--- title: Ezra 5:3 — At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the Rive… · Aramaic, tree and pragmatics description: At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this structure?' Who acts: Tattenai. 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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 — Tattenai — and what happens in the verse to prophets, decree, you, house, structure, 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. בֵּהּ־זִמְנָא֩ אֲתָ֨א עֲלֵיה֜וֹן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה וּשְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לְהֹ֔ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לִבְּנֵ֔א וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ס [At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this structure?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.122/) ## 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:19 # text = בֵּהּ־זִמְנָא֩ אֲתָ֨א עֲלֵיה֜וֹן תַּ֠תְּנַי פַּחַ֧ת עֲבַֽר־נַהֲרָ֛ה וּשְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י שְׁתַ֥ר בּוֹזְנַ֖י וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן וְכֵן֙ אָמְרִ֣ין לְהֹ֔ם מַן־שָׂ֨ם לְכֹ֜ם טְעֵ֗ם בַּיְתָ֤א דְנָה֙ לִבְּנֵ֔א וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א דְנָ֖ה לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה׃ס # verse = EZR.5.3 1-2 בֵּהּ־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 2 case _ Gloss=at|Ref=EZR_5:3!1|MId=o150050030011|Strong=0871b|Lang=arc 2 ֵהּ־ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ Gloss=it|Ref=EZR_5:3!1|MId=o150050030012|Strong=1886h|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 3-4 זִמְנָא֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 זִמְנ זְמַן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 appos _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_5:3!2|MId=o150050030021|Strong=2166|Lang=arc 4 ָא֩ א DET _ PronType=Art 3 det _ Gloss=time|Ref=EZR_5:3!2|MId=o150050030022|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 5 אֲתָ֨א אֲתָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.came|Ref=EZR_5:3!3|MId=o150050030031|Strong=0858|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:150050030051;150050030092;150050030102;|Type=qatal 6-7 עֲלֵיה֜וֹן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 עֲלֵי עַל ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_5:3!4|MId=o150050030041|Strong=5922|Lang=arc 7 ה֜וֹן הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 5 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=EZR_5:3!4|MId=o150050030042|Strong=1952a|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 8 תַּ֠תְּנַי תַּתְּנַי PROPN _ _ 5 nsubj _ Gloss=Tattenai|Ref=EZR_5:3!5|MId=o150050030051|Strong=8674|Lang=arc 9 פַּחַ֧ת פֶּחָה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 appos _ Gloss=the.governor|Ref=EZR_5:3!6|MId=o150050030061|Strong=6347|Lang=arc 10 עֲבַֽר־ עֲבַר PROPN _ _ 9 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.region.beyond|Ref=EZR_5:3!7|MId=o150050030071|Strong=5675|Lang=arc|SpaceAfter=No 11-12 נַהֲרָ֛ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 נַהֲר נְהַר PROPN _ _ 10 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_5:3!8|MId=o150050030081|Strong=5103|Lang=arc 12 ָ֛ה ה DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=river|Ref=EZR_5:3!8|MId=o150050030082|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 13-14 וּשְׁתַ֥ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 14 cc _ Gloss=|Ref=EZR_5:3!9|MId=o150050030091|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 14 שְׁתַ֥ר שְׁתַר PROPN _ _ 8 conj _ Gloss=and.Shethar-Bozenai|Ref=EZR_5:3!9|MId=o150050030092|Lang=arc 15 בּוֹזְנַ֖י בּוֹזְנַי PROPN _ _ 14 flat:name _ Ref=EZR_5:3!9 16 שְׁתַ֥ר שְׁתַר PROPN _ _ 8 conj _ Gloss=and.Shethar-Bozenai|Ref=EZR_5:3!10|MId=o150050030101|Lang=arc 17 בּוֹזְנַ֖י בּוֹזְנַי PROPN _ _ 16 flat:name _ Ref=EZR_5:3!10 18-20 וּכְנָוָתְה֑וֹן _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_5:3!11|MId=o150050030111|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 19 כְנָוָת כְּנָת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 conj _ Gloss=associates|Ref=EZR_5:3!11|MId=o150050030112|Strong=3675|Lang=arc 20 ְה֑וֹן הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=EZR_5:3!11|MId=o150050030113|Strong=1952a|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 21-22 וְכֵן֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 23 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_5:3!12|MId=o150050030121|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 22 כֵן֙ כֵּן ADV _ _ 23 advmod _ Gloss=as.follows|Ref=EZR_5:3!12|MId=o150050030122|Strong=3652|Lang=arc 23 אָמְרִ֣ין אֲמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Plur 5 conj _ Gloss=[they.were].saying|Ref=EZR_5:3!13|MId=o150050030131|Strong=0560|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:150050030051;150050030092;150050030102;|Type=participle_active 24-25 לְהֹ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 ל לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_5:3!14|MId=o150050030141|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 25 ְהֹ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 23 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=EZR_5:3!14|MId=o150050030142|Strong=1952a|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 26 מַן־ מָן PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Int 27 nsubj _ Gloss=who?|Ref=EZR_5:3!15|MId=o150050030151|Strong=4479|Lang=arc|Type=interrogative|SpaceAfter=No 27 שָׂ֨ם שׂים VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PEAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 23 ccomp _ Gloss=did.he.make|Ref=EZR_5:3!16|MId=o150050030161|Strong=7761|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:150050030141;A1:150050030171;|Type=qatal 28-29 לְכֹ֜ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 ל לְ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZR_5:3!17|MId=o150050030171|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 29 ְכֹ֜ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=2|PronType=Prs 27 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=EZR_5:3!17|MId=o150050030172|Strong=3561a|Lang=arc|Type=pronominal 30 טְעֵ֗ם טְעֵם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 27 obj _ Gloss=a.decree|Ref=EZR_5:3!18|MId=o150050030181|Strong=2942|Lang=arc 31-32 בַּיְתָ֤א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 בַּיְת בַּיִת NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 35 obj _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_5:3!19|MId=o150050030191|Strong=1005|Lang=arc 32 ָ֤א א DET _ PronType=Art 31 det _ Gloss=house|Ref=EZR_5:3!19|MId=o150050030192|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 33 דְנָה֙ דְּנָה DET _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 31 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=EZR_5:3!20|MId=o150050030201|Strong=1836|Lang=arc|Type=demonstrative 34-35 לִבְּנֵ֔א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 35 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_5:3!21|MId=o150050030211|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 35 בְּנֵ֔א בְּנָה VERB _ HebBinyan=PEAL 27 advcl _ Gloss=build|Ref=EZR_5:3!21|MId=o150050030212|Strong=1124|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:150050020031;150050020062;A1:150050030181;|Type=infinitive_construct 36-38 וְאֻשַּׁרְנָ֥א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 36 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 41 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_5:3!22|MId=o150050030221|Strong=2050d|Lang=arc 37 אֻשַּׁרְנ אשׁרן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 41 obj _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_5:3!22|MId=o150050030222|Strong=0846|Lang=arc 38 ָ֥א א DET _ PronType=Art 37 det _ Gloss=structure|Ref=EZR_5:3!22|MId=o150050030223|Strong=0001b|Lang=arc|Type=definite_article 39 דְנָ֖ה דְּנָה DET _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 37 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=EZR_5:3!23|MId=o150050030231|Strong=1836|Lang=arc|Type=demonstrative 40-41 לְשַׁכְלָלָֽה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 41 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_5:3!24|MId=o150050030241|Strong=3807b|Lang=arc 41 שַׁכְלָלָֽה כְּלַל VERB _ HebBinyan=SHAPHEL 35 conj _ Gloss=finish|Ref=EZR_5:3!24|MId=o150050030242|Strong=3635|Lang=arc|Frame=A0:150050020031;150050020062;A1:150050030212;|Type=infinitive_construct 42 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 41 punct _ Ref=EZR_5:3!24|SpaceAfter=No 43 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 41 punct _ Ref=EZR_5:3!24 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | אֲתָא *he came* | qatal · peal | תַּתְּנַי *Tattenai* + שְׁתַר *and Shethar-Bozenai* | | | | | אָמְרִין *\[they were\] saying* | participle active · peal | תַּתְּנַי *Tattenai* + שְׁתַר *and Shethar-Bozenai* | | | | | שָׂם *did he make* | qatal · peal | ל *to* | ל *for* | | | | בְּנֵא *build* | infinitive construct · peal | | טְעֵם *a decree* | | | | שַׁכְלָלָֽה *finish* | infinitive construct · shaphel | | בְּנֵא *build* | | | 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. [At the same time came to them Tattenai, the governor beyond the River, and Shethar-bozenai, and their companions, and said thus unto them: 'Who gave you a decree to build this house, and to finish this structure?'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.122/) **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:19`. - ← previous: [Ezra 5:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.5.2/) - next →: [Ezra 5:4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.5.4/) - ↑ back to [Ezra 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR/5/)