Daniel 4:20 · JPS 1917
And whereas the king saw a watcher and a holy one coming down from heaven, and saying: Hew down the tree, and destroy it; nevertheless leave the stump of the roots thereof in the earth, even in a band of iron and brass, in the tender grass of the field; and let it be wet with the dew of heaven, and let his portion be with the beasts of the field, till seven times pass over him —
Who acts: king, holy one, heaven, portion, seven times · What happens: see, come down, say, hew down, destroy, leave · To what, where: watcher, heaven, tree, stump, earth, portion · Speech: someone speaks here
This is Daniel 4:20 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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 (king, holy one, heaven, portion), 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
The words, one row each (CoNLL-U)
| # | word | lemma | UPOS | features | head | relation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | And | and | CCONJ | _ | 5 saw | cc |
| 2 | whereas | whereas | SCONJ | _ | 5 saw | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 saw | nsubj |
| 5 | saw | see | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 6 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 7 watcher | det |
| 7 | watcher | watcher | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 saw | obj |
| 8 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 11 one | cc |
| 9 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 11 one | det |
| 10 | holy | holy | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 11 one | amod |
| 11 | one | one | NOUN | Number=Sing | 7 watcher | conj |
| 12 | coming | come | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 11 one | acl |
| 13 | down | down | ADV | _ | 12 coming | advmod |
| 14 | from | from | ADP | _ | 15 heaven | case |
| 15 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 12 coming | obl |
| 16 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 18 saying | punct |
| 17 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 18 saying | cc |
| 18 | saying | say | VERB | VerbForm=Ger | 12 coming | conj |
| 19 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 20 Hew | punct |
| 20 | Hew | Hew | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 18 saying | ccomp |
| 21 | down | down | ADP | _ | 20 Hew | compound:prt |
| 22 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 23 tree | det |
| 23 | tree | tree | NOUN | Number=Sing | 20 Hew | obj |
| 24 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 26 destroy | punct |
| 25 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 26 destroy | cc |
| 26 | destroy | destroy | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 20 Hew | conj |
| 27 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 26 destroy | obj |
| 28 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 30 leave | punct |
| 29 | nevertheless | nevertheless | ADV | _ | 30 leave | advmod |
| 30 | leave | leave | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 20 Hew | parataxis |
| 31 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 32 stump | det |
| 32 | stump | stump | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 leave | obj |
| 33 | of | of | ADP | _ | 35 roots | case |
| 34 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 35 roots | det |
| 35 | roots | root | NOUN | Number=Plur | 32 stump | nmod |
| 36 | thereof | thereof | ADV | _ | 35 roots | advmod |
| 37 | in | in | ADP | _ | 39 earth | case |
| 38 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 39 earth | det |
| 39 | earth | earth | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 leave | obl |
| 40 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 44 band | punct |
| 41 | even | even | ADV | _ | 44 band | advmod |
| 42 | in | in | ADP | _ | 44 band | case |
| 43 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 44 band | det |
| 44 | band | band | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 leave | obl |
| 45 | of | of | ADP | _ | 46 iron | case |
| 46 | iron | iron | NOUN | Number=Sing | 44 band | nmod |
| 47 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 48 brass | cc |
| 48 | brass | brass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 46 iron | conj |
| 49 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 53 grass | punct |
| 50 | in | in | ADP | _ | 53 grass | case |
| 51 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 53 grass | det |
| 52 | tender | tender | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 53 grass | amod |
| 53 | grass | grass | NOUN | Number=Sing | 30 leave | obl |
| 54 | of | of | ADP | _ | 56 field | case |
| 55 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 56 field | det |
| 56 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 53 grass | nmod |
| 57 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 59 let | punct |
| 58 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 59 let | cc |
| 59 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 20 Hew | conj |
| 60 | it | it | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 59 let | obj |
| 61 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 62 wet | cop |
| 62 | wet | wet | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 59 let | xcomp |
| 63 | with | with | ADP | _ | 65 dew | case |
| 64 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 65 dew | det |
| 65 | dew | dew | NOUN | Number=Sing | 62 wet | obl |
| 66 | of | of | ADP | _ | 67 heaven | case |
| 67 | heaven | heaven | NOUN | Number=Sing | 65 dew | nmod |
| 68 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 70 let | punct |
| 69 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 70 let | cc |
| 70 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 59 let | conj |
| 71 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 72 portion | nmod:poss |
| 72 | portion | portion | NOUN | Number=Sing | 70 let | obj |
| 73 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 76 beasts | cop |
| 74 | with | with | ADP | _ | 76 beasts | case |
| 75 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 76 beasts | det |
| 76 | beasts | beast | NOUN | Number=Plur | 70 let | xcomp |
| 77 | of | of | ADP | _ | 79 field | case |
| 78 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 79 field | det |
| 79 | field | field | NOUN | Number=Sing | 76 beasts | nmod |
| 80 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 84 pass | punct |
| 81 | till | till | SCONJ | _ | 84 pass | mark |
| 82 | seven | seven | NUM | NumForm=Word NumType=Card | 83 times | nummod |
| 83 | times | time | NOUN | Number=Plur | 84 pass | nsubj |
| 84 | pass | pass | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 70 let | advcl |
| 85 | over | over | ADP | _ | 86 him | case |
| 86 | him | he | PRON | Case=Acc Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 84 pass | obl |
| 87 | — | - | PUNCT | _ | 5 saw | punct |
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 | see | past | the king | a watcher and a holy one | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer watcher=Stimulus | ||||
| 2 | come down | gerund | a holy one not said here | heaven | down property | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial_location»: agent=Theme from heaven=Initial_Location | |||
| 3 | say speech: assert | gerund | a holy one not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | hew down | infinitive | the tree | vn cut-21.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent tree=Patient | |||||
| 5 | destroy | infinitive | heaven | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Patient | |||||
| 6 | leave | infinitive | the stump of the roots | the earth | in a band of iron and brass; in the tender grass of the field; nevertheless property | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP PP.location»: agent=Agent stump=Theme in earth=Location | |||
| 7 | let | infinitive | heaven | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent it=Theme | |||||
| 8 | is | infinitive | heaven not said here | with the dew of heaven; wet property | tree rules | ||||
| 9 | let | infinitive | king's portion | vn give-13.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent portion=Theme | |||||
| 10 | is | infinitive | king's portion not said here | with the beasts; of the field | tree rules | ||||
| 11 | pass | present | seven times | over king | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V PP»: agent=Theme over he=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 Aramaic of this verse
וְדִ֣י חֲזָ֣ה מַלְכָּ֡א עִ֣יר וְקַדִּ֣ישׁ נָחִ֣ת ׀ מִן־שְׁמַיָּ֡א וְאָמַר֩ גֹּ֨דּוּ אִֽילָנָ֜א וְחַבְּל֗וּהִי בְּרַ֨ם עִקַּ֤ר שָׁרְשׁ֙וֹהִי֙ בְּאַרְעָ֣א שְׁבֻ֔קוּ וּבֶאֱסוּר֙ דִּֽי־פַרְזֶ֣ל וּנְחָ֔שׁ בְּדִתְאָ֖א דִּ֣י בָרָ֑א וּבְטַ֧ל שְׁמַיָּ֣א יִצְטַבַּ֗ע וְעִם־חֵיוַ֤ת בָּרָא֙ חֲלָקֵ֔הּ עַ֛ד דִּֽי־שִׁבְעָ֥ה עִדָּנִ֖ין יַחְלְפ֥וּן עֲלֽוֹהִי׃
Daniel 4:20: the Aramaic tree, its pragmatics →
Source. The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence jps:DAN:129 of Mova's parse database.
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