--- title: Esther 2:8 — So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was p… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was published, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the castle, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women. Who acts: form, king. 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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 — form, king — and what happens in the verse to commandment, many maidens, Esther, house, 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. וַיְהִ֗י בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְדָת֔וֹ וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה אֶל־יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַנָּשִֽׁים׃ [So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was published, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the castle, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.30/) ## 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:29 # text = וַיְהִ֗י בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְדָת֔וֹ וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ נְעָר֥וֹת רַבּ֛וֹת אֶל־שׁוּשַׁ֥ן הַבִּירָ֖ה אֶל־יַ֣ד הֵגָ֑י וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֶל־יַ֥ד הֵגַ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַנָּשִֽׁים׃ # verse = EST.2.8 1-2 וַיְהִ֗י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:8!1|MId=o170020080011|Strong=2050b 2 יְהִ֗י הָיָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=it.was|Ref=EST_2:8!1|MId=o170020080012|Strong=1961|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 בְּהִשָּׁמַ֤ע _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=when|Ref=EST_2:8!2|MId=o170020080021|Strong=0871a 4 הִשָּׁמַ֤ע שָׁמַע VERB _ HebBinyan=NIPHAL 2 advcl _ Gloss=were.heard|Ref=EST_2:8!2|MId=o170020080022|Strong=8085|Frame=A1:170020080031;170020080052;|Type=infinitive_construct 5 דְּבַר־ דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 nsubj _ Gloss=the.edict|Ref=EST_2:8!3|MId=o170020080031|Strong=1697|SpaceAfter=No 6-7 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 7 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=EST_2:8!4|MId=o170020080041|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 7 מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=EST_2:8!4|MId=o170020080042|Strong=4428 8-10 וְדָת֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 9 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:8!5|MId=o170020080051|Strong=2050b 9 דָת דָּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=orders|Ref=EST_2:8!5|MId=o170020080052|Strong=1881 10 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 9 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EST_2:8!5|MId=o170020080053|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 11-13 וּֽבְהִקָּבֵ֞ץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וּֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:8!6|MId=o170020080061|Strong=2050b 12 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=when|Ref=EST_2:8!6|MId=o170020080062|Strong=0871a 13 הִקָּבֵ֞ץ קָבַץ VERB _ HebBinyan=NIPHAL 4 conj _ Gloss=were.gathered|Ref=EST_2:8!6|MId=o170020080063|Strong=6908|Frame=A1:170020080071;|Type=infinitive_construct 14 נְעָר֥וֹת נַעֲרָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 13 nsubj _ Gloss=young.women|Ref=EST_2:8!7|MId=o170020080071|Strong=5291 15 רַבּ֛וֹת רַב ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 14 amod _ Gloss=many|Ref=EST_2:8!8|MId=o170020080081|Strong=7227|Type=adjective 16 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_2:8!9|MId=o170020080091|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 17 שׁוּשַׁ֥ן שׁוּשַׁן PROPN _ _ 13 obl _ Gloss=Susa|Ref=EST_2:8!10|MId=o170020080101|Strong=7800 18-19 הַבִּירָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 19 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EST_2:8!11|MId=o170020080111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 19 בִּירָ֖ה בִּירָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 17 appos _ Gloss=citadel|Ref=EST_2:8!11|MId=o170020080112|Strong=1002 20 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=into|Ref=EST_2:8!12|MId=o170020080121|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 21 יַ֣ד יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 13 obl _ Gloss=the.hand|Ref=EST_2:8!13|MId=o170020080131|Strong=3027 22 הֵגָ֑י הֵגַי PROPN _ _ 21 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Hegai|Ref=EST_2:8!14|MId=o170020080141|Strong=1896 23-24 וַתִּלָּקַ֤ח _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_2:8!15|MId=o170020080151|Strong=2050b 24 תִּלָּקַ֤ח לָקַח VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=she.was.taken|Ref=EST_2:8!15|MId=o170020080152|Strong=3947|Frame=A1:170020080161;|Type=wayyiqtol 25 אֶסְתֵּר֙ אֶסְתֵּר PROPN _ _ 24 nsubj _ Gloss=Esther|Ref=EST_2:8!16|MId=o170020080161|Strong=0635 26 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_2:8!17|MId=o170020080171|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 27 בֵּ֣ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 obl _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=EST_2:8!18|MId=o170020080181|Strong=1004 28-29 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=EST_2:8!19|MId=o170020080191|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 מֶּ֔לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=EST_2:8!19|MId=o170020080192|Strong=4428 30 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 31 case _ Gloss=into|Ref=EST_2:8!20|MId=o170020080201|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 31 יַ֥ד יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 24 obl _ Gloss=the.hand|Ref=EST_2:8!21|MId=o170020080211|Strong=3027 32 הֵגַ֖י הֵגַי PROPN _ _ 31 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Hegai|Ref=EST_2:8!22|MId=o170020080221|Strong=1896 33 שֹׁמֵ֥ר שָׁמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 32 appos _ Gloss=[the.one.who].kept|Ref=EST_2:8!23|MId=o170020080231|Strong=8104|Frame=A0:170020080221;A1:170020080242;|Type=participle_active 34-35 הַנָּשִֽׁים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 35 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EST_2:8!24|MId=o170020080241|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 35 נָּשִֽׁים אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 33 obj _ Gloss=women|Ref=EST_2:8!24|MId=o170020080242|Strong=0802 36 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 35 punct _ Ref=EST_2:8!24 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | הִשָּׁמַע *were heard* | infinitive construct · niphal | | דְּבַר־ *the edict* + דָת *orders* | | | | הִקָּבֵץ *were gathered* | infinitive construct · niphal | | נְעָרוֹת *young women* | | | | תִּלָּקַח *she was taken* | wayyiqtol · niphal | | אֶסְתֵּר *Esther* | | | | שֹׁמֵר *\[the one who\] kept* | participle active · qal | הֵגַי *of Hegai* | נָּשִֽׁים *women* | | | 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} וַהֲוָה כַּד אִשְׁתְּמַע פִּתְגָם כְּרוֹז מַלְכָּא וּגְזֵרְתֵּיהּ וּבְאִיתְכַּנָשׁוּת עוּלֵימָן סַגִיאָן לָשׁוּשַׁן בִּירַנְתָּא לְיַד הֵגָי וְאִדַבָּרַת אֶסְתֵּר בְּאוֹנְסָא וְאִיתְעַלַת לְבֵית מַלְכָּא לִידָא דְהֵגַי נְטִיר נְשַׁיָא: 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. [So it came to pass, when the king's commandment and his decree was published, and when many maidens were gathered together unto Shushan the castle, to the custody of Hegai, that Esther was taken into the king's house, to the custody of Hegai, keeper of the women.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.30/) **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:29`. - ← previous: [Esther 2:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.2.7/) - next →: [Esther 2:9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.2.9/) - ↑ back to [Esther 2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/2/)