--- title: Esther 3:6 — But it seemed contemptible in his eyes to lay hands on Mordecai alon… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But it seemed contemptible in his eyes to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai. Who acts: hands, Haman, Jews. 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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 — hands, Haman, Jews — and what happens in the verse to wrath, hands, Mordecai, people, Jews, 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. וַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יו לִשְׁלֹ֤חיָד֙ בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י לְבַדּ֔וֹ כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידוּ ל֖וֹ אֶת־עַ֣ם מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ הָמָ֗ן לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּכָל־מַלְכ֥וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ עַ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ [But it seemed contemptible in his eyes to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.53/) ## 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:50 # text = וַיִּ֣בֶז בְּעֵינָ֗יו לִשְׁלֹ֤חיָד֙ בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י לְבַדּ֔וֹ כִּֽי־הִגִּ֥ידוּ ל֖וֹ אֶת־עַ֣ם מָרְדֳּכָ֑י וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ הָמָ֗ן לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד אֶת־כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר בְּכָל־מַלְכ֥וּת אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ עַ֥ם מָרְדֳּכָֽי׃ # verse = EST.3.6 1-2 וַיִּ֣בֶז _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_3:6!1|MId=o170030060011|Strong=2050b 2 יִּ֣בֶז בָּזָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.despised|Ref=EST_3:6!1|MId=o170030060012|Strong=0959|Frame=A0:170030050101;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-5 בְּעֵינָ֗יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=EST_3:6!2|MId=o170030060021|Strong=0871a 4 עֵינָ֗י עַיִן NOUN _ Number=Dual 2 obl _ Gloss=his.own|Ref=EST_3:6!2|MId=o170030060022|Strong=5869 5 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 4 nmod:poss _ Gloss=eyes|Ref=EST_3:6!2|MId=o170030060023|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 6-8 לִשְׁלֹ֤חיָד֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_3:6!3|MId=o170030060031|Strong=3807a 7 שְׁלֹ֤ח שָׁלַח VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 2 advcl _ Gloss=stretch.out|Ref=EST_3:6!3|MId=o170030060032|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:170030050101;A1:170030060041;|Type=infinitive_construct 8 יָד֙ יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 7 obj _ Gloss=a.hand|Ref=EST_3:6!4|MId=o170030060041|Strong=3027 9-10 בְּמָרְדֳּכַ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EST_3:6!5|MId=o170030060051|Strong=0871a 10 מָרְדֳּכַ֣י מׇרְדֳּכַי PROPN _ _ 7 obl _ Gloss=Mordecai|Ref=EST_3:6!5|MId=o170030060052|Strong=4782 11-13 לְבַדּ֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=him|Ref=EST_3:6!6|MId=o170030060061|Strong=3807a 12 בַדּ בַּד NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=EST_3:6!6|MId=o170030060062|Strong=0905 13 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ Gloss=alone|Ref=EST_3:6!6|MId=o170030060063|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 14 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 15 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EST_3:6!7|MId=o170030060071|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 15 הִגִּ֥ידוּ נָגַד VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=people.had.told|Ref=EST_3:6!8|MId=o170030060081|Strong=5046|Frame=AA:170030030021;A0:170030060111;|Type=qatal 16-17 ל֖וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 ל לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_3:6!9|MId=o170030060091|Strong=3807a 17 ֖וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=EST_3:6!9|MId=o170030060092|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 18 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EST_3:6!10|MId=o170030060101|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 19 עַ֣ם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 obj _ Gloss=the.people|Ref=EST_3:6!11|MId=o170030060111|Strong=5971 20 מָרְדֳּכָ֑י מׇרְדֳּכַי PROPN _ _ 19 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Mordecai|Ref=EST_3:6!12|MId=o170030060121|Strong=4782 21-22 וַיְבַקֵּ֣שׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_3:6!13|MId=o170030060131|Strong=2050b 22 יְבַקֵּ֣שׁ בָּקַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.sought|Ref=EST_3:6!13|MId=o170030060132|Strong=1245|Frame=A0:170030060141;|Type=wayyiqtol 23 הָמָ֗ן הָמָן PROPN _ _ 22 nsubj _ Gloss=Haman|Ref=EST_3:6!14|MId=o170030060141|Strong=2001 24-25 לְהַשְׁמִ֧יד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_3:6!15|MId=o170030060151|Strong=3807a 25 הַשְׁמִ֧יד שָׁמַד VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 22 advcl _ Gloss=annihilate|Ref=EST_3:6!15|MId=o170030060152|Strong=8045|Frame=AA:170030060141;A0:170030060182;|Type=infinitive_construct 26 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EST_3:6!16|MId=o170030060161|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 27 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 obj _ Gloss=all|Ref=EST_3:6!17|MId=o170030060171|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 28-29 הַיְּהוּדִ֛ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EST_3:6!18|MId=o170030060181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 יְּהוּדִ֛ים יְהוּדִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 27 compound:smixut _ Gloss=Jews|Ref=EST_3:6!18|MId=o170030060182|Strong=3064|Type=gentilic 30 אֲשֶׁ֛ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 32 mark _ Gloss=who|Ref=EST_3:6!19|MId=o170030060191|Strong=0834|Type=relative 31-32 בְּכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=[were].in|Ref=EST_3:6!20|MId=o170030060201|Strong=0871a 32 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 acl:relcl _ Gloss=all|Ref=EST_3:6!20|MId=o170030060202|Strong=3605 33 מַלְכ֥וּת מַלְכוּת NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 32 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.kingdom|Ref=EST_3:6!21|MId=o170030060211|Strong=4438 34 אֲחַשְׁוֵר֖וֹשׁ אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ PROPN _ _ 33 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Ahasuerus|Ref=EST_3:6!22|MId=o170030060221|Strong=0325 35 עַ֥ם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 appos _ Gloss=the.people|Ref=EST_3:6!23|MId=o170030060231|Strong=5971 36 מָרְדֳּכָֽי מׇרְדֳּכַי PROPN _ _ 35 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Mordecai|Ref=EST_3:6!24|MId=o170030060241|Strong=4782|SpaceAfter=No 37 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 36 punct _ Ref=EST_3:6!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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִּבֶז *he despised* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | שְׁלֹח *stretch out* | infinitive construct · qal | | יָד *a hand* | | | | הִגִּידוּ *people had told* | qatal · hiphil | עַם *the people* | | | | | יְבַקֵּשׁ *he sought* | wayyiqtol · piel | הָמָן *Haman* | | | | | הַשְׁמִיד *annihilate* | infinitive construct · hiphil | יְּהוּדִים *Jews* | | | הָמָן *Haman* | 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 חוֹךְ קֳדָמוֹי לְאוֹשָׁטָא יְדוֹי לְמִקְטוֹל יַת מָרְדְכַי בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי אֲרוּם חֲוִיאוּ לֵיהּ דְמָרְדְכַי אָתֵי מִן יַעֲקֹב דְשָׁקַל מִן עֵשָׂו אַבָּא דְאָבוּי דְהָמָן יַת בְּכוּרְתָּא וְיַת בִּרְכָתָא וִיהוּדָאֵי אִינוּן עַמָא דְמָרְדְכַי וּבְעָא הָמָן לְשֵׁיצָאָה יַת כָּל יְהוּדָאֵי דִי בְּכָל מַלְכְּוָת אֲחַשְׁוֵרוֹשׁ עַמָא דְמָרְדְכָי: 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. [But it seemed contemptible in his eyes to lay hands on Mordecai alone; for they had made known to him the people of Mordecai; wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, even the people of Mordecai.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.53/) **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:50`. - ← previous: [Esther 3:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.3.5/) - next →: [Esther 3:7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.3.7/) - ↑ back to [Esther 3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/3/)