--- title: Esther 2:17 — And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grac… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. Who acts: king, Tebeth, Esther. 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The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — king, Tebeth, Esther — and what happens in the verse to Esther, grace, sight, royal crown, head, queen, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of the Targum and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 10 chapters of Esther on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃ [And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.40/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:EST:38 # text = וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ אֶת־אֶסְתֵּר֙ מִכָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים וַתִּשָּׂא־חֵ֥ן וָחֶ֛סֶד לְפָנָ֖יו מִכָּל־הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם כֶּֽתֶר־מַלְכוּת֙ בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ תַּ֥חַת וַשְׁתִּֽי׃ # verse = EST.2.17 1-2 וַיֶּאֱהַ֨ב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:17!1|MId=o170020170011|Strong=2050b 2 יֶּאֱהַ֨ב אָהֵב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.loved|Ref=EST_2:17!1|MId=o170020170012|Strong=0157|Frame=A0:170020170022;A1:170020170041;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 4 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EST_2:17!2|MId=o170020170021|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 4 מֶּ֤לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=king|Ref=EST_2:17!2|MId=o170020170022|Strong=4428 5 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EST_2:17!3|MId=o170020170031|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 6 אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶסְתֵּר PROPN _ _ 2 obj _ Gloss=Esther|Ref=EST_2:17!4|MId=o170020170041|Strong=0635 7-8 מִכָּל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=more|Ref=EST_2:17!5|MId=o170020170051|Strong=4480 8 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=than.all|Ref=EST_2:17!5|MId=o170020170052|Strong=3605 9-10 הַנָּשִׁ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EST_2:17!6|MId=o170020170061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 נָּשִׁ֔ים אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=women|Ref=EST_2:17!6|MId=o170020170062|Strong=0802 11-12 וַתִּשָּׂא־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:17!7|MId=o170020170071|Strong=2050b 12 תִּשָּׂא־ נָשָׂא VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.bore|Ref=EST_2:17!7|MId=o170020170072|Strong=5375|Frame=A0:170020170041;A1:170020170081;170020170092;|Type=wayyiqtol 13 חֵ֥ן חֵן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 obj _ Gloss=favor|Ref=EST_2:17!8|MId=o170020170081|Strong=2580 14-15 וָחֶ֛סֶד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וָ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:17!9|MId=o170020170091|Strong=2050b 15 חֶ֛סֶד חֶסֶד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 conj _ Gloss=favor|Ref=EST_2:17!9|MId=o170020170092|Strong=2617 16-18 לְפָנָ֖יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=EST_2:17!10|MId=o170020170101|Strong=3807a 17 פָנָ֖י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 12 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=EST_2:17!10|MId=o170020170102|Strong=6440 18 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 17 nmod:poss _ Gloss=him|Ref=EST_2:17!10|MId=o170020170103|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 19-20 מִכָּל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=more|Ref=EST_2:17!11|MId=o170020170111|Strong=4480 20 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 12 obl _ Gloss=than.all|Ref=EST_2:17!11|MId=o170020170112|Strong=3605 21-22 הַבְּתוּלֹ֑ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 22 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EST_2:17!12|MId=o170020170121|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 22 בְּתוּלֹ֑ת בְּתוּלָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=virgins|Ref=EST_2:17!12|MId=o170020170122|Strong=1330 23-24 וַיָּ֤שֶׂם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:17!13|MId=o170020170131|Strong=2050b 24 יָּ֤שֶׂם שׂים VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.put|Ref=EST_2:17!13|MId=o170020170132|Strong=7760|Frame=A0:170020170022;A1:170020170141;|Type=wayyiqtol 25 כֶּֽתֶר־ כֶּתֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obj _ Gloss=a.crown|Ref=EST_2:17!14|MId=o170020170141|Strong=3804|SpaceAfter=No 26 מַלְכוּת֙ מַלְכוּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 25 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.royalty|Ref=EST_2:17!15|MId=o170020170151|Strong=4438 27-29 בְּרֹאשָׁ֔הּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EST_2:17!16|MId=o170020170161|Strong=0871a 28 רֹאשׁ רֹאשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obl _ Gloss=head|Ref=EST_2:17!16|MId=o170020170162|Strong=7218 29 ָ֔הּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ Gloss=her|Ref=EST_2:17!16|MId=o170020170163|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 30-32 וַיַּמְלִיכֶ֖הָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 31 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:17!17|MId=o170020170171|Strong=2050b 31 יַּמְלִיכ מָלַךְ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he|Ref=EST_2:17!17|MId=o170020170172|Strong=4427|Frame=AA:170020170022;A0:170020170173;|Type=wayyiqtol 32 ֶ֖הָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 obj _ Gloss=made.her.queen|Ref=EST_2:17!17|MId=o170020170173|Strong=1886d|Type=pronominal 33 תַּ֥חַת תַּחַת NOUN _ _ 31 obl _ Gloss=in.place.of|Ref=EST_2:17!18|MId=o170020170181|Strong=8478 34 וַשְׁתִּֽי וַשְׁתִּי PROPN _ _ 33 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Vashti|Ref=EST_2:17!19|MId=o170020170191|Strong=2060|SpaceAfter=No 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=EST_2:17!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֶּאֱהַב *he loved* | wayyiqtol · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | אֶסְתֵּר *Esther* | | | | תִּשָּׂא־ *she bore* | wayyiqtol · qal | אֶסְתֵּר *Esther* | חֵן *favor* + חֶסֶד *favor* | | | | יָּשֶׂם *he put* | wayyiqtol · qal | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | כֶּֽתֶר־ *a crown* | | | | יַּמְלִיכ *he* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | ֶהָ *made her queen* | | | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## The Targum {#onkelos} וּרְחֵם מַלְכָּא יַת אֶסְתֵּר מִכָּל נְשַׁיָא דַהֲווּ מִתְנַסְבָן וְאִטְעֲנַת רַחֲמִין וְטִיבוּ קֳדָמוֹי מִכָּל בְּתוּלְתָּא וְשַׁוֵי מְנִיכָא דְדַהֲבָא עַל רֵישָׁהּ וּטְרַד מִן קַיְטוֹן בֵּית דַמָכֵיהּ יַת אִיקוֹנִין דְוַשְׁתִּי וְאוֹקִים תַּמָן יַת אִיקוֹנִין דְאֶסְתֵּר וְאוֹתִיב יָתָהּ עַל כּוּרְסֵי תִנְיָן וְאַמְלִיךְ יָתָהּ חֲלַף וַשְׁתִּי: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.40/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:EST:38`. - ← previous: [Esther 2:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.2.16/) - next →: [Esther 2:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.2.18/) - ↑ back to [Esther 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/2/)