--- title: Ezra 5:17 — Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in th… · Aramaic, tree and pragmatics description: Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house there, which is at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.' 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The page gives the verse in Biblical Aramaic as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Aramaic — and its pragmatics: who acts — it, you, search, treasure house, king, God — and what happens in the verse to search, treasure house, Babylon, decree, house, Jerusalem, 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. וּכְעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן עַל־מַלְכָּ֣א טָ֗ב יִ֠תְבַּקַּר בְּבֵ֨ית גִּנְזַיָּ֜א דִּי־מַלְכָּ֣א תַמָּה֮ דִּ֣י בְּבָבֶל֒ הֵ֣ן אִיתַ֗י דִּֽי־מִן־כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְמִבְנֵ֛א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּרְע֥וּת מַלְכָּ֛א עַל־דְּנָ֖ה יִשְׁלַ֥ח עֲלֶֽינָא׃ס [Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house there, which is at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.136/) ## The tree {#tree} This verse is in Biblical Aramaic, as the book has it here; its tree is MACULA's Aramaic tree. Right to left, as it 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-arc:EZR:33 # text = וּכְעַ֞ן הֵ֧ן עַל־מַלְכָּ֣א טָ֗ב יִ֠תְבַּקַּר בְּבֵ֨ית גִּנְזַיָּ֜א דִּי־מַלְכָּ֣א תַמָּה֮ דִּ֣י בְּבָבֶל֒ הֵ֣ן אִיתַ֗י דִּֽי־מִן־כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ מַלְכָּא֙ שִׂ֣ים טְעֵ֔ם לְמִבְנֵ֛א בֵּית־אֱלָהָ֥א דֵ֖ךְ בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם וּרְע֥וּת מַלְכָּ֛א עַל־דְּנָ֖ה יִשְׁלַ֥ח עֲלֶֽינָא׃ס # verse = EZR.5.17 1-2 וּכְעַ֞ן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_5:17!1|MId=o150050170011|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 2 כְעַ֞ן כְּעַן ADV _ _ 0 root _ Gloss=now|Ref=EZR_5:17!1|MId=o150050170012|Strong=3705|Lang=arc 3 הֵ֧ן הֵן SCONJ _ _ 7 mark _ Gloss=if|Ref=EZR_5:17!2|MId=o150050170021|Strong=2006|Lang=arc 4 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 5 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_5:17!3|MId=o150050170031|Strong=5922|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 5-6 מַלְכָּ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 obl _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_5:17!4|MId=o150050170041|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 6 ָ֣א א DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=king|Ref=EZR_5:17!4|MId=o150050170042|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 7 טָ֗ב טָב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 advcl _ Gloss=[it.is].good|Ref=EZR_5:17!5|MId=o150050170051|Strong=2869|Lang=arc|Type=adjective 8 יִ֠תְבַּקַּר בְּקַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HITHPAAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 parataxis _ Gloss=let.it.be.searched|Ref=EZR_5:17!6|MId=o150050170061|Strong=1240|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:;|Type=yiqtol 9-10 בְּבֵ֨ית _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=EZR_5:17!7|MId=o150050170071|Strong=0871b|Lang=arc 10 בֵ֨ית בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 obl _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=EZR_5:17!7|MId=o150050170072|Strong=1005|Lang=arc 11-12 גִּנְזַיָּ֜א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 גִּנְזַיּ גְּנַז NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 10 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of|Ref=EZR_5:17!8|MId=o150050170081|Strong=1596|Lang=arc 12 ָ֜א א DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=the.treasures|Ref=EZR_5:17!8|MId=o150050170082|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 13 דִּי־ דִּי SCONJ _ _ 14 mark _ Gloss=(diy).of|Ref=EZR_5:17!9|MId=o150050170091|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 14-15 מַלְכָּ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 acl:relcl _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_5:17!10|MId=o150050170101|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 15 ָ֣א א DET _ PronType=Art 14 det _ Gloss=king|Ref=EZR_5:17!10|MId=o150050170102|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 16 תַמָּה֮ תַּמָּה ADV _ _ 8 advmod _ Gloss=there|Ref=EZR_5:17!11|MId=o150050170111|Strong=8536|Lang=arc 17 דִּ֣י דִּי SCONJ _ _ 19 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=EZR_5:17!12|MId=o150050170121|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative 18-19 בְּבָבֶל֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 19 case _ Gloss=[are].in|Ref=EZR_5:17!13|MId=o150050170131|Strong=0871b|Lang=arc 19 בָבֶל֒ בָּבֶל PROPN _ _ 16 acl:relcl _ Gloss=Babylon|Ref=EZR_5:17!13|MId=o150050170132|Strong=0895|Lang=arc 20 הֵ֣ן הֵן SCONJ _ _ 21 mark _ Gloss=whether|Ref=EZR_5:17!14|MId=o150050170141|Strong=2006|Lang=arc 21 אִיתַ֗י אִיתַי NOUN _ _ 2 advcl _ Gloss=there|Ref=EZR_5:17!15|MId=o150050170151|Strong=0383|Lang=arc|Type=affirmation 22 דִּֽי־ דִּי SCONJ _ _ 27 mark _ Gloss=[is].that|Ref=EZR_5:17!16|MId=o150050170161|Strong=1768|Lang=arc|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 23 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EZR_5:17!17|MId=o150050170171|Strong=4481|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 24 כּ֤וֹרֶשׁ כּוֹרֶשׁ PROPN _ _ 27 obl _ Gloss=Cyrus|Ref=EZR_5:17!18|MId=o150050170181|Strong=3567|Lang=arc 25-26 מַלְכָּא֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 24 appos _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_5:17!19|MId=o150050170191|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 26 ָא֙ א DET _ PronType=Art 25 det _ Gloss=king|Ref=EZR_5:17!19|MId=o150050170192|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 27 שִׂ֣ים שׂים VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEIL|Number=Sing|Person=3 21 acl:relcl _ Gloss=it.was.made|Ref=EZR_5:17!20|MId=o150050170201|Strong=7761|Lang=arc|Frame=A1:150050170211;|Type=qatal 28 טְעֵ֔ם טְעֵם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 nsubj _ Gloss=a.decree|Ref=EZR_5:17!21|MId=o150050170211|Strong=2942|Lang=arc 29-30 לְמִבְנֵ֛א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_5:17!22|MId=o150050170221|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 30 מִבְנֵ֛א בְּנָה VERB _ HebBinyan=PEAL 27 advcl _ Gloss=build|Ref=EZR_5:17!22|MId=o150050170222|Strong=1124|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:;A1:150050170231;|Type=infinitive_construct 31 בֵּית־ בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 obj _ Gloss=the.house|Ref=EZR_5:17!23|MId=o150050170231|Strong=1005|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 32-33 אֱלָהָ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 אֱלָה אֱלָהּ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 31 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.(the)|Ref=EZR_5:17!24|MId=o150050170241|Strong=0426|Lang=arc 33 ָ֥א א DET _ PronType=Art 32 det _ Gloss=God|Ref=EZR_5:17!24|MId=o150050170242|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 34 דֵ֖ךְ דֵּךְ DET _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 31 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=EZR_5:17!25|MId=o150050170251|Strong=1791|Lang=arc|Type=demonstrative 35-36 בִּירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 בִּ בְּ ADP _ _ 36 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=EZR_5:17!26|MId=o150050170261|Strong=0871b|Lang=arc 36 ירוּשְׁלֶ֑ם יְרוּשְׁלֵם PROPN _ _ 30 obl _ Gloss=Jerusalem|Ref=EZR_5:17!26|MId=o150050170262|Strong=3390|Lang=arc 37-38 וּרְע֥וּת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 43 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_5:17!27|MId=o150050170271|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 38 רְע֥וּת רְעוּ NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 43 obj _ Gloss=the.will|Ref=EZR_5:17!27|MId=o150050170272|Strong=7470a|Lang=arc 39-40 מַלְכָּ֛א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 מַלְכּ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 38 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of|Ref=EZR_5:17!28|MId=o150050170281|Strong=4430|Lang=arc 40 ָ֛א א DET _ PronType=Art 39 det _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=EZR_5:17!28|MId=o150050170282|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 41 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 42 case _ Gloss=concerning|Ref=EZR_5:17!29|MId=o150050170291|Strong=5922|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 42 דְּנָ֖ה דְּנָה PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 38 nmod _ Gloss=this|Ref=EZR_5:17!30|MId=o150050170301|Strong=1836|Lang=arc|Type=demonstrative 43 יִשְׁלַ֥ח שְׁלַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=let.him.send|Ref=EZR_5:17!31|MId=o150050170311|Strong=7972|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:150050170281;A1:150050170272;|Type=yiqtol 44-45 עֲלֶֽינָא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 44 עֲלֶֽי עַל ADP _ _ 45 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_5:17!32|MId=o150050170321|Strong=5922|Lang=arc 45 נָא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 43 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=EZR_5:17!32|MId=o150050170322|Strong=4996b|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 46 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 45 punct _ Ref=EZR_5:17!32|SpaceAfter=No 47 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 45 punct _ Ref=EZR_5:17!32 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} No stored speech act for this sentence. | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יִתְבַּקַּר *let it be searched* | yiqtol · hithpaal | | | | | | שִׂים *it was made* | qatal · peil | | טְעֵם *a decree* | | | | מִבְנֵא *build* | infinitive construct · peal | | בֵּית־ *the house* | | | | יִשְׁלַח *let him send* | yiqtol · peal | מַלְכּ *of* | רְעוּת *the will* | | | 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. [Now therefore, if it seem good to the king, let search be made in the king's treasure-house there, which is at Babylon, whether it be so, that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.136/) **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-arc:EZR:33`. - ← previous: [Ezra 5:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.5.16/) - next →: [Ezra 6:1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.6.1/) - ↑ back to [Ezra 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR/5/)