--- title: Esther 6:13 — And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends every t… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him: 'If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.' 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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 — Haman, thing, wise men, thou, Mordecai — and what happens in the verse to thing, Haman, 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. וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר הָמָ֜ן לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ וּלְכָל־אֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרָ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ל֨וֹ חֲכָמָ֜יו וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אִ֣ם מִזֶּ֣רַע הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים מָרְדֳּכַ֞י אֲשֶׁר֩ הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ לִנְפֹּ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ לֹא־תוּכַ֣ל ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־נָפ֥וֹל תִּפּ֖וֹל לְפָנָֽיו׃ [And Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.109/) [Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him: 'If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.110/) ## 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:103 # text = וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר הָמָ֜ן לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ וּלְכָל־אֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו אֵ֖ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר קָרָ֑הוּ וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ל֨וֹ חֲכָמָ֜יו וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ אִ֣ם מִזֶּ֣רַע הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים מָרְדֳּכַ֞י אֲשֶׁר֩ הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ לִנְפֹּ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ לֹא־תוּכַ֣ל ל֔וֹ כִּֽי־נָפ֥וֹל תִּפּ֖וֹל לְפָנָֽיו׃ # verse = EST.6.13 1-2 וַיְסַפֵּ֨ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_6:13!1|MId=o170060130011|Strong=2050b 2 יְסַפֵּ֨ר סָפַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.recounted|Ref=EST_6:13!1|MId=o170060130012|Strong=5608|Frame=A0:170060130021;A1:170060130081;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 הָמָ֜ן הָמָן PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Haman|Ref=EST_6:13!2|MId=o170060130021|Strong=2001 4-5 לְזֶ֤רֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_6:13!3|MId=o170060130031|Strong=3807a 5 זֶ֤רֶשׁ זֶרֶשׁ PROPN _ _ 2 obl _ Gloss=Zeresh|Ref=EST_6:13!3|MId=o170060130032|Strong=2238 6-7 אִשְׁתּוֹ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 אִשְׁתּ אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 5 appos _ Gloss=wife|Ref=EST_6:13!4|MId=o170060130041|Strong=0802 7 וֹ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 6 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EST_6:13!4|MId=o170060130042|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 8-10 וּלְכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_6:13!5|MId=o170060130051|Strong=2050b 9 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_6:13!5|MId=o170060130052|Strong=3807a 10 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=all|Ref=EST_6:13!5|MId=o170060130053|Strong=3605 11-12 אֹ֣הֲבָ֔יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 אֹ֣הֲבָ֔י אָהֵב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 10 compound:smixut _ Gloss=friends|Ref=EST_6:13!6|MId=o170060130061|Strong=0157|Type=participle_active 12 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EST_6:13!6|MId=o170060130062|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 13 אֵ֖ת אֵת ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=EST_6:13!7|MId=o170060130071|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 14 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=all|Ref=EST_6:13!8|MId=o170060130081|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 15 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 16 mark _ Gloss=that|Ref=EST_6:13!9|MId=o170060130091|Strong=0834|Type=relative 16-17 קָרָ֑הוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 קָר קָרָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 14 acl:relcl _ Gloss=it|Ref=EST_6:13!10|MId=o170060130101|Strong=7136|Frame=A0:170060130081;A1:170060130102;|Type=qatal 17 ָ֑הוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 16 obj _ Gloss=had.happened.to.him|Ref=EST_6:13!10|MId=o170060130102|Strong=1930a|Type=pronominal 18-21 וַיֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ל֨וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_6:13!11|MId=o170060130111|Strong=2050b 19 יֹּ֩אמְרוּ֩ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.said|Ref=EST_6:13!11|MId=o170060130112|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:170060130131;170060130142;|Type=wayyiqtol 20 ל לְ ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_6:13!12|MId=o170060130121|Strong=3807a 21 ֨וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=EST_6:13!12|MId=o170060130122|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 22-23 חֲכָמָ֜יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 חֲכָמָ֜י חָכָם ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 19 nsubj _ Gloss=his.wise|Ref=EST_6:13!13|MId=o170060130131|Strong=2450|Type=adjective 23 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 22 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[men]|Ref=EST_6:13!13|MId=o170060130132|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 24-25 וְזֶ֣רֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EST_6:13!14|MId=o170060130141|Strong=2050b 25 זֶ֣רֶשׁ זֶרֶשׁ PROPN _ _ 22 conj _ Gloss=Zeresh|Ref=EST_6:13!14|MId=o170060130142|Strong=2238 26-27 אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 אִשְׁתּ אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 25 appos _ Gloss=wife|Ref=EST_6:13!15|MId=o170060130151|Strong=0802 27 ֗וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EST_6:13!15|MId=o170060130152|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 28 אִ֣ם אִם SCONJ _ _ 30 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=EST_6:13!16|MId=o170060130161|Strong=0518 29-30 מִזֶּ֣רַע _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=[is].one|Ref=EST_6:13!17|MId=o170060130171|Strong=4480 30 זֶּ֣רַע זֶרַע NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 ccomp _ Gloss=of.the.offspring|Ref=EST_6:13!17|MId=o170060130172|Strong=2233 31-32 הַיְּהוּדִ֡ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 32 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=EST_6:13!18|MId=o170060130181|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 32 יְּהוּדִ֡ים יְהוּדִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.Jews|Ref=EST_6:13!18|MId=o170060130182|Strong=3064|Type=gentilic 33 מָרְדֳּכַ֞י מׇרְדֳּכַי PROPN _ _ 30 nsubj _ Gloss=Mordecai|Ref=EST_6:13!19|MId=o170060130191|Strong=4782 34 אֲשֶׁר֩ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 35 mark _ Gloss=whom|Ref=EST_6:13!20|MId=o170060130201|Strong=0834|Type=relative 35 הַחִלּ֨וֹתָ חָלַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 33 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.have.begun|Ref=EST_6:13!21|MId=o170060130211|Strong=2490|Frame=A0:170060130021;|Type=qatal 36-37 לִנְפֹּ֤ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 37 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_6:13!22|MId=o170060130221|Strong=3807a 37 נְפֹּ֤ל נָפַל VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 35 xcomp _ Gloss=fall|Ref=EST_6:13!22|MId=o170060130222|Strong=5307|Frame=A0:170060130021;|Type=infinitive_construct 38-40 לְפָנָיו֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 39 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=EST_6:13!23|MId=o170060130231|Strong=3807a 39 פָנָי פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 37 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=EST_6:13!23|MId=o170060130232|Strong=6440 40 ו֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ Gloss=him|Ref=EST_6:13!23|MId=o170060130233|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 41 לֹא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 42 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=EST_6:13!24|MId=o170060130241|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 42 תוּכַ֣ל יָכֹל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 30 parataxis _ Gloss=you.will.prevail|Ref=EST_6:13!25|MId=o170060130251|Strong=3201|Frame=A0:170060130021;|Type=yiqtol 43-44 ל֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 ל לְ ADP _ _ 44 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EST_6:13!26|MId=o170060130261|Strong=3807a 44 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 42 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=EST_6:13!26|MId=o170060130262|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 45 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 47 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EST_6:13!27|MId=o170060130271|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 46 נָפ֥וֹל נָפַל VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 47 obl:npmod _ Gloss=certainly.(fall)|Ref=EST_6:13!28|MId=o170060130281|Strong=5307|Type=infinitive_absolute 47 תִּפּ֖וֹל נָפַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 30 parataxis _ Gloss=you.will.fall|Ref=EST_6:13!29|MId=o170060130291|Strong=5307|Frame=A0:170060130021;|Type=yiqtol 48-50 לְפָנָֽיו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 49 case _ Gloss=before|Ref=EST_6:13!30|MId=o170060130301|Strong=3807a 49 פָנָֽי פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 47 obl _ Gloss=|Ref=EST_6:13!30|MId=o170060130302|Strong=6440 50 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 49 nmod:poss _ Gloss=him|Ref=EST_6:13!30|MId=o170060130303|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 51 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 50 punct _ Ref=EST_6:13!30 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יְסַפֵּר *he recounted* | wayyiqtol · piel | הָמָן *Haman* | כָּל־ *all* | | | | קָר *it* | qatal · qal | כָּל־ *all* | ָהוּ *had happened to him* | | | | יֹּאמְרוּ *they said* | wayyiqtol · qal | חֲכָמָי *his wise* + זֶרֶשׁ *Zeresh* | | | | | הַחִלּוֹתָ *you have begun* | qatal · hiphil | הָמָן *Haman* | | | | | נְפֹּל *fall* | infinitive construct · qal | הָמָן *Haman* | | | | | **not** תוּכַל *you will prevail* | yiqtol · qal | הָמָן *Haman* | | | | | תִּפּוֹל *you will fall* | yiqtol · qal | 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} וְאִשְׁתָּעֵי הָמָן לְזֶרֶשׁ אִנְתְּתֵיהּ וּלְכָל רְחִימוֹי יַת כָּל דִי עַרְעֵיהּ וַאֲמָרוּ לֵיהּ חַכִּימוּ וְזֶרֶשׁ אִנְתְּתֵיהּ אִין מִזַרְעָא דְצַדִיקַיָא מָרְדְכַי דִשְׁרִיתָא לְמִפַּל קֳדָמוֹי הֵיכְמָא דִי נְפָלוּ מַלְכַיָא קֳדָם אַבְרָהָם בְּמֵישַׁר חַקְלַיָא אֲבִימֶלֶךְ קֳדָם יִצְחָק וְיַעֲקֹב נָצַח מַלְאָכָא וְעַל יְדוֹי דְמֹשֶׁה וְאַהֲרֹן טְבָעוּ פַּרְעֹה וְכָל מַשִׁרְיָתֵיהּ בְּיַמָא דְסוּף וְכָל מַלְכַיָא וְשִׁלְטוֹנַיָא דְאַבְאִישׁוּ לְהוֹן מְסַר יַתְהוֹן אֱלָהָהוֹן בִּידֵיהוֹן וְאַף אַנְתְּ לָא תֵיכוּל לְאַבְאָשָׁא לֵיהּ אֲרוּם מִפַּל תִּפּוֹל קֳדָמוֹי: 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 Haman recounted unto Zeresh his wife and all his friends every thing that had befallen him.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.109/) 2. [Then said his wise men and Zeresh his wife unto him: 'If Mordecai, before whom thou hast begun to fall, be of the seed of the Jews, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely fall before him.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.110/) **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:103`. - ← previous: [Esther 6:12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.6.12/) - next →: [Esther 6:14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.6.14/) - ↑ back to [Esther 6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/6/)