--- title: Leviticus 16:2 (JPS 1917) — and the LORD said unto Moses: 'Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he… · tree and pragmatics description: and the LORD said unto Moses: 'Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he die not; for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover. Who acts: LORD, ark cover, I. 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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, ark cover, I), 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:461 # text = and the LORD said unto Moses: 'Speak unto Aaron thy brother, that he come not at all times into the holy place within the veil, before the ark-cover which is upon the ark; that he die not; for I appear in the cloud upon the ark-cover. 1 and and CCONJ CC _ 4 cc _ _ 2 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 3 det _ _ 3 LORD LORD PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ _ 4 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 unto unto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Moses Moses PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 : : PUNCT : _ 9 punct _ _ 8 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 9 punct _ _ 9 Speak speak VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 4 ccomp _ _ 10 unto unto ADP IN _ 11 case _ _ 11 Aaron Aaron PROPN NNP Number=Sing 9 obl _ _ 12 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 13 nmod:poss _ _ 13 brother brother NOUN NN Number=Sing 11 appos _ _ 14 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 15 that that SCONJ IN _ 17 mark _ _ 16 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nsubj _ _ 17 come come VERB VBP Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 9 advcl _ _ 18 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 17 advmod _ _ 19 at at ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 all all DET DT PronType=Tot 21 det _ _ 21 times time NOUN NNS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 22 into into ADP IN _ 25 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 25 det _ _ 24 holy holy ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 amod _ _ 25 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 26 within within ADP IN _ 28 case _ _ 27 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 veil veil NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nmod _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 30 before before ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 32 ark ark NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 compound _ _ 33 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 32 punct _ _ 34 cover cover NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 35 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 39 nsubj _ _ 36 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 39 cop _ _ 37 upon upon ADP IN _ 39 case _ _ 38 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 39 det _ _ 39 ark ark NOUN NN Number=Sing 34 acl:relcl _ _ 40 ; ; PUNCT : _ 43 punct _ _ 41 that that SCONJ IN _ 43 mark _ _ 42 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nsubj _ _ 43 die die VERB VBP Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 4 parataxis _ _ 44 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 43 advmod _ _ 45 ; ; PUNCT : _ 48 punct _ _ 46 for for SCONJ IN _ 48 mark _ _ 47 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 48 nsubj _ _ 48 appear appear VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 4 advcl _ _ 49 in in ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 cloud cloud NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 52 upon upon ADP IN _ 56 case _ _ 53 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 56 det _ _ 54 ark ark NOUN NN Number=Sing 56 compound _ _ 55 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 54 punct _ _ 56 cover cover NOUN NN Number=Sing 48 obl _ _ 57 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | the LORD | | | | | unto Moses | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **speak** *speech: other* | infinitive | | | | | | unto Aaron | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 3 | **not** **come** | present | LORD | | | the holy place within the veil | before the ark cover; time | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into place=Initial\_Location | | 4 | **is** | present | the ark cover | | | | | upon the ark | tree rules | | 5 | **not** **die** | present | LORD | | | | | | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute | | 6 | **appear** | present | I | | | the cloud | | upon the ark cover | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme in cloud=Location | 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} וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֶל־מֹשֶׁ֗ה דַּבֵּר֮ אֶל־אַהֲרֹ֣ן אָחִיךָ֒ וְאַל־יָבֹ֤א בְכָל־עֵת֙ אֶל־הַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ מִבֵּ֖ית לַפָּרֹ֑כֶת אֶל־פְּנֵ֨י הַכַּפֹּ֜רֶת אֲשֶׁ֤ר עַל־הָאָרֹן֙ וְלֹ֣א יָמ֔וּת כִּ֚י בֶּֽעָנָ֔ן אֵרָאֶ֖ה עַל־הַכַּפֹּֽרֶת׃ [Leviticus 16:2: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.16.2/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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