--- title: Nehemiah 5:14 — Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor. Who acts: that, I. 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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 — that, I — and what happens in the verse to I, governor, land, twelve years, bread, 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. גַּ֞ם מִיּ֣וֹם ׀ אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י לִהְי֣וֹת פֶּחָם֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָה֒ מִשְּׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֗ים וְ֠עַד שְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שָׁנִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה אֲנִ֣י וְאַחַ֔י לֶ֥חֶם הַפֶּ֖חָה לֹ֥א אָכַֽלְתִּי׃ [Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.116/) ## 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:99 # text = גַּ֞ם מִיּ֣וֹם ׀ אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֣ה אֹתִ֗י לִהְי֣וֹת פֶּחָם֮ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָה֒ מִשְּׁנַ֣ת עֶשְׂרִ֗ים וְ֠עַד שְׁנַ֨ת שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ שָׁנִ֖ים שְׁתֵּ֣ים עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה אֲנִ֣י וְאַחַ֔י לֶ֥חֶם הַפֶּ֖חָה לֹ֥א אָכַֽלְתִּי׃ # verse = NEH.5.14 1 גַּ֞ם גַּם ADV _ _ 3 advmod _ Gloss=also|Ref=NEH_5:14!1|MId=o160050140011|Strong=1571|Type=affirmation 2-3 מִיּ֣וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 2 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 3 case _ Gloss=from.[the]|Ref=NEH_5:14!2|MId=o160050140021|Strong=4480 3 יּ֣וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 40 obl _ Gloss=day|Ref=NEH_5:14!2|MId=o160050140022|Strong=3117 4 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 3 punct _ Ref=NEH_5:14!2 5 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 6 mark _ Gloss=when|Ref=NEH_5:14!3|MId=o160050140031|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 6 צִוָּ֣ה צָוָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 3 acl:relcl _ Gloss=someone.appointed|Ref=NEH_5:14!4|MId=o160050140041|Strong=6680|Frame=A0:160020180122;A1:160050140052;|Type=qatal 7-8 אֹתִ֗י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 7 אֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 8 case _ Gloss=|Ref=NEH_5:14!5|MId=o160050140051|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 8 ִ֗י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 6 obj _ Gloss=me|Ref=NEH_5:14!5|MId=o160050140052|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 9-10 לִהְי֣וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 9 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_5:14!6|MId=o160050140061|Strong=3807a 10 הְי֣וֹת הָיָה AUX _ HebBinyan=QAL 11 cop _ Gloss=be|Ref=NEH_5:14!6|MId=o160050140062|Strong=1961|Frame=A0:160010010021;|Type=infinitive_construct 11-12 פֶּחָם֮ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 פֶּח פֶּחָה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 obl _ Gloss=governor|Ref=NEH_5:14!7|MId=o160050140071|Strong=6346 12 ָם֮ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 11 nmod:poss _ Gloss=their|Ref=NEH_5:14!7|MId=o160050140072|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 13-14 בְּאֶ֣רֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=NEH_5:14!8|MId=o160050140081|Strong=0871a 14 אֶ֣רֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 11 obl _ Gloss=the.land|Ref=NEH_5:14!8|MId=o160050140082|Strong=0776 15 יְהוּדָה֒ יְהוּדָה PROPN _ _ 14 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Judah|Ref=NEH_5:14!9|MId=o160050140091|Strong=3063 16-17 מִשְּׁנַ֣ת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=NEH_5:14!10|MId=o160050140101|Strong=4480 17 שְּׁנַ֣ת שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 3 nmod _ Gloss=year|Ref=NEH_5:14!10|MId=o160050140102|Strong=8141 18 עֶשְׂרִ֗ים עֶשְׂרִים NUM _ Number=Plur 17 nummod _ Gloss=twenty|Ref=NEH_5:14!11|MId=o160050140111|Strong=6242|Type=cardinal_number 19-20 וְ֠עַד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וְ֠ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_5:14!12|MId=o160050140121|Strong=2050b 20 עַד עַד ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=until|Ref=NEH_5:14!12|MId=o160050140122|Strong=5704 21 שְׁנַ֨ת שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 17 conj _ Gloss=year|Ref=NEH_5:14!13|MId=o160050140131|Strong=8141 22 שְׁלֹשִׁ֤ים שָׁלֹשׁ NUM _ Number=Plur 21 nummod _ Gloss=thirty|Ref=NEH_5:14!14|MId=o160050140141|Strong=7970|Type=cardinal_number 23-24 וּשְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_5:14!15|MId=o160050140151|Strong=2050b 24 שְׁתַּ֙יִם֙ שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 22 conj _ Gloss=two|Ref=NEH_5:14!15|MId=o160050140152|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 25-26 לְאַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=of|Ref=NEH_5:14!16|MId=o160050140161|Strong=3807a 26 אַרְתַּחְשַׁ֣סְתְּא אַרְתַּחְשַׁסְתְּא PROPN _ _ 21 nmod _ Gloss=Artaxerxes|Ref=NEH_5:14!16|MId=o160050140162|Strong=0783 27-28 הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 28 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_5:14!17|MId=o160050140171|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 28 מֶּ֔לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 26 appos _ Gloss=king|Ref=NEH_5:14!17|MId=o160050140172|Strong=4428 29 שָׁנִ֖ים שָׁנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 17 nmod _ Gloss=years|Ref=NEH_5:14!18|MId=o160050140181|Strong=8141 30 שְׁתֵּ֣ים שְׁנַיִם NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Dual 29 nummod _ Gloss=two.plus|Ref=NEH_5:14!19|MId=o160050140191|Strong=8147|Type=cardinal_number 31 עֶשְׂרֵ֑ה עֶשְׂרֵה NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 30 flat _ Gloss=ten|Ref=NEH_5:14!20|MId=o160050140201|Strong=6240|Type=cardinal_number 32 אֲנִ֣י אֲנִי PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 40 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=NEH_5:14!21|MId=o160050140211|Strong=0589|Type=personal 33-35 וְאַחַ֔י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_5:14!22|MId=o160050140221|Strong=2050b 34 אַח אָח NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 32 conj _ Gloss=brothers|Ref=NEH_5:14!22|MId=o160050140222|Strong=0251 35 ַ֔י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ Gloss=my|Ref=NEH_5:14!22|MId=o160050140223|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 36 לֶ֥חֶם לֶחֶם NOUN _ Number=Sing 40 obj _ Gloss=the.food|Ref=NEH_5:14!23|MId=o160050140231|Strong=3899 37-38 הַפֶּ֖חָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=NEH_5:14!24|MId=o160050140241|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 פֶּ֖חָה פֶּחָה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 36 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.governor|Ref=NEH_5:14!24|MId=o160050140242|Strong=6346 39 לֹ֥א לֹא ADV _ _ 40 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=NEH_5:14!25|MId=o160050140251|Strong=3808|Type=negative 40 אָכַֽלְתִּי אָכַל VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 0 root _ Gloss=I.ate|Ref=NEH_5:14!26|MId=o160050140261|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:160050140211;160050140222;A1:160050140231;|Type=qatal|SpaceAfter=No 41 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 40 punct _ Ref=NEH_5:14!26 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: speech with no frame - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | צִוָּה *someone appointed* | qatal · piel | | ִי *me* | | | | הְיוֹת *be* | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | **not** אָכַֽלְתִּי *I ate* | qatal · qal | אֲנִי *I* + אַח *brothers* | לֶחֶם *the food* | | | 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. [Moreover from the time that I was appointed to be their governor in the land of Judah, from the twentieth year even unto the two and thirtieth year of Artaxerxes the king, that is, twelve years, I and my brethren have not eaten the bread of the governor.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.116/) **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:NEH:99`. - ← previous: [Nehemiah 5:13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.5.13/) - next →: [Nehemiah 5:15](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.5.15/) - ↑ back to [Nehemiah 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH/5/)