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The page gives the sentence's syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, parsed by Mova and checked by a teacher model — and its pragmatics clause by clause: who acts (Haman, sceptre, I, thing), what happens, when and where, as Mova's frames read it. The original of the verse links back to its own tree and to the Targum. ## The tree {#tree} ```conllu # sent_id = jps:EST:132 # text = And she said: 'If it please the king, and if I have found favour in his sight, and the thing seem right before the king, and I be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to reverse the letters devised by Haman the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the Jews that are in all the king's provinces; 1 And and CCONJ CC _ 3 cc _ _ 2 she she PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ _ 3 said say VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 0 root _ _ 4 : : PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ 5 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 39 punct _ _ 6 If if SCONJ IN _ 8 mark _ _ 7 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 8 nsubj _ _ 8 please please VERB VB Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 16 advcl _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 8 obj _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 39 punct _ _ 12 and and CCONJ CC _ 39 cc _ _ 13 if if SCONJ IN _ 16 mark _ _ 14 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 16 nsubj _ _ 15 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 16 aux _ _ 16 found find VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 39 advcl _ _ 17 favour favour NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obj _ _ 18 in in ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 20 nmod:poss _ _ 20 sight sight NOUN NN Number=Sing 16 obl _ _ 21 , , PUNCT , _ 25 punct _ _ 22 and and CCONJ CC _ 25 cc _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 thing thing NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 nsubj _ _ 25 seem seem VERB VBP Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 16 conj _ _ 26 right right ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 25 xcomp _ _ 27 before before ADP IN _ 29 case _ _ 28 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 29 det _ _ 29 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 25 obl _ _ 30 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 31 and and CCONJ CC _ 34 cc _ _ 32 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 34 nsubj _ _ 33 be be AUX VBP Mood=Sub|VerbForm=Fin 34 cop _ _ 34 pleasing pleasing ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 16 conj _ _ 35 in in ADP IN _ 37 case _ _ 36 his his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 37 nmod:poss _ _ 37 eyes eye NOUN NNS Number=Plur 34 obl _ _ 38 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 39 let let VERB VB Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin 3 ccomp _ _ 40 it it PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Neut|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 obj _ _ 41 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 42 aux:pass _ _ 42 written write VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 39 xcomp _ _ 43 to to PART TO _ 44 mark _ _ 44 reverse reverse VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 42 advcl _ _ 45 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 46 det _ _ 46 letters letter NOUN NNS Number=Plur 44 obj _ _ 47 devised devise VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 46 acl _ _ 48 by by ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 49 Haman Haman PROPN NNP Number=Sing 47 obl:agent _ _ 50 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 51 det _ _ 51 son son NOUN NN Number=Sing 49 appos _ _ 52 of of ADP IN _ 53 case _ _ 53 Hammedatha Hammedatha PROPN NNP Number=Sing 51 nmod _ _ 54 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 55 det _ _ 55 Agagite Agagite PROPN NNP Number=Sing 53 appos _ _ 56 , , PUNCT , _ 59 punct _ _ 57 which which PRON WDT PronType=Rel 59 obj _ _ 58 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 59 nsubj _ _ 59 wrote write VERB VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 51 acl:relcl _ _ 60 to to PART TO _ 61 mark _ _ 61 destroy destroy VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 59 advcl _ _ 62 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 63 det _ _ 63 Jews Jew PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 61 obj _ _ 64 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 71 nsubj _ _ 65 are be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 71 cop _ _ 66 in in ADP IN _ 71 case _ _ 67 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 69 det:predet _ _ 68 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 69 det _ _ 69 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 71 nmod:poss _ _ 70 's 's PART POS _ 69 case _ _ 71 provinces province NOUN NNS Number=Plur 63 acl:relcl _ _ 72 ; ; PUNCT : _ 3 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed hedge=0 | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **say** *speech: assert* | past | Haman | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic | | 2 | **please** *a condition, not said to happen* | infinitive | sceptre | the king | | | | | vn amuse-31.1 «NP V NP»: agent=Stimulus king=Experiencer | | 3 | **find** *a condition, not said to happen* | present · perfect | I | favour | | king's sight | | | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent favour=Topic | | 4 | **seem** | present | the thing | | | | before the king | right *property* | vn seem-109-1-1-1 «NP V S\_INF»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **is** | present | I | | | king's eyes | | pleasing *property* | tree rules | | 6 | **let** | infinitive | | sceptre | | | | | tree rules | | 7 | **write** | infinitive · passive | sceptre *not said here* | | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V» | | 8 | **reverse** | to-infinitive | sceptre *not said here* | the letters | | | | | vn other\_cos-45.4 «NP V NP.patient»: agent=Agent letter=Patient | | 9 | **devise** | participle | | the letters *not said here* | | | | | vn establish-55.5-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent | | 10 | **write** | past | king | the son of Hammedatha | | | | | vn scribble-25.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent which=Theme | | 11 | **destroy** | to-infinitive | king *not said here* | the Jews | | | | | vn destroy-44 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent jew=Patient | | 12 | **is** | present | the Jews | | | all king's provinces | | | tree rules | | 13 | **sight** | | king | | | | | | nom sight «cognition transitive»: poss=agent | One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree. ## The Hebrew of this verse {#hebrew} וַ֠תֹּאמֶר אִם־עַל־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ ט֜וֹב וְאִם־מָצָ֧אתִי חֵ֣ן לְפָנָ֗יו וְכָשֵׁ֤ר הַדָּבָר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְטוֹבָ֥ה אֲנִ֖י בְּעֵינָ֑יו יִכָּתֵ֞ב לְהָשִׁ֣יב אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֗ים מַחֲשֶׁ֜בֶת הָמָ֤ן בֶּֽן־הַמְּדָ֙תָא֙ הָאֲגָגִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּתַ֗ב לְאַבֵּד֙ אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּכָל־מְדִינ֥וֹת הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ [Esther 8:5: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and the Targum →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.8.5/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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