1 Kings 20:39 · JPS 1917
And as the king passed by, he cried unto the king; and he said: 'Thy servant went out into the midst of the battle; and, behold, a man turned aside, and brought a man unto me, and said: Keep this man; if by any means he be missing, then shall thy life be for his life, or else thou shalt pay a talent of silver.
Who acts: king, servant, man, life, thou · What happens: pass by, cry, say, go out, turn, bring · To what, where: midst, man, talent · Speech: someone speaks here
This is 1 Kings 20:39 · 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, servant, man, life), 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 | _ | 9 cried | cc |
| 2 | as | as | SCONJ | _ | 5 passed | mark |
| 3 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 4 king | det |
| 4 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 5 passed | nsubj |
| 5 | passed | pass | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 cried | advcl |
| 6 | by | by | ADP | _ | 5 passed | compound:prt |
| 7 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 5 passed | punct |
| 8 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 9 cried | nsubj |
| 9 | cried | cry | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 10 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 12 king | case |
| 11 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 12 king | det |
| 12 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 9 cried | obl |
| 13 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 16 said | punct |
| 14 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 16 said | cc |
| 15 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 16 said | nsubj |
| 16 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 cried | conj |
| 17 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 21 went | punct |
| 18 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 21 went | punct |
| 19 | Thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 20 servant | nmod:poss |
| 20 | servant | servant | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 went | nsubj |
| 21 | went | go | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 16 said | ccomp |
| 22 | out | out | ADV | _ | 21 went | advmod |
| 23 | into | into | ADP | _ | 25 midst | case |
| 24 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 25 midst | det |
| 25 | midst | midst | NOUN | Number=Sing | 21 went | obl |
| 26 | of | of | ADP | _ | 28 battle | case |
| 27 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 28 battle | det |
| 28 | battle | battle | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 midst | nmod |
| 29 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 36 turned | punct |
| 30 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 36 turned | cc |
| 31 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 behold | punct |
| 32 | behold | behold | INTJ | _ | 36 turned | discourse |
| 33 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 32 behold | punct |
| 34 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 35 man | det |
| 35 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 36 turned | nsubj |
| 36 | turned | turn | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 9 cried | conj |
| 37 | aside | aside | ADV | _ | 36 turned | advmod |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 40 brought | punct |
| 39 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 40 brought | cc |
| 40 | brought | bring | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 36 turned | conj |
| 41 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 42 man | det |
| 42 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 40 brought | obj |
| 43 | unto | unto | ADP | _ | 44 me | case |
| 44 | me | I | PRON | Case=Acc Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 40 brought | obl |
| 45 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 47 said | punct |
| 46 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 47 said | cc |
| 47 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 36 turned | conj |
| 48 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 49 Keep | punct |
| 49 | Keep | keep | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 47 said | ccomp |
| 50 | this | this | DET | Number=Sing PronType=Dem | 51 man | det |
| 51 | man | man | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 Keep | obj |
| 52 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 68 life | punct |
| 53 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 59 missing | mark |
| 54 | by | by | ADP | _ | 56 means | case |
| 55 | any | any | DET | PronType=Ind | 56 means | det |
| 56 | means | means | NOUN | Number=Ptan | 59 missing | obl |
| 57 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 59 missing | nsubj |
| 58 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 59 missing | cop |
| 59 | missing | missing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 68 life | advcl |
| 60 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 59 missing | punct |
| 61 | then | then | ADV | PronType=Dem | 68 life | advmod |
| 62 | shall | shall | AUX | VerbForm=Fin | 68 life | aux |
| 63 | thy | thy | PRON | Case=Gen Number=Sing Person=2 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 64 life | nmod:poss |
| 64 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 68 life | nsubj |
| 65 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 68 life | cop |
| 66 | for | for | ADP | _ | 68 life | case |
| 67 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 68 life | nmod:poss |
| 68 | life | life | NOUN | Number=Sing | 47 said | conj |
| 69 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 74 pay | punct |
| 70 | or | or | CCONJ | _ | 74 pay | cc |
| 71 | else | else | ADV | _ | 74 pay | advmod |
| 72 | thou | thou | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=2 PronType=Prs Style=Arch | 74 pay | nsubj |
| 73 | shalt | shall | AUX | Style=Arch VerbForm=Fin | 74 pay | aux |
| 74 | pay | pay | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 68 life | conj |
| 75 | a | a | DET | Definite=Ind PronType=Art | 76 talent | det |
| 76 | talent | talent | NOUN | Number=Sing | 74 pay | obj |
| 77 | of | of | ADP | _ | 78 silver | case |
| 78 | silver | silver | NOUN | Number=Sing | 76 talent | nmod |
| 79 | . | . | PUNCT | _ | 9 cried | punct |
Pragmatics
- form
- statement
- act
- narrate
- voice
- narrator
- polarity
- none
- teacher
- changed act=narrate, voice=narrator
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | pass by | past | the king | vn occur-48.3-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | |||||
| 2 | cry speech: express | past | king | unto the king | vn manner_speaking-37.3 «NP V»: agent=Agent | ||||
| 3 | say speech: assert | past | king | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 4 | go out | past | Thy servant | the midst of the battle | out property | vn interact-36.6 «NP V»: agent=Agent | |||
| 5 | turn | past | a man | aside property | vn roll-51.3.1 «NP.theme V»: agent=Theme | ||||
| 6 | bring | past | a man not said here | a man | unto me | vn bring-11.3-1 «NP V NP ADVP»: agent=Instrument man=Destination | |||
| 7 | say speech: assert | past | a man not said here | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 8 | keep | infinitive | this man | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent man=Theme | |||||
| 9 | is a condition, not said to happen | infinitive | man | by any means; missing property | tree rules | ||||
| 10 | is | shall | thy life | then | for man's life | tree rules | |||
| 11 | pay | shall | thou | a talent of silver | else property | vn pay-68-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent talent=Asset |
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
וַיְהִ֤י הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ עֹבֵ֔ר וְה֖וּא צָעַ֣ק אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיֹּ֜אמֶר עַבְדְּךָ֣ ׀ יָצָ֣א בְקֶֽרֶב־הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְהִנֵּֽה־אִ֨ישׁ סָ֜ר וַיָּבֵ֧א אֵלַ֣י אִ֗ישׁ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ שְׁמֹר֙ אֶת־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֔ה אִם־הִפָּקֵד֙ יִפָּקֵ֔ד וְהָיְתָ֤ה נַפְשְׁךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת נַפְשׁ֔וֹ א֥וֹ כִכַּר־כֶּ֖סֶף תִּשְׁקֽוֹל׃
1 Kings 20:39: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and Targum Jonathan →
Source. The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence jps:1KI:767 of Mova's parse database.
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