--- title: Leviticus 17:15 (JPS 1917) — And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which… · tree and pragmatics description: And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean. Who acts: soul, Israel. 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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 (soul, Israel), 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:509 # text = And every soul that eateth that which dieth of itself, or that which is torn of beasts, whether he be home-born or a stranger, he shall wash his clothes, and bathe himself in water, and be unclean until the even; then shall he be clean. 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 32 cc _ _ 2 every every DET DT PronType=Tot 3 det _ _ 3 soul soul NOUN NN Number=Sing 32 nsubj _ _ 4 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 5 nsubj _ _ 5 eateth eat VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 3 acl:relcl _ _ 6 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 obj _ _ 7 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 8 nsubj _ _ 8 dieth die VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 6 acl:relcl _ _ 9 of of ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 10 itself itself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Emp|Reflex=Yes 8 obl _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 13 punct _ _ 12 or or CCONJ CC _ 13 cc _ _ 13 that that PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 5 conj _ _ 14 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 16 nsubj:pass _ _ 15 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux:pass _ _ 16 torn tear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 13 acl:relcl _ _ 17 of of ADP IN _ 18 case _ _ 18 beasts beast NOUN NNS Number=Plur 16 obl _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 20 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 25 mark _ _ 21 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj:pass _ _ 22 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 25 aux:pass _ _ 23 home home NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 compound _ _ 24 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 23 punct _ _ 25 born bear VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 32 advcl _ _ 26 or or CCONJ CC _ 28 cc _ _ 27 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 28 det _ _ 28 stranger stranger NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 conj _ _ 29 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 30 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ _ 31 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 32 aux _ _ 32 wash wash VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 33 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ _ 34 clothes clothes NOUN NNS Number=Ptan 32 obj _ _ 35 , , PUNCT , _ 37 punct _ _ 36 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 37 bathe bathe VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 32 conj _ _ 38 himself himself PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs|Reflex=Yes 37 obj _ _ 39 in in ADP IN _ 40 case _ _ 40 water water NOUN NN Number=Sing 37 obl _ _ 41 , , PUNCT , _ 44 punct _ _ 42 and and CCONJ CC _ 44 cc _ _ 43 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 44 cop _ _ 44 unclean unclean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 conj _ _ 45 until until ADP IN _ 47 case _ _ 46 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 47 det _ _ 47 even even NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 obl _ _ 48 ; ; PUNCT : _ 53 punct _ _ 49 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 53 advmod _ _ 50 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 53 aux _ _ 51 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj _ _ 52 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 53 cop _ _ 53 clean clean ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 32 parataxis _ _ 54 . . PUNCT . _ 32 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - polarity: none - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **eat** | present | every soul | every soul | | | | | vn eat-39.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent that=Patient | | 2 | **die** | present | | | | | | of soul | vn die-42.4-1 «NP V PP.cause»: agent=Patient of itself=Causer | | 3 | **tear** | present · passive | | | | | | of beasts | vn split-23.2 «NP V NP PP.co-patient»: subject=Patient of beast=Co-Patient | | 4 | **bear** | infinitive · passive | | Israel | | | | | vn birth-28.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: subject=Patient | | 5 | **wash** | shall | every soul | Israel's clothes | | | | | vn floss-41.2.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent clothes=Patient | | 6 | **bathe** | infinitive | every soul *not said here* | Israel | | | | in water | vn fill-9.8-1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent himself=Destination in water=Theme | | 7 | **is** | infinitive | every soul *not said here* | | | | until the even | unclean *property* | tree rules | | 8 | **is** | shall | Israel | | | | then | clean *property* | 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} וְכָל־נֶ֗פֶשׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר תֹּאכַ֤ל נְבֵלָה֙ וּטְרֵפָ֔ה בָּאֶזְרָ֖ח וּבַגֵּ֑ר וְכִבֶּ֨ס בְּגָדָ֜יו וְרָחַ֥ץ בַּמַּ֛יִם וְטָמֵ֥א עַד־הָעֶ֖רֶב וְטָהֵֽר׃ [Leviticus 17:15: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/LEV.17.15/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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