--- title: Nehemiah 5:18 — Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sh… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep, also fowls were prepared for me; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine; yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the service was heavy upon this people. Who acts: that, I, service. 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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, service — and what happens in the verse to one ox, fowls, bread, wine, 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. וַאֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה לְי֣וֹם אֶחָ֗ד שׁ֣וֹר אֶחָ֞ד צֹ֠אן שֵׁשׁ־בְּרֻר֤וֹת וְצִפֳּרִים֙ נַֽעֲשׂוּ־לִ֔י וּבֵ֨ין עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת יָמִ֛ים בְּכָל־יַ֖יִן לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה וְעִם־זֶ֗ה לֶ֤חֶם הַפֶּחָה֙ לֹ֣א בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי כִּֽי־כָֽבְדָ֥ה הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה עַל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃ [Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep, also fowls were prepared for me; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine; yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the service was heavy upon this people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.120/) ## 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:103 # text = וַאֲשֶׁר֩ הָיָ֨ה נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה לְי֣וֹם אֶחָ֗ד שׁ֣וֹר אֶחָ֞ד צֹ֠אן שֵׁשׁ־בְּרֻר֤וֹת וְצִפֳּרִים֙ נַֽעֲשׂוּ־לִ֔י וּבֵ֨ין עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת יָמִ֛ים בְּכָל־יַ֖יִן לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה וְעִם־זֶ֗ה לֶ֤חֶם הַפֶּחָה֙ לֹ֣א בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי כִּֽי־כָֽבְדָ֥ה הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה עַל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃ # verse = NEH.5.18 1-2 וַאֲשֶׁר֩ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 8 cc _ Gloss=and.[that]|Ref=NEH_5:18!1|MId=o160050180011|Strong=2050b 2 אֲשֶׁר֩ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 4 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=NEH_5:18!1|MId=o160050180012|Strong=0834|Type=relative 3 הָיָ֨ה הָיָה AUX _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 4 cop _ Gloss=it.was|Ref=NEH_5:18!2|MId=o160050180021|Strong=1961|Type=qatal 4 נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Sing 8 nsubj _ Gloss=made|Ref=NEH_5:18!3|MId=o160050180031|Strong=6213|Type=participle_passive 5-6 לְי֣וֹם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 5 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 6 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=NEH_5:18!4|MId=o160050180041|Strong=3807a 6 י֣וֹם יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 4 obl _ Gloss=a.day|Ref=NEH_5:18!4|MId=o160050180042|Strong=3117 7 אֶחָ֗ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 6 nummod _ Gloss=one|Ref=NEH_5:18!5|MId=o160050180051|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 8 שׁ֣וֹר שׁוֹר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 0 root _ Gloss=[was].an.ox|Ref=NEH_5:18!6|MId=o160050180061|Strong=7794 9 אֶחָ֞ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 8 nummod _ Gloss=one|Ref=NEH_5:18!7|MId=o160050180071|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 10 צֹ֠אן צֹאן NOUN _ Number=Sing 8 conj _ Gloss=sheep|Ref=NEH_5:18!8|MId=o160050180081|Strong=6629 11 שֵׁשׁ־ שֵׁשׁ NUM _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 10 nummod _ Gloss=six|Ref=NEH_5:18!9|MId=o160050180091|Strong=8337|Type=cardinal_number|SpaceAfter=No 12 בְּרֻר֤וֹת בָּרַר VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 10 nmod _ Gloss=chosen|Ref=NEH_5:18!10|MId=o160050180101|Strong=1305|Frame=A1:160050180081;|Type=participle_passive 13-14 וְצִפֳּרִים֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_5:18!11|MId=o160050180111|Strong=2050b 14 צִפֳּרִים֙ צִפּוֹר NOUN _ Number=Plur 15 nsubj _ Gloss=poultry|Ref=NEH_5:18!11|MId=o160050180112|Strong=6833 15 נַֽעֲשׂוּ־ עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 8 conj _ Gloss=they.were.made|Ref=NEH_5:18!12|MId=o160050180121|Strong=6213|Frame=A1:160050180112;|Type=qatal|SpaceAfter=No 16-17 לִ֔י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 ל לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=NEH_5:18!13|MId=o160050180131|Strong=3807a 17 ִ֔י הוּא PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ Gloss=me|Ref=NEH_5:18!13|MId=o160050180132|Strong=2967a|Type=pronominal 18-19 וּבֵ֨ין _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 21 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_5:18!14|MId=o160050180141|Strong=2050b 19 בֵ֨ין בֵּין ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=between|Ref=NEH_5:18!14|MId=o160050180142|Strong=0996 20 עֲשֶׂ֧רֶת עֲשָׂרָה NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 nummod _ Gloss=ten|Ref=NEH_5:18!15|MId=o160050180151|Strong=6235|Type=cardinal_number 21 יָמִ֛ים יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 conj _ Gloss=days|Ref=NEH_5:18!16|MId=o160050180161|Strong=3117 22-23 בְּכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 23 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=NEH_5:18!17|MId=o160050180171|Strong=0871a 23 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=NEH_5:18!17|MId=o160050180172|Strong=3605 24 יַ֖יִן יַיִן NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 compound:smixut _ Gloss=wine|Ref=NEH_5:18!18|MId=o160050180181|Strong=3196 25-26 לְהַרְבֵּ֑ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 26 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_5:18!19|MId=o160050180191|Strong=3807a 26 הַרְבֵּ֑ה רָבָה ADV _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 21 obl _ Gloss=abundance|Ref=NEH_5:18!19|MId=o160050180192|Strong=7235b|Type=infinitive_absolute 27-28 וְעִם־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_5:18!20|MId=o160050180201|Strong=2050b 28 עִם־ עִם ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=NEH_5:18!20|MId=o160050180202|Strong=5973 29 זֶ֗ה זֶה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 34 obl _ Gloss=this|Ref=NEH_5:18!21|MId=o160050180211|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 30 לֶ֤חֶם לֶחֶם NOUN _ Number=Sing 34 obj _ Gloss=the.food|Ref=NEH_5:18!22|MId=o160050180221|Strong=3899 31-32 הַפֶּחָה֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 32 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=NEH_5:18!23|MId=o160050180231|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 32 פֶּחָה֙ פֶּחָה NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 30 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.governor|Ref=NEH_5:18!23|MId=o160050180232|Strong=6346 33 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 34 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=NEH_5:18!24|MId=o160050180241|Strong=3808|Type=negative 34 בִקַּ֔שְׁתִּי בָּקַשׁ VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=1 8 conj _ Gloss=I.sought|Ref=NEH_5:18!25|MId=o160050180251|Strong=1245|Frame=A0:160010010021;A1:160050180221;|Type=qatal 35 כִּֽי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 36 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=NEH_5:18!26|MId=o160050180261|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 36 כָֽבְדָ֥ה כָּבֵד VERB _ Gender=Fem|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 8 advcl _ Gloss=it.was.heavy|Ref=NEH_5:18!27|MId=o160050180271|Strong=3513|Frame=A0:160050180282;|Type=qatal 37-38 הָעֲבֹדָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 38 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_5:18!28|MId=o160050180281|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 38 עֲבֹדָ֖ה עֲבֹדָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 36 nsubj _ Gloss=service|Ref=NEH_5:18!28|MId=o160050180282|Strong=5656 39 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 41 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=NEH_5:18!29|MId=o160050180291|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 40-41 הָעָ֥ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 40 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 41 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_5:18!30|MId=o160050180301|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 41 עָ֥ם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 36 obl _ Gloss=people|Ref=NEH_5:18!30|MId=o160050180302|Strong=5971 42-43 הַזֶּֽה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 42 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 43 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=NEH_5:18!31|MId=o160050180311|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 43 זֶּֽה זֶה DET _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 41 det _ Gloss=this|Ref=NEH_5:18!31|MId=o160050180312|Strong=2088|Type=demonstrative 44 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 43 punct _ Ref=NEH_5:18!31 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: yes | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | בְּרֻרוֹת *chosen* | participle passive · qal | | צֹאן *sheep* | | | | נַֽעֲשׂוּ־ *they were made* | qatal · niphal | | צִפֳּרִים *poultry* | | | | **not** בִקַּשְׁתִּי *I sought* | qatal · piel | | לֶחֶם *the food* | | | | כָֽבְדָה *it was heavy* | qatal · qal | עֲבֹדָה *service* | | | | 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. [Now that which was prepared for one day was one ox and six choice sheep, also fowls were prepared for me; and once in ten days store of all sorts of wine; yet for all this I demanded not the bread of the governor, because the service was heavy upon this people.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.120/) **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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