--- title: Nehemiah 8:1 — all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broa… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel. Who acts: people, broad place, LORD. 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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, broad place, LORD — and what happens in the verse to people, book, Israel, 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. וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּ כָל־הָעָם֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד אֶל־הָ֣רְח֔וֹב אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר־הַמָּ֑יִם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ לְעֶזְרָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֔ר לְהָבִ֗יא אֶת־סֵ֙פֶר֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ [all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.221/) ## 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:196 # text = וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּ כָל־הָעָם֙ כְּאִ֣ישׁ אֶחָ֔ד אֶל־הָ֣רְח֔וֹב אֲשֶׁ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י שַֽׁעַר־הַמָּ֑יִם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ לְעֶזְרָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֔ר לְהָבִ֗יא אֶת־סֵ֙פֶר֙ תּוֹרַ֣ת מֹשֶׁ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ # verse = NEH.8.1 1-2 וַיֵּאָסְפ֤וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:1!1|MId=o160080010011|Strong=2050b 2 יֵּאָסְפ֤וּ אָסַף VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=NIPHAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.gathered|Ref=NEH_8:1!1|MId=o160080010012|Strong=0622|Frame=A1:160080010032;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=NEH_8:1!2|MId=o160080010021|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 הָעָם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_8:1!3|MId=o160080010031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 עָם֙ עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=people|Ref=NEH_8:1!3|MId=o160080010032|Strong=5971 6-7 כְּאִ֣ישׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 כְּ כְּ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=like|Ref=NEH_8:1!4|MId=o160080010041|Strong=3509a 7 אִ֣ישׁ אִישׁ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=a.person|Ref=NEH_8:1!4|MId=o160080010042|Strong=0376 8 אֶחָ֔ד אֶחָד NUM _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 nummod _ Gloss=one|Ref=NEH_8:1!5|MId=o160080010051|Strong=0259|Type=cardinal_number 9 אֶל־ אֶל ADP _ _ 11 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:1!6|MId=o160080010061|Strong=0413|SpaceAfter=No 10-11 הָ֣רְח֔וֹב _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הָ֣ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 11 det _ Gloss=the.open|Ref=NEH_8:1!7|MId=o160080010071|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 11 רְח֔וֹב רְחֹב NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=space|Ref=NEH_8:1!7|MId=o160080010072|Strong=7339 12 אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 14 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=NEH_8:1!8|MId=o160080010081|Strong=0834|Type=relative 13-14 לִפְנֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 14 case _ Gloss=[was]|Ref=NEH_8:1!9|MId=o160080010091|Strong=3807a 14 פְנֵ֣י פָּנֶה NOUN _ Number=Plur 11 acl:relcl _ Gloss=before|Ref=NEH_8:1!9|MId=o160080010092|Strong=6440 15 שַֽׁעַר־ שַׁעַר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 14 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.gate|Ref=NEH_8:1!10|MId=o160080010101|Strong=8179|SpaceAfter=No 16-17 הַמָּ֑יִם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 17 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=NEH_8:1!11|MId=o160080010111|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 17 מָּ֑יִם מַיִם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 15 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.water|Ref=NEH_8:1!11|MId=o160080010112|Strong=4325 18-19 וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 18 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 19 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:1!12|MId=o160080010121|Strong=2050b 19 יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=they.said|Ref=NEH_8:1!12|MId=o160080010122|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:160080010032;|Type=wayyiqtol 20-21 לְעֶזְרָ֣א _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 21 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:1!13|MId=o160080010131|Strong=3807a 21 עֶזְרָ֣א עֶזְרָא PROPN _ _ 19 obl _ Gloss=Ezra|Ref=NEH_8:1!13|MId=o160080010132|Strong=5830 22-23 הַסֹּפֵ֔ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 23 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_8:1!14|MId=o160080010141|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 23 סֹּפֵ֔ר סֹפֵר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 21 appos _ Gloss=scribe|Ref=NEH_8:1!14|MId=o160080010142|Strong=5608a 24-25 לְהָבִ֗יא _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 25 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:1!15|MId=o160080010151|Strong=3807a 25 הָבִ֗יא בּוֹא VERB _ HebBinyan=HIPHIL 19 advcl _ Gloss=bring|Ref=NEH_8:1!15|MId=o160080010152|Strong=0935|Frame=AA:160080010132;A0:160080010171;|Type=infinitive_construct 26 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NEH_8:1!16|MId=o160080010161|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 27 סֵ֙פֶר֙ סֵפֶר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 25 obj _ Gloss=the.scroll|Ref=NEH_8:1!17|MId=o160080010171|Strong=5612 28 תּוֹרַ֣ת תּוֹרָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 27 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.law|Ref=NEH_8:1!18|MId=o160080010181|Strong=8451 29 מֹשֶׁ֔ה מֹשֶׁה PROPN _ _ 28 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Moses|Ref=NEH_8:1!19|MId=o160080010191|Strong=4872 30 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 31 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=NEH_8:1!20|MId=o160080010201|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 31 צִוָּ֥ה צָוָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 27 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.had.commanded|Ref=NEH_8:1!21|MId=o160080010211|Strong=6680|Frame=A0:160080010221;A1:160080010171;A2:160080010241;|Type=qatal 32 יְהוָ֖ה יהוה PROPN _ _ 31 nsubj _ Gloss=Yahweh|Ref=NEH_8:1!22|MId=o160080010221|Strong=3068 33 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=NEH_8:1!23|MId=o160080010231|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 34 יִשְׂרָאֵֽל יִשְׂרָאֵל PROPN _ _ 31 obj _ Gloss=Israel|Ref=NEH_8:1!24|MId=o160080010241|Strong=3478|SpaceAfter=No 35 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 34 punct _ Ref=NEH_8:1!24 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: narrate - voice: narrator - speech: narration - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֵּאָסְפוּ *they gathered* | wayyiqtol · niphal | | עָם *people* | | | | יֹּֽאמְרוּ *they said* | wayyiqtol · qal | עָם *people* | | | | | הָבִיא *bring* | infinitive construct · hiphil | סֵפֶר *the scroll* | | | עֶזְרָא *Ezra* | | צִוָּה *he had commanded* | qatal · piel | יְהוָה *Yahweh* | סֵפֶר *the scroll* | יִשְׂרָאֵֽל *Israel* | | 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. [all the people gathered themselves together as one man into the broad place that was before the water gate; and they spoke unto Ezra the scribe to bring the book of the Law of Moses, which the LORD had commanded to Israel.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.221/) **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:196`. - ← previous: [Nehemiah 7:73](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.7.73/) - next →: [Nehemiah 8:2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.8.2/) - ↑ back to [Nehemiah 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH/8/)