--- title: Nehemiah 8:4 — And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, a --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.8.4/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Ketuvim](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/) / [Nehemiah](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH/) / [chapter 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH/8/) / 8:4 # Nehemiah 8:4 נְחֶמְיָה **Who acts:** Ezra, ears, Mattithiah · **What happens:** stand, make · **To what, where:** pulpit, right hand This is Nehemiah 8:4 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Ketuvim — the Writings). 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 — Ezra, ears, Mattithiah — and what happens in the verse to pulpit, right hand, 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. וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞ד עֶזְרָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר עַֽל־מִגְדַּל־עֵץ֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ לַדָּבָר֒ וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד אֶצְל֡וֹ מַתִּתְיָ֡ה וְשֶׁ֡מַע וַ֠עֲנָיָה וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה עַל־יְמִינ֑וֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ פְּ֠דָיָה וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה וְחָשֻׁ֥ם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה זְכַרְיָ֥ה מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃פ [And Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.224/) ## 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:199 # text = וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞ד עֶזְרָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר עַֽל־מִגְדַּל־עֵץ֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשׂ֣וּ לַדָּבָר֒ וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד אֶצְל֡וֹ מַתִּתְיָ֡ה וְשֶׁ֡מַע וַ֠עֲנָיָה וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה עַל־יְמִינ֑וֹ וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ פְּ֠דָיָה וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה וְחָשֻׁ֥ם וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה זְכַרְיָ֥ה מְשֻׁלָּֽם׃פ # verse = NEH.8.4 1-2 וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֞ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַֽ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!1|MId=o160080040011|Strong=2050b 2 יַּעֲמֹ֞ד עָמַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=he.stood|Ref=NEH_8:4!1|MId=o160080040012|Strong=5975|Frame=A0:160080040021;|Type=wayyiqtol 3 עֶזְרָ֣א עֶזְרָא PROPN _ _ 2 nsubj _ Gloss=Ezra|Ref=NEH_8:4!2|MId=o160080040021|Strong=5830 4-5 הַסֹּפֵ֗ר _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 4 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 5 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_8:4!3|MId=o160080040031|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 5 סֹּפֵ֗ר סֹפֵר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 appos _ Gloss=scribe|Ref=NEH_8:4!3|MId=o160080040032|Strong=5608a 6 עַֽל־ עַל ADP _ _ 7 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=NEH_8:4!4|MId=o160080040041|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 7 מִגְדַּל־ מִגְדָּל NOUN _ Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=a.high.platform|Ref=NEH_8:4!5|MId=o160080040051|Strong=4026|SpaceAfter=No 8 עֵץ֮ עֵץ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.wood|Ref=NEH_8:4!6|MId=o160080040061|Strong=6086 9 אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 10 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=NEH_8:4!7|MId=o160080040071|Strong=0834|Type=relative 10 עָשׂ֣וּ עָשָׂה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 7 acl:relcl _ Gloss=people.had.made|Ref=NEH_8:4!8|MId=o160080040081|Strong=6213|Frame=A0:;A1:160080040051;|Type=qatal 11-13 לַדָּבָר֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 11 לַ לְ ADP _ _ 13 case _ Gloss=for|Ref=NEH_8:4!9|MId=o160080040091|Strong=3807a 12 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 13 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=NEH_8:4!9|MId=o160080040091ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 13 דָּבָר֒ דָּבָר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 10 obl _ Gloss=matter|Ref=NEH_8:4!9|MId=o160080040092|Strong=1697 14-15 וַיַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!10|MId=o160080040101|Strong=2050b 15 יַּֽעֲמֹ֣ד עָמַד VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.stood|Ref=NEH_8:4!10|MId=o160080040102|Strong=5975|Frame=A0:160080040121;160080040132;160080040142;160080040152;160080040162;160080040172;|Type=wayyiqtol 16-17 אֶצְל֡וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 אֶצְל אֵצֶל ADP _ _ 17 case _ Gloss=beside|Ref=NEH_8:4!11|MId=o160080040111|Strong=0681 17 ֡וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 15 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=NEH_8:4!11|MId=o160080040112|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 18 מַתִּתְיָ֡ה מַתִּתְיָה PROPN _ _ 15 nsubj _ Gloss=Mattithiah|Ref=NEH_8:4!12|MId=o160080040121|Strong=4993 19-20 וְשֶׁ֡מַע _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 20 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!13|MId=o160080040131|Strong=2050b 20 שֶׁ֡מַע שֶׁמַע PROPN _ _ 18 conj _ Gloss=Shema|Ref=NEH_8:4!13|MId=o160080040132|Strong=8087 21-22 וַ֠עֲנָיָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 וַ֠ וְ CCONJ _ _ 22 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!14|MId=o160080040141|Strong=2050b 22 עֲנָיָה עֲנָיָה PROPN _ _ 18 conj _ Gloss=Anaiah|Ref=NEH_8:4!14|MId=o160080040142|Strong=6043 23-24 וְאוּרִיָּ֧ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 23 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 24 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!15|MId=o160080040151|Strong=2050b 24 אוּרִיָּ֧ה אוּרִיָּה PROPN _ _ 18 conj _ Gloss=Uriah|Ref=NEH_8:4!15|MId=o160080040152|Strong=0223 25-26 וְחִלְקִיָּ֛ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 26 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!16|MId=o160080040161|Strong=2050b 26 חִלְקִיָּ֛ה חִלְקִיָּה PROPN _ _ 18 conj _ Gloss=Hilkiah|Ref=NEH_8:4!16|MId=o160080040162|Strong=2518 27-28 וּמַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 28 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!17|MId=o160080040171|Strong=2050b 28 מַעֲשֵׂיָ֖ה מַעֲשֵׂיָה PROPN _ _ 18 conj _ Gloss=Maaseiah|Ref=NEH_8:4!17|MId=o160080040172|Strong=4641 29 עַל־ עַל ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=on|Ref=NEH_8:4!18|MId=o160080040181|Strong=5921|SpaceAfter=No 30-31 יְמִינ֑וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 יְמִינ יָמִין NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 15 obl _ Gloss=hand|Ref=NEH_8:4!19|MId=o160080040191|Strong=3225 31 ֑וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 30 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his.right|Ref=NEH_8:4!19|MId=o160080040192|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 32-35 וּמִשְּׂמֹאל֗וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and.[were]|Ref=NEH_8:4!20|MId=o160080040201|Strong=2050b 33 מִ מִן ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=from|Ref=NEH_8:4!20|MId=o160080040202|Strong=4480 34 שְּׂמֹאל שְׂמֹאל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 conj _ Gloss=left|Ref=NEH_8:4!20|MId=o160080040203|Strong=8040 35 ֗וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=NEH_8:4!20|MId=o160080040204|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 36 פְּ֠דָיָה פְּדָיָה PROPN _ _ 34 nsubj _ Gloss=Pedaiah|Ref=NEH_8:4!21|MId=o160080040211|Strong=6305 37-38 וּמִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 38 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!22|MId=o160080040221|Strong=2050b 38 מִֽישָׁאֵ֧ל מִישָׁאֵל PROPN _ _ 36 conj _ Gloss=Mishael|Ref=NEH_8:4!22|MId=o160080040222|Strong=4332 39-40 וּמַלְכִּיָּ֛ה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 40 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!23|MId=o160080040231|Strong=2050b 40 מַלְכִּיָּ֛ה מַלְכִּיָּה PROPN _ _ 36 conj _ Gloss=Malkijah|Ref=NEH_8:4!23|MId=o160080040232|Strong=4441 41-42 וְחָשֻׁ֥ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 41 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 42 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!24|MId=o160080040241|Strong=2050b 42 חָשֻׁ֥ם חָשֻׁם PROPN _ _ 36 conj _ Gloss=Hashum|Ref=NEH_8:4!24|MId=o160080040242|Strong=2828 43-44 וְחַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 43 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 44 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=NEH_8:4!25|MId=o160080040251|Strong=2050b 44 חַשְׁבַּדָּ֖נָה חַשְׁבַּדָּנָה PROPN _ _ 36 conj _ Gloss=Hashbaddanah|Ref=NEH_8:4!25|MId=o160080040252|Strong=2806 45 זְכַרְיָ֥ה זְכַרְיָה PROPN _ _ 36 conj _ Gloss=Zechariah|Ref=NEH_8:4!26|MId=o160080040261|Strong=2148 46 מְשֻׁלָּֽם מְשֻׁלָּם PROPN _ _ 36 conj _ Gloss=Meshullam|Ref=NEH_8:4!27|MId=o160080040271|Strong=4918|SpaceAfter=No 47 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 46 punct _ Ref=NEH_8:4!27|SpaceAfter=No 48 פ פ PUNCT _ _ 46 punct _ Ref=NEH_8:4!27 ``` ## 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יַּעֲמֹד *he stood* | wayyiqtol · qal | עֶזְרָא *Ezra* | | | | | עָשׂוּ *people had made* | qatal · qal | | מִגְדַּל־ *a high platform* | | | | יַּֽעֲמֹד *he stood* | wayyiqtol · qal | מַתִּתְיָה *Mattithiah* + שֶׁמַע *Shema* + עֲנָיָה *Anaiah* + אוּרִיָּה *Uriah* + חִלְקִיָּה *Hilkiah* + מַעֲשֵׂיָה *Maaseiah* | | | | 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 Ezra the scribe stood upon a pulpit of wood, which they had made for the purpose; and beside him stood Mattithiah, and Shema, and Anaiah, and Uriah, and Hilkiah, and Maaseiah, on his right hand; and on his left hand, Pedaiah, and Mishael, and Malchijah, and Hashum, and Hashbaddanah, Zechariah, and Meshullam.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/NEH.224/) **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:199`. - ← previous: [Nehemiah 8:3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.8.3/) - next →: [Nehemiah 8:5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH.8.5/) - ↑ back to [Nehemiah 8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/NEH/8/)