--- title: Ezra 4:3 — But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' ho… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them: 'Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.' 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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 — Zerubbabel, Ye, we, king Cyrus — and what happens in the verse to nothing, house, us, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand 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 Ezra on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לָהֶ֨ם זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְיֵשׁ֗וּעַ וּשְׁאָ֨ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָֽאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא־לָ֣כֶם וָלָ֔נוּ לִבְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּי֩ אֲנַ֨חְנוּ יַ֜חַד נִבְנֶ֗ה לַֽיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔נוּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָֽס׃ [But Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them: 'Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.98/) ## 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:EZR:96 # text = וַיֹּאמֶר֩ לָהֶ֨ם זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל וְיֵשׁ֗וּעַ וּשְׁאָ֨ר רָאשֵׁ֤י הָֽאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לֹֽא־לָ֣כֶם וָלָ֔נוּ לִבְנ֥וֹת בַּ֖יִת לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ כִּי֩ אֲנַ֨חְנוּ יַ֜חַד נִבְנֶ֗ה לַֽיהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔נוּ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ מֶֽלֶךְ־פָּרָֽס׃ # verse = EZR.4.3 1-2 וַיֹּאמֶר֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_4:3!1|MId=o150040030011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּאמֶר֩ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.said|Ref=EZR_4:3!1|MId=o150040030012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:150040030031;150040030042;150040030052;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 לָהֶ֨ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 ל לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_4:3!2|MId=o150040030021|Strong=3807a 4 ָהֶ֨ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=EZR_4:3!2|MId=o150040030022|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 5 זְרֻבָּבֶ֜ל זְרֻבָּבֶל PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Zerubbabel|Ref=EZR_4:3!3|MId=o150040030031|Strong=2216 6-7 וְיֵשׁ֗וּעַ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 7 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_4:3!4|MId=o150040030041|Strong=2050b 7 יֵשׁ֗וּעַ יֵשׁוּעַ PROPN _ _ 5 conj _ Gloss=Jeshua|Ref=EZR_4:3!4|MId=o150040030042|Strong=3442 8-9 וּשְׁאָ֨ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 9 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_4:3!5|MId=o150040030051|Strong=2050b 9 שְׁאָ֨ר שְׁאָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 conj _ Gloss=the.rest|Ref=EZR_4:3!5|MId=o150040030052|Strong=7605 10 רָאשֵׁ֤י רֹאשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 9 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.heads|Ref=EZR_4:3!6|MId=o150040030061|Strong=7218 11-12 הָֽאָבוֹת֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 הָֽ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 12 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=EZR_4:3!7|MId=o150040030071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 12 אָבוֹת֙ אָב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.fathers|Ref=EZR_4:3!7|MId=o150040030072|Strong=0001 13-14 לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=EZR_4:3!8|MId=o150040030081|Strong=3807a 14 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 10 nmod _ Gloss=Israel|Ref=EZR_4:3!8|MId=o150040030082|Strong=3478 15 לֹֽא־ לֹא ADV _ _ 17 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=EZR_4:3!9|MId=o150040030091|Strong=3808|Type=negative|SpaceAfter=No 16-17 לָ֣כֶם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 ל לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZR_4:3!10|MId=o150040030101|Strong=3807a 17 ָ֣כֶם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 2 ccomp _ Gloss=you|Ref=EZR_4:3!10|MId=o150040030102|Strong=3641b|Type=pronominal 18-20 וָלָ֔נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וָ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_4:3!11|MId=o150040030111|Strong=2050b 19 ל לְ ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZR_4:3!11|MId=o150040030112|Strong=3807a 20 ָ֔נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 conj _ Gloss=us|Ref=EZR_4:3!11|MId=o150040030113|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 21-22 לִבְנ֥וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 22 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_4:3!12|MId=o150040030121|Strong=3807a 22 בְנ֥וֹת בָּנָה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 17 nsubj _ Gloss=build|Ref=EZR_4:3!12|MId=o150040030122|Strong=1129|Frame=A0:;A1:150040030131;|Type=infinitive_construct 23 בַּ֖יִת בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 22 obj _ Gloss=a.house|Ref=EZR_4:3!13|MId=o150040030131|Strong=1004 24-26 לֵאלֹהֵ֑ינוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לֵ לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZR_4:3!14|MId=o150040030141|Strong=3807a 25 אלֹהֵ֑י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 22 obl _ Gloss=God|Ref=EZR_4:3!14|MId=o150040030142|Strong=0430 26 נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=our|Ref=EZR_4:3!14|MId=o150040030143|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 27 כִּי֩ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 30 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EZR_4:3!15|MId=o150040030151|Strong=3588 28 אֲנַ֨חְנוּ אֲנַחְנוּ PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 30 nsubj _ Gloss=we|Ref=EZR_4:3!16|MId=o150040030161|Strong=0587|Type=personal 29 יַ֜חַד יַחַד ADV _ _ 30 advmod _ Gloss=together|Ref=EZR_4:3!17|MId=o150040030171|Strong=3162 30 נִבְנֶ֗ה בָּנָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 17 advcl _ Gloss=we.will.build.[it]|Ref=EZR_4:3!18|MId=o150040030181|Strong=1129|Frame=A0:150040030161;A1:150040030131;|Type=yiqtol 31-32 לַֽיהוָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 לַֽ לְ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZR_4:3!19|MId=o150040030191|Strong=3807a 32 יהוָה֙ יהוה PROPN _ _ 30 obl _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=EZR_4:3!19|MId=o150040030192|Strong=3068 33 אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 32 appos _ Gloss=the.God|Ref=EZR_4:3!20|MId=o150040030201|Strong=0430 34 יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 33 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=EZR_4:3!21|MId=o150040030211|Strong=3478 35-36 כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 30 obl _ Gloss=just|Ref=EZR_4:3!22|MId=o150040030221|Strong=3509a 36 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 37 mark _ Gloss=as|Ref=EZR_4:3!22|MId=o150040030222|Strong=0834|Type=relative 37-38 צִוָּ֔נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 צִוּ צָוָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 35 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he|Ref=EZR_4:3!23|MId=o150040030231|Strong=6680|Frame=A1:150040030232;A0:150040030242;|Type=qatal 38 ָ֔נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 37 obj _ Gloss=commanded.us|Ref=EZR_4:3!23|MId=o150040030232|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 39-40 הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 40 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_4:3!24|MId=o150040030241|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 40 מֶּ֖לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 37 nsubj _ Gloss=king|Ref=EZR_4:3!24|MId=o150040030242|Strong=4428 41 כּ֥וֹרֶשׁ כּוֹרֶשׁ PROPN _ _ 40 appos _ Gloss=Cyrus|Ref=EZR_4:3!25|MId=o150040030251|Strong=3566 42 מֶֽלֶךְ־ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 40 appos _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=EZR_4:3!26|MId=o150040030261|Strong=4428|SpaceAfter=No 43 פָּרָֽס פָּרַס PROPN _ _ 42 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Persia|Ref=EZR_4:3!27|MId=o150040030271|Strong=6539|SpaceAfter=No 44 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 43 punct _ Ref=EZR_4:3!27 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמֶר *he said* | wayyiqtol · qal | זְרֻבָּבֶל *Zerubbabel* + יֵשׁוּעַ *Jeshua* + שְׁאָר *the rest* | | | | | בְנוֹת *build* | infinitive construct · qal | | בַּיִת *a house* | | | | נִבְנֶה *we will build \[it\]* | yiqtol · qal | אֲנַחְנוּ *we* | בַּיִת *a house* | | | | צִוּ *he* | qatal · piel | מֶּלֶךְ *king* | ָנוּ *commanded us* | | | 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. ## 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 Zerubbabel, and Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of fathers' houses of Israel, said unto them: 'Ye have nothing to do with us to build a house unto our God; but we ourselves together will build unto the LORD, the God of Israel, as king Cyrus the king of Persia hath commanded us.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.98/) **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). 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