Esther 8:5 · JPS 1917
And she said: 'If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces;
Who acts: Haman, sceptre, I, thing, king, Jews · What happens: say, please, find, seem, be, let · To what, where: king, favour, sight, eyes, sceptre, letters · Speech: someone speaks here
This is Esther 8:5 · 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 (Haman, sceptre, I, thing), 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 | _ | 3 said | cc |
| 2 | she | she | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Fem Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 3 said | nsubj |
| 3 | said | say | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | root | root |
| 4 | : | : | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
| 5 | ' | ' | PUNCT | _ | 39 let | punct |
| 6 | If | if | SCONJ | _ | 8 please | mark |
| 7 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 8 please | nsubj |
| 8 | please | please | VERB | Mood=Sub VerbForm=Fin | 16 found | advcl |
| 9 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 10 king | det |
| 10 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 8 please | obj |
| 11 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 39 let | punct |
| 12 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 39 let | cc |
| 13 | if | if | SCONJ | _ | 16 found | mark |
| 14 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 16 found | nsubj |
| 15 | have | have | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=1 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 16 found | aux |
| 16 | found | find | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part | 39 let | advcl |
| 17 | favour | favour | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 found | obj |
| 18 | in | in | ADP | _ | 20 sight | case |
| 19 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 20 sight | nmod:poss |
| 20 | sight | sight | NOUN | Number=Sing | 16 found | obl |
| 21 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 25 seem | punct |
| 22 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 25 seem | cc |
| 23 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 24 thing | det |
| 24 | thing | thing | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 seem | nsubj |
| 25 | seem | seem | VERB | Mood=Sub VerbForm=Fin | 16 found | conj |
| 26 | right | right | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 25 seem | xcomp |
| 27 | before | before | ADP | _ | 29 king | case |
| 28 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 29 king | det |
| 29 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 25 seem | obl |
| 30 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 pleasing | punct |
| 31 | and | and | CCONJ | _ | 34 pleasing | cc |
| 32 | I | I | PRON | Case=Nom Number=Sing Person=1 PronType=Prs | 34 pleasing | nsubj |
| 33 | be | be | AUX | Mood=Sub VerbForm=Fin | 34 pleasing | cop |
| 34 | pleasing | pleasing | ADJ | Degree=Pos | 16 found | conj |
| 35 | in | in | ADP | _ | 37 eyes | case |
| 36 | his | his | PRON | Case=Gen Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 Poss=Yes PronType=Prs | 37 eyes | nmod:poss |
| 37 | eyes | eye | NOUN | Number=Plur | 34 pleasing | obl |
| 38 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 34 pleasing | punct |
| 39 | let | let | VERB | Mood=Imp VerbForm=Fin | 3 said | ccomp |
| 40 | it | it | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Neut Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 39 let | obj |
| 41 | be | be | AUX | VerbForm=Inf | 42 written | aux:pass |
| 42 | written | write | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 39 let | xcomp |
| 43 | to | to | PART | _ | 44 reverse | mark |
| 44 | reverse | reverse | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 42 written | advcl |
| 45 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 46 letters | det |
| 46 | letters | letter | NOUN | Number=Plur | 44 reverse | obj |
| 47 | devised | devise | VERB | Tense=Past VerbForm=Part Voice=Pass | 46 letters | acl |
| 48 | by | by | ADP | _ | 49 Haman | case |
| 49 | Haman | Haman | PROPN | Number=Sing | 47 devised | obl:agent |
| 50 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 51 son | det |
| 51 | son | son | NOUN | Number=Sing | 49 Haman | appos |
| 52 | of | of | ADP | _ | 53 Hammedatha | case |
| 53 | Hammedatha | Hammedatha | PROPN | Number=Sing | 51 son | nmod |
| 54 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 55 Agagite | det |
| 55 | Agagite | Agagite | PROPN | Number=Sing | 53 Hammedatha | appos |
| 56 | , | , | PUNCT | _ | 59 wrote | punct |
| 57 | which | which | PRON | PronType=Rel | 59 wrote | obj |
| 58 | he | he | PRON | Case=Nom Gender=Masc Number=Sing Person=3 PronType=Prs | 59 wrote | nsubj |
| 59 | wrote | write | VERB | Mood=Ind Number=Sing Person=3 Tense=Past VerbForm=Fin | 51 son | acl:relcl |
| 60 | to | to | PART | _ | 61 destroy | mark |
| 61 | destroy | destroy | VERB | VerbForm=Inf | 59 wrote | advcl |
| 62 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 63 Jews | det |
| 63 | Jews | Jew | PROPN | Number=Plur | 61 destroy | obj |
| 64 | that | that | PRON | PronType=Rel | 71 provinces | nsubj |
| 65 | are | be | AUX | Mood=Ind Number=Plur Person=3 Tense=Pres VerbForm=Fin | 71 provinces | cop |
| 66 | in | in | ADP | _ | 71 provinces | case |
| 67 | all | all | DET | PronType=Tot | 69 king | det:predet |
| 68 | the | the | DET | Definite=Def PronType=Art | 69 king | det |
| 69 | king | king | NOUN | Number=Sing | 71 provinces | nmod:poss |
| 70 | 's | 's | PART | _ | 69 king | case |
| 71 | provinces | province | NOUN | Number=Plur | 63 Jews | acl:relcl |
| 72 | ; | ; | PUNCT | _ | 3 said | punct |
Pragmatics
- form
- statement
- act
- assert
- voice
- character
- polarity
- none
- teacher
- changed hedge=0
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | say speech: assert | past | Haman | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | |||||
| 2 | please a condition, not said to happen | infinitive | sceptre | the king | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus king=Experiencer | ||||
| 3 | find a condition, not said to happen | present · perfect | I | favour | king's sight | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Topic | |||
| 4 | seem | present | the thing | before the king | right property | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S_INF»: agent=Theme | |||
| 5 | is | present | I | king's eyes | pleasing property | tree rules | |||
| 6 | let | infinitive | sceptre | tree rules | |||||
| 7 | write | infinitive · passive | sceptre not said here | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V» | |||||
| 8 | reverse | to-infinitive | sceptre not said here | the letters | vn other_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent letter=Patient | ||||
| 9 | devise | participle | the letters not said here | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | |||||
| 10 | write | past | king | the son of Hammedatha | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme | ||||
| 11 | destroy | to-infinitive | king not said here | the Jews | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jew=Patient | ||||
| 12 | is | present | the Jews | all king's provinces | tree rules | ||||
| 13 | sight | king | nom sight «cognition 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
וַ֠תֹּאמֶר אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב וְאִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן לְפָנָ֗יו וְכָשֵׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְטוֹבָ֥ה אֲנִ֖י בְּעֵינָ֑יו יִכָּתֵ֞ב לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֗ים מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת הָמָ֤ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ הָאֲגָגִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֗ב לְאַבֵּד֙ אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּכָל־מְדִינ֥וֹת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃
Esther 8:5: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and the Targum →
Source. The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. Sentence jps:EST:132 of Mova's parse database.
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