--- title: Nehemiah 12:27 — And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levit… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps. Who acts: priests. 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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 — priests — and what happens in the verse to Levites, dedication, priests, 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 13 chapters of Nehemiah on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בִּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִכָּל־מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם לַהֲבִיאָ֖ם לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת וּבְשִׁ֔יר מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם נְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ [And at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.385/) ## 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:NEH:353 # text = וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת חוֹמַ֣ת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם בִּקְשׁ֤וּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּם֙ מִכָּל־מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם לַהֲבִיאָ֖ם לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת חֲנֻכָּ֤ה וְשִׂמְחָה֙ וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת וּבְשִׁ֔יר מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם נְבָלִ֥ים וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת׃ # verse = NEH.12.27 1-3 וּבַחֲנֻכַּ֞ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 6 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_12:27!1|MId=o160120270011|Strong=2050b 2 בַ בְּ ADP _ _ 3 case _ Gloss=at|Ref=NEH_12:27!1|MId=o160120270012|Strong=0871a 3 חֲנֻכַּ֞ת חֲנֻכָּה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 6 obl _ Gloss=the.dedication|Ref=NEH_12:27!1|MId=o160120270013|Strong=2598 4 חוֹמַ֣ת חוֹמָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.wall|Ref=NEH_12:27!2|MId=o160120270021|Strong=2346 5 יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם PROPN _ _ 4 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Jerusalem|Ref=NEH_12:27!3|MId=o160120270031|Strong=3389 6 בִּקְשׁ֤וּ בָּקַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=people.sought|Ref=NEH_12:27!4|MId=o160120270041|Strong=1245|Frame=A0:;A1:160120270062;|Type=qatal 7 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NEH_12:27!5|MId=o160120270051|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 8-9 הַלְוִיִּם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_12:27!6|MId=o160120270061|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 לְוִיִּם֙ לֵוִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 6 obj _ Gloss=Levites|Ref=NEH_12:27!6|MId=o160120270062|Strong=3881|Type=gentilic 10-11 מִכָּל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=NEH_12:27!7|MId=o160120270071|Strong=4480 11 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=NEH_12:27!7|MId=o160120270072|Strong=3605 12-13 מְק֣וֹמֹתָ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 מְק֣וֹמֹת מָקוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 11 compound:smixut _ Gloss=places|Ref=NEH_12:27!8|MId=o160120270081|Strong=4725 13 ָ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 12 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=NEH_12:27!8|MId=o160120270082|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 14-16 לַהֲבִיאָ֖ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_12:27!9|MId=o160120270091|Strong=3807a 15 הֲבִיא בּוֹא VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 6 advcl _ Gloss=bring|Ref=NEH_12:27!9|MId=o160120270092|Strong=0935|Frame=A0:;A1:160120270093;|Type=infinitive_construct 16 ָ֖ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obj _ Gloss=them|Ref=NEH_12:27!9|MId=o160120270093|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 17-18 לִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 לִֽ לְ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_12:27!10|MId=o160120270101|Strong=3807a 18 ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם יְרוּשָׁלִַ͏ם PROPN _ _ 15 obl _ Gloss=Jerusalem|Ref=NEH_12:27!10|MId=o160120270102|Strong=3389 19-20 לַעֲשֹׂ֨ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_12:27!11|MId=o160120270111|Strong=3807a 20 עֲשֹׂ֨ת עָשָׂה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 15 advcl _ Gloss=observe|Ref=NEH_12:27!11|MId=o160120270112|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:160120270062;A1:160120270121;160120270132;|Type=infinitive_construct 21 חֲנֻכָּ֤ה חֲנֻכָּה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 20 obj _ Gloss=dedication|Ref=NEH_12:27!12|MId=o160120270121|Strong=2598 22-23 וְשִׂמְחָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 23 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_12:27!13|MId=o160120270131|Strong=2050b 23 שִׂמְחָה֙ שִׂמְחָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 21 conj _ Gloss=joy|Ref=NEH_12:27!13|MId=o160120270132|Strong=8057 24-26 וּבְתוֹד֣וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_12:27!14|MId=o160120270141|Strong=2050b 25 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=NEH_12:27!14|MId=o160120270142|Strong=0871a 26 תוֹד֣וֹת תּוֹדָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 20 obl _ Gloss=thanksgivings|Ref=NEH_12:27!14|MId=o160120270143|Strong=8426 27-29 וּבְשִׁ֔יר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 29 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_12:27!15|MId=o160120270151|Strong=2050b 28 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=NEH_12:27!15|MId=o160120270152|Strong=0871a 29 שִׁ֔יר שִׁיר NOUN _ Number=Sing 26 conj _ Gloss=song|Ref=NEH_12:27!15|MId=o160120270153|Strong=7892 30 מְצִלְתַּ֖יִם מְצִלְתַּיִם NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 29 conj _ Gloss=cymbals|Ref=NEH_12:27!16|MId=o160120270161|Strong=4700 31 נְבָלִ֥ים נֵבֶל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 29 conj _ Gloss=lyres|Ref=NEH_12:27!17|MId=o160120270171|Strong=5035a 32-34 וּבְכִנֹּרֽוֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_12:27!18|MId=o160120270181|Strong=2050b 33 בְ בְּ ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=NEH_12:27!18|MId=o160120270182|Strong=0871a 34 כִנֹּרֽוֹת כִּנּוֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 26 conj _ Gloss=harps|Ref=NEH_12:27!18|MId=o160120270183|Strong=3658 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=NEH_12:27!18 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | בִּקְשׁוּ *people sought* | qatal · piel | | לְוִיִּם *Levites* | | | | הֲבִיא *bring* | infinitive construct · hiphil | | ָם *them* | | | | עֲשֹׂת *observe* | infinitive construct · qal | לְוִיִּם *Levites* | חֲנֻכָּה *dedication* + שִׂמְחָה *joy* | | | 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 at the dedication of the wall of Jerusalem they sought the Levites out of all their places, to bring them to Jerusalem, to keep the dedication with gladness, both with thanksgivings, and with singing, with cymbals, psalteries, and with harps.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.385/) **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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