--- title: Leviticus 14:21 (JPS 1917) — And if he be poor, and his means suffice not, then he shall take one… · tree and pragmatics description: And if he be poor, and his means suffice not, then he shall take one he-lamb for a guilt-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil; Who acts: priest, means, one tenth part. 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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 (priest, means, one tenth part), 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:LEV:390 # text = And if he be poor, and his means suffice not, then he shall take one he-lamb for a guilt-offering to be waved, to make atonement for him, and one tenth part of an ephah of fine flour mingled with oil for a meal-offering, and a log of oil; 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 nsubj _ _ 4 be be AUX VBP Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 5 cop _ _ 5 poor poor ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 advcl _ _ 6 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 7 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 8 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ _ 9 means means NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 10 nsubj _ _ 10 suffice suffice VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 5 conj _ _ 11 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 10 advmod _ _ 12 , , PUNCT , _ 5 punct _ _ 13 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 16 advmod _ _ 14 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 take take VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 17 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 20 nummod _ _ 18 he he NOUN NN Number=Sing 20 compound _ _ 19 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 18 punct _ _ 20 lamb lamb NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 21 for for ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 22 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 23 guilt guilt NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ _ 24 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 23 punct _ _ 25 offering offering NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 26 to to PART TO _ 28 mark _ _ 27 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 28 aux:pass _ _ 28 waved wave VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 25 acl _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 31 punct _ _ 30 to to PART TO _ 31 mark _ _ 31 make make VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 16 advcl _ _ 32 atonement atonement NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 obj _ _ 33 for for ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 34 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obl _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 46 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 46 cc _ _ 37 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 39 nummod _ _ 38 tenth tenth ADJ JJ NumType=Ord 39 amod _ _ 39 part part NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 nsubj _ _ 40 of of ADP IN _ 42 case _ _ 41 an a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 42 det _ _ 42 ephah ephah NOUN NN Number=Sing 39 nmod _ _ 43 of of ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 fine fine ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 flour flour NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 nmod _ _ 46 mingled mingle VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 16 conj _ _ 47 with with ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 oil oil NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 49 for for ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 50 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 53 det _ _ 51 meal meal NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 compound _ _ 52 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 51 punct _ _ 53 offering offering NOUN NN Number=Sing 46 obl _ _ 54 , , PUNCT , _ 57 punct _ _ 55 and and CCONJ CC _ 57 cc _ _ 56 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 57 det _ _ 57 log log NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 conj _ _ 58 of of ADP IN _ 59 case _ _ 59 oil oil NOUN NN Number=Sing 57 nmod _ _ 60 ; ; PUNCT : _ 16 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 | **is** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | priest | | | | | poor *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **not** **suffice** | present | priest's means | | | | | | tree rules | | 3 | **take** | shall | priest | one he lamb | | | then | for a guilt offering | vn get-13.5.1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent lamb=Theme for offering=Beneficiary | | 4 | **wave** | to-infinitive · passive | priest *not said here* | | | | | | vn wink-40.3.1 «NP V» | | 5 | **make** | to-infinitive | priest *not said here* | atonement | | | | for priest | vn build-26.1-1 «NP V NP PP.beneficiary»: agent=Agent atonement=Product for he=Beneficiary | | 6 | **mingle** | participle | one tenth part of a ephah of fine flour | | | | | with oil; for a meal offering and a log of oil | vn mix-22.1-1-1 «NP V PP.co-patient»: agent=Patient with oil=Co-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} וְאִם־דַּ֣ל ה֗וּא וְאֵ֣ין יָדוֹ֮ מַשֶּׂגֶת֒ וְ֠לָקַח כֶּ֣בֶשׂ אֶחָ֥ד אָשָׁ֛ם לִתְנוּפָ֖ה לְכַפֵּ֣ר עָלָ֑יו וְעִשָּׂר֨וֹן סֹ֜לֶת אֶחָ֨ד בָּל֥וּל בַּשֶּׁ֛מֶן לְמִנְחָ֖ה וְלֹ֥ג שָֽׁמֶן׃ [Leviticus 14:21: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.14.21/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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