--- title: Ezra 8:22 — For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake 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 — I, we, hand, power — and what happens in the verse to band, way, us, God, 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. כִּ֣י בֹ֗שְׁתִּי לִשְׁא֤וֹל מִן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ חַ֣יִל וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ כִּֽי־אָמַ֨רְנוּ לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֗ר יַד־אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ עַל־כָּל־מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה וְעֻזּ֣וֹ וְאַפּ֔וֹ עַ֖ל כָּל־עֹזְבָֽיו׃ [For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.211/) ## 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:139 # text = כִּ֣י בֹ֗שְׁתִּי לִשְׁא֤וֹל מִן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ חַ֣יִל וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ כִּֽי־אָמַ֨רְנוּ לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֗ר יַד־אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ עַל־כָּל־מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה וְעֻזּ֣וֹ וְאַפּ֔וֹ עַ֖ל כָּל־עֹזְבָֽיו׃ # verse = EZR.8.22 1 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 2 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EZR_8:22!1|MId=o150080220011|Strong=3588 2 בֹ֗שְׁתִּי בּוֹשׁ VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 0 root _ Gloss=I.was.ashamed|Ref=EZR_8:22!2|MId=o150080220021|Strong=0954|Frame=A0:150070250021;|Type=qatal 3-4 לִשְׁא֤וֹל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_8:22!3|MId=o150080220031|Strong=3807a 4 שְׁא֤וֹל שָׁאַל VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 2 advcl _ Gloss=ask|Ref=EZR_8:22!3|MId=o150080220032|Strong=7592|Frame=A0:150070250021;A1:150080220061;150080220072;|Type=infinitive_construct 5 מִן־ מִן ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EZR_8:22!4|MId=o150080220041|Strong=4480|SpaceAfter=No 6-7 הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 7 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_8:22!5|MId=o150080220051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 7 מֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=EZR_8:22!5|MId=o150080220052|Strong=4428 8 חַ֣יִל חַיִל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obj _ Gloss=a.retinue|Ref=EZR_8:22!6|MId=o150080220061|Strong=2428 9-10 וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_8:22!7|MId=o150080220071|Strong=2050b 10 פָרָשִׁ֔ים פָּרָשׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 conj _ Gloss=horsemen|Ref=EZR_8:22!7|MId=o150080220072|Strong=6571 11-13 לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_8:22!8|MId=o150080220081|Strong=3807a 12 עָזְר עָזַר VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 4 advcl _ Gloss=help|Ref=EZR_8:22!8|MId=o150080220082|Strong=5826|Frame=A0:150080220061;150080220072;A1:150080220083;|Type=infinitive_construct 13 ֵ֥נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 12 obj _ Gloss=us|Ref=EZR_8:22!8|MId=o150080220083|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 14-15 מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 מֵ מִן ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=EZR_8:22!9|MId=o150080220091|Strong=4480 15 אוֹיֵ֖ב אָיַב NOUN _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing 12 obl _ Gloss=an.enemy|Ref=EZR_8:22!9|MId=o150080220092|Strong=0341|Type=participle_active 16-18 בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=EZR_8:22!10|MId=o150080220101|Strong=0871a 17 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_8:22!10|MId=o150080220101ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 דָּ֑רֶךְ דֶּרֶךְ NOUN _ Number=Sing 12 obl _ Gloss=journey|Ref=EZR_8:22!10|MId=o150080220102|Strong=1870 19 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 20 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=EZR_8:22!11|MId=o150080220111|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 20 אָמַ֨רְנוּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=1 2 advcl _ Gloss=we.had.said|Ref=EZR_8:22!12|MId=o150080220121|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:150080010021;150080010042;150070250021;|Type=qatal 21-23 לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=EZR_8:22!13|MId=o150080220131|Strong=3807a 22 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 23 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=EZR_8:22!13|MId=o150080220131ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 23 מֶּ֜לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 obl _ Gloss=king|Ref=EZR_8:22!13|MId=o150080220132|Strong=4428 24-25 לֵאמֹ֗ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לֵ לְ ADP _ ExtPos=SCONJ 30 mark _ Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=EZR_8:22!14|MId=o150080220141|Strong=3807a 25 אמֹ֗ר אָמַר VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 24 fixed _ Gloss=|Ref=EZR_8:22!14|MId=o150080220142|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:150080010021;150080010042;150070250021;|Type=infinitive_construct 26 יַד־ יָד NOUN _ Number=Sing 30 nsubj _ Gloss=the.hand|Ref=EZR_8:22!15|MId=o150080220151|Strong=3027|SpaceAfter=No 27-28 אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 אֱלֹהֵ֤י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 26 compound:smixut _ Gloss=our.God|Ref=EZR_8:22!16|MId=o150080220161|Strong=0430 28 נוּ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 27 nmod:poss _ Gloss=our|Ref=EZR_8:22!16|MId=o150080220162|Strong=5105a|Type=pronominal 29 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=[is].on|Ref=EZR_8:22!17|MId=o150080220171|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 30 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 ccomp _ Gloss=all|Ref=EZR_8:22!18|MId=o150080220181|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 31-32 מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 מְבַקְשָׁי בָּקַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=[those|Ref=EZR_8:22!19|MId=o150080220191|Strong=1245|Frame=A1:150080220192;|Type=participle_active 32 ו֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 31 nmod:poss _ Gloss=who].seek.him|Ref=EZR_8:22!19|MId=o150080220192|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 33-34 לְטוֹבָ֔ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=EZR_8:22!20|MId=o150080220201|Strong=3807a 34 טוֹבָ֔ה טוֹבָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 30 obl _ Gloss=good|Ref=EZR_8:22!20|MId=o150080220202|Strong=2896b|Type=adjective 35-37 וְעֻזּ֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 42 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_8:22!21|MId=o150080220211|Strong=2050b 36 עֻזּ עֹז NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 42 nsubj _ Gloss=strength|Ref=EZR_8:22!21|MId=o150080220212|Strong=5797 37 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 36 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EZR_8:22!21|MId=o150080220213|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 38-40 וְאַפּ֔וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 39 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=EZR_8:22!22|MId=o150080220221|Strong=2050b 39 אַפּ אַף NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 36 conj _ Gloss=anger|Ref=EZR_8:22!22|MId=o150080220222|Strong=0639 40 ֔וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=EZR_8:22!22|MId=o150080220223|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 41 עַ֖ל עַל ADP _ _ 42 case _ Gloss=[are].towards|Ref=EZR_8:22!23|MId=o150080220231|Strong=5921 42 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 conj _ Gloss=all|Ref=EZR_8:22!24|MId=o150080220241|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 43-44 עֹזְבָֽיו _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 עֹזְבָֽי עָזַב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 42 compound:smixut _ Gloss=[those|Ref=EZR_8:22!25|MId=o150080220251|Strong=5800|Frame=A1:150080220252;|Type=participle_active 44 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 43 nmod:poss _ Gloss=who].forsake.him|Ref=EZR_8:22!25|MId=o150080220252|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 45 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 44 punct _ Ref=EZR_8:22!25 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: no - the frame alone: decl · assert · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | בֹשְׁתִּי *I was ashamed* | qatal · qal | | | | | | שְׁאוֹל *ask* | infinitive construct · qal | | חַיִל *a retinue* + פָרָשִׁים *horsemen* | | | | עָזְר *help* | infinitive construct · qal | חַיִל *a retinue* + פָרָשִׁים *horsemen* | ֵנוּ *us* | | | | אָמַרְנוּ *we had said* | qatal · qal | | | | | | אמֹר | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | מְבַקְשָׁי *\[those* | participle active · piel | | ו *who\] seek him* | | | | עֹזְבָֽי *\[those* | participle active · qal | | ו *who\] forsake him* | | | 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. [For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EZR.211/) **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:EZR:139`. - ← previous: [Ezra 8:21](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.8.21/) - next →: [Ezra 8:23](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.8.23/) - ↑ back to [Ezra 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR/8/)