrator | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **come** | past | name | | | | | | tree rules | | 2 | **pass** | to-infinitive | name *not said here* | | | | | | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **see** | past | Laban | the ring and the bracelets upon Laban's hands | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer ring=Stimulus | | 4 | **hear** | past | Laban | the words of Rebekah | | | | | tree rules | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | Laban *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 6 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | | the man | | | | unto me; thus *property* | tree rules | | 7 | **come** | past | Laban | | | | | unto the man | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **stand** | past | Laban | | | the fountain | | by the camels | vn assuming\_position-50 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Agent by camel=Location | | 9 | **word** | | | Rebekah | | | | | 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} וַיְהִ֣י ׀ כִּרְאֹ֣ת אֶת־הַנֶּ֗זֶם וְֽאֶת־הַצְּמִדִים֮ עַל־יְדֵ֣י אֲחֹתוֹ֒ וּכְשָׁמְע֗וֹ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֞י רִבְקָ֤ה אֲחֹתוֹ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר כֹּֽה־דִבֶּ֥ר אֵלַ֖י הָאִ֑ישׁ וַיָּבֹא֙ אֶל־הָאִ֔ישׁ וְהִנֵּ֛ה עֹמֵ֥ד עַל־הַגְּמַלִּ֖ים עַל־הָעָֽיִן׃ [Genesis 24:30: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/GEN.24.30/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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