--- title: Ezra 8:18 — And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen; Who acts: people. 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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 — people — and what happens in the verse to man, 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. וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ לָ֜נוּ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ הַטּוֹבָ֤ה עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ שֶׂ֔כֶל מִבְּנֵ֣י מַחְלִ֔י בֶּן־לֵוִ֖י בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו וְאֶחָ֖יו שְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ [And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.207/) ## 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:135 # text = וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ לָ֜נוּ כְּיַד־אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ הַטּוֹבָ֤ה עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ אִ֣ישׁ שֶׂ֔כֶל מִבְּנֵ֣י מַחְלִ֔י בֶּן־לֵוִ֖י בֶּן־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה וּבָנָ֥יו וְאֶחָ֖יו שְׁמֹנָ֥ה עָשָֽׂר׃ # verse = EZR.8.18 1-2 וַיָּבִ֨יאּוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_8:18!1|MId=o150080180011|Strong=2050b 2 יָּבִ֨יאּוּ בּוֹא VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.brought|Ref=EZR_8:18!1|MId=o150080180012|Strong=0935|Frame=AA:150080170141;150080170151;150080170172;A0:150080180071;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 לָ֜נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 ל לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_8:18!2|MId=o150080180021|Strong=3807a 4 ָ֜נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 2 obl _ Gloss=us|Ref=EZR_8:18!2|MId=o150080180022|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 5-6 כְּיַד־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=according|Ref=EZR_8:18!3|MId=o150080180031|Strong=3509a 6 יַד־ יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=to.the.hand|Ref=EZR_8:18!3|MId=o150080180032|Strong=3027 7-8 אֱלֹהֵ֨ינוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 אֱלֹהֵ֨י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 6 compound:smixut _ Gloss=our.God|Ref=EZR_8:18!4|MId=o150080180041|Strong=0430 8 נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 7 nmod:poss _ Gloss=our|Ref=EZR_8:18!4|MId=o150080180042|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 9-10 הַטּוֹבָ֤ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 10 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=EZR_8:18!5|MId=o150080180051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 10 טּוֹבָ֤ה טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 amod _ Gloss=good|Ref=EZR_8:18!5|MId=o150080180052|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 11-12 עָלֵ֙ינוּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 עָלֵ֙י עַל ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EZR_8:18!6|MId=o150080180061|Strong=5921 12 נוּ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 nmod _ Gloss=us|Ref=EZR_8:18!6|MId=o150080180062|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 13 אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obj _ Gloss=a.man|Ref=EZR_8:18!7|MId=o150080180071|Strong=0376 14 שֶׂ֔כֶל שֵׂכֶל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 13 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.insight|Ref=EZR_8:18!8|MId=o150080180081|Strong=7922 15-16 מִבְּנֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 16 case _ Gloss=one|Ref=EZR_8:18!9|MId=o150080180091|Strong=4480 16 בְּנֵ֣י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 2 obl _ Gloss=of.the.descendants|Ref=EZR_8:18!9|MId=o150080180092|Strong=1121 17 מַחְלִ֔י מַחְלִי PROPN _ _ 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Mahli|Ref=EZR_8:18!10|MId=o150080180101|Strong=4249 18 בֶּן־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 17 appos _ Gloss=the.son|Ref=EZR_8:18!11|MId=o150080180111|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 19 לֵוִ֖י לֵוִי PROPN _ _ 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Levi|Ref=EZR_8:18!12|MId=o150080180121|Strong=3878 20 בֶּן־ בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 19 appos _ Gloss=the.son|Ref=EZR_8:18!13|MId=o150080180131|Strong=1121|SpaceAfter=No 21 יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Israel|Ref=EZR_8:18!14|MId=o150080180141|Strong=3478 22-23 וְשֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 23 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_8:18!15|MId=o150080180151|Strong=2050b 23 שֵׁרֵֽבְיָ֛ה שֵׁרֵבְיָה PROPN _ _ 2 conj _ Gloss=Sherebiah|Ref=EZR_8:18!15|MId=o150080180152|Strong=8274 24-26 וּבָנָ֥יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_8:18!16|MId=o150080180161|Strong=2050b 25 בָנָ֥י בֵּן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 23 conj _ Gloss=sons|Ref=EZR_8:18!16|MId=o150080180162|Strong=1121 26 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EZR_8:18!16|MId=o150080180163|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 27-29 וְאֶחָ֖יו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_8:18!17|MId=o150080180171|Strong=2050b 28 אֶחָ֖י אָח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 23 conj _ Gloss=brothers|Ref=EZR_8:18!17|MId=o150080180172|Strong=0251 29 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 28 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EZR_8:18!17|MId=o150080180173|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 30 שְׁמֹנָ֥ה שְׁמֹנֶה NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 parataxis _ Gloss=eight-|Ref=EZR_8:18!18|MId=o150080180181|Strong=8083|Type=cardinal_number 31 עָשָֽׂר עָשָׂר NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 flat _ Gloss=teen|Ref=EZR_8:18!19|MId=o150080180191|Strong=6240|Type=cardinal_number|SpaceAfter=No 32 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 30 punct _ Ref=EZR_8:18!19 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יָּבִיאּוּ *they brought* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | אִישׁ *a man* | | | | 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. [And according to the good hand of our God upon us they brought us a man of discretion, of the sons of Mahli, the son of Levi, the son of Israel; and Sherebiah, with his sons and his brethren, eighteen;](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.207/) **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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