--- title: Nehemiah 8:12 — And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them. Who acts: people. 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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 — and what happens in the verse to way, portions, great mirth, words, 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. וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם לֶאֱכֹ֤ל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ וּלְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָנ֔וֹת וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹדִ֖יעוּ לָהֶֽם׃ס [And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.233/) ## 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:207 # text = וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ כָל־הָעָ֜ם לֶאֱכֹ֤ל וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ וּלְשַׁלַּ֣ח מָנ֔וֹת וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת שִׂמְחָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה כִּ֤י הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הוֹדִ֖יעוּ לָהֶֽם׃ס # verse = NEH.8.12 1-2 וַיֵּלְכ֨וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:12!1|MId=o160080120011|Strong=2050b 2 יֵּלְכ֨וּ הלך VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=they.went|Ref=NEH_8:12!1|MId=o160080120012|Strong=1980|Frame=A0:160080120032;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 nsubj _ Gloss=all|Ref=NEH_8:12!2|MId=o160080120021|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 4-5 הָעָ֜ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_8:12!3|MId=o160080120031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 עָ֜ם עַם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 compound:smixut _ Gloss=people|Ref=NEH_8:12!3|MId=o160080120032|Strong=5971 6-7 לֶאֱכֹ֤ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 לֶ לְ ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:12!4|MId=o160080120041|Strong=3807a 7 אֱכֹ֤ל אָכַל VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 2 advcl _ Gloss=eat|Ref=NEH_8:12!4|MId=o160080120042|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:160080120032;A1:160080100051;|Type=infinitive_construct 8-10 וְלִשְׁתּוֹת֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 10 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:12!5|MId=o160080120051|Strong=2050b 9 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 10 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:12!5|MId=o160080120052|Strong=3807a 10 שְׁתּוֹת֙ שָׁתָה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 7 conj _ Gloss=drink|Ref=NEH_8:12!5|MId=o160080120053|Strong=8354|Frame=A0:160080120032;A1:160080100071;|Type=infinitive_construct 11-13 וּלְשַׁלַּ֣ח _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:12!6|MId=o160080120061|Strong=2050b 12 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:12!6|MId=o160080120062|Strong=3807a 13 שַׁלַּ֣ח שָׁלַח VERB _ HebBinyan=PIEL 7 conj _ Gloss=send|Ref=NEH_8:12!6|MId=o160080120063|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:160080120032;A1:160080120071;|Type=infinitive_construct 14 מָנ֔וֹת מָנָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 13 obj _ Gloss=portions|Ref=NEH_8:12!7|MId=o160080120071|Strong=4490 15-17 וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 15 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 17 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:12!8|MId=o160080120081|Strong=2050b 16 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:12!8|MId=o160080120082|Strong=3807a 17 עֲשׂ֖וֹת עָשָׂה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 7 conj _ Gloss=make|Ref=NEH_8:12!8|MId=o160080120083|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:160080120032;A1:160080120091;|Type=infinitive_construct 18 שִׂמְחָ֣ה שִׂמְחָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 17 obj _ Gloss=joy|Ref=NEH_8:12!9|MId=o160080120091|Strong=8057 19 גְדוֹלָ֑ה גָּדוֹל ADJ _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 18 amod _ Gloss=great|Ref=NEH_8:12!10|MId=o160080120101|Strong=1419|Type=adjective 20 כִּ֤י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 21 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=NEH_8:12!11|MId=o160080120111|Strong=3588 21 הֵבִ֙ינוּ֙ בִּין VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 advcl _ Gloss=they.had.understood|Ref=NEH_8:12!12|MId=o160080120121|Strong=0995|Frame=A0:160080120032;|Type=qatal 22-24 בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 בַּ בְּ ADP _ _ 24 case _ Gloss=(in)|Ref=NEH_8:12!13|MId=o160080120131|Strong=0871a 23 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 24 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_8:12!13|MId=o160080120131ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 24 דְּבָרִ֔ים דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 21 obl _ Gloss=words|Ref=NEH_8:12!13|MId=o160080120132|Strong=1697 25 אֲשֶׁ֥ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 26 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=NEH_8:12!14|MId=o160080120141|Strong=0834|Type=relative 26 הוֹדִ֖יעוּ יָדַע VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur|Person=3 24 acl:relcl _ Gloss=they.had.made.known|Ref=NEH_8:12!15|MId=o160080120151|Strong=3045|Frame=AA:160080090052;160080110013;A0:160080120133;|Type=qatal 27-28 לָהֶֽם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 ל לְ ADP _ _ 28 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=NEH_8:12!16|MId=o160080120161|Strong=3807a 28 ָהֶֽם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 26 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=NEH_8:12!16|MId=o160080120162|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 29 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 28 punct _ Ref=NEH_8:12!16|SpaceAfter=No 30 ס ס PUNCT _ _ 28 punct _ Ref=NEH_8:12!16 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֵּלְכוּ *they went* | wayyiqtol · qal | עָם *people* | | | | | אֱכֹל *eat* | infinitive construct · qal | עָם *people* | | | | | שְׁתּוֹת *drink* | infinitive construct · qal | עָם *people* | | | | | שַׁלַּח *send* | infinitive construct · piel | עָם *people* | מָנוֹת *portions* | | | | עֲשׂוֹת *make* | infinitive construct · qal | עָם *people* | שִׂמְחָה *joy* | | | | הֵבִינוּ *they had understood* | qatal · hiphil | עָם *people* | | | | | הוֹדִיעוּ *they had made known* | qatal · hiphil | | | | | 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 all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great mirth, because they had understood the words that were declared unto them.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.233/) **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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