--- title: Numbers 18:8 (JPS 1917) — And the LORD spoke unto Aaron: 'And I, behold, I have given thee the… · tree and pragmatics description: And the LORD spoke unto Aaron: 'And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of My heave-offerings; even of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel unto thee have I given them for a consecrated portion, and to thy sons, as a due for ever. Who acts: LORD, I, My. 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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, I, My), 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:NUM:680 # text = And the LORD spoke unto Aaron: 'And I, behold, I have given thee the charge of My heave-offerings; even of all the hallowed things of the children of Israel unto thee have I given them for a consecrated portion, and to thy sons, as a due for ever. 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 spoke speak VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 5 unto unto ADP IN _ 6 case _ _ 6 Aaron Aaron PROPN NNP Number=Sing 4 obl _ _ 7 : : PUNCT : _ 16 punct _ _ 8 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 16 punct _ _ 9 And and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 10 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 12 behold behold INTJ UH _ 16 discourse _ _ 13 , , PUNCT , _ 12 punct _ _ 14 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 ccomp _ _ 17 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 16 iobj _ _ 18 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 19 det _ _ 19 charge charge NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 20 of of ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 21 My my PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 24 nmod:poss _ _ 22 heave heave NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 compound _ _ 23 - - PUNCT HYPH _ 22 punct _ _ 24 offerings offering NOUN NNS Number=Plur 19 nmod _ _ 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 31 punct _ _ 26 even even ADV RB _ 31 advmod _ _ 27 of of ADP IN _ 31 case _ _ 28 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 31 det:predet _ _ 29 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 31 det _ _ 30 hallowed hallow VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 31 amod _ _ 31 things thing NOUN NNS Number=Plur 41 obl _ _ 32 of of ADP IN _ 34 case _ _ 33 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 34 det _ _ 34 children child NOUN NNS Number=Plur 31 nmod _ _ 35 of of ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 36 Israel Israel PROPN NNP Number=Sing 34 nmod _ _ 37 unto unto ADP IN _ 38 case _ _ 38 thee thou PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 41 obl _ _ 39 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux _ _ 40 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ _ 41 given give VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 parataxis _ _ 42 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 iobj _ _ 43 for for ADP IN _ 46 case _ _ 44 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 45 consecrated consecrate VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 46 amod _ _ 46 portion portion NOUN NN Number=Sing 41 obl _ _ 47 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 48 and and CCONJ CC _ 51 cc _ _ 49 to to ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 50 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 51 nmod:poss _ _ 51 sons son NOUN NNS Number=Plur 46 conj _ _ 52 , , PUNCT , _ 55 punct _ _ 53 as as ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 54 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 due due NOUN NN Number=Sing 51 nmod _ _ 56 for for ADP IN _ 57 case _ _ 57 ever ever ADV RB PronType=Ind 55 advmod _ _ 58 . . PUNCT . _ 4 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed polarity=none | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **speak** *speech: other* | past | the LORD | | | | | unto Aaron | tree rules | | 2 | **give** | present · perfect | I | the charge of My heave offerings | thee | | | | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP-Dative NP»: agent=Agent thou=Recipient charge=Theme | | 3 | **hallow** | participle | | | | | | | tree rules | | 4 | **give** | present · perfect | I | | charge | | | of all hallowed things of the children of Israel; unto thee; for a consecrated portion and thy sons as a due | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP PP.asset»: agent=Agent they=Theme for portion=Asset | | 5 | **consecrate** | participle | | | | | | | vn dub-29.3.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **charge** | | | My heave offerings | | | | | nom charge «act transitive»: of=patient | | 7 | **offer** | | My | | | | | | nom offering «communication transitive»: poss=agent | 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} וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶֽל־אַהֲרֹן֒ וַאֲנִי֙ הִנֵּ֣ה נָתַ֣תִּֽי לְךָ֔ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת תְּרוּמֹתָ֑י לְכָל־קָדְשֵׁ֣י בְנֵֽי־יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל לְךָ֨נְתַתִּ֧ים לְמָשְׁחָ֛ה וּלְבָנֶ֖יךָ לְחָק־עוֹלָֽם׃ [Numbers 18:8: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Onkelos →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/torah/NUM.18.8/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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