--- title: Esther 4:11 (JPS 1917) — 'All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do… · tree and pragmatics description: 'All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that h --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/EST.73/) [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/) / [Esther](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/) / [chapter 4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST/4/) / [4:11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.4.11/) / JPS 1 # Esther 4:11 · JPS 1917 'All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.' **Who acts:** servants, whosoever, one law, king · **What happens:** know, come, not call, be, put, hold out · **To what, where:** inner court, law, golden sceptre, I · **Speech:** someone speaks here This is Esther 4:11 · JPS 1917 in the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, from Mova's open Bible corpus. 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 (servants, whosoever, one law, king), 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:73 # text = 'All the king's servants, and the people of the king's provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, who is not called, there is one law for him, that he be put to death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the golden sceptre, that he may live; but I have not been called to come in unto the king these thirty days.' 1 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 18 punct _ _ 2 All all DET PDT PronType=Tot 6 det:predet _ _ 3 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 4 det _ _ 4 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 nmod:poss _ _ 5 's 's PART POS _ 4 case _ _ 6 servants servant NOUN NNS Number=Plur 18 nsubj _ _ 7 , , PUNCT , _ 10 punct _ _ 8 and and CCONJ CC _ 10 cc _ _ 9 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 10 det _ _ 10 people people NOUN NNS Number=Plur 6 conj _ _ 11 of of ADP IN _ 15 case _ _ 12 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 13 det _ _ 13 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 15 nmod:poss _ _ 14 's 's PART POS _ 13 case _ _ 15 provinces province NOUN NNS Number=Plur 10 nmod _ _ 16 , , PUNCT , _ 6 punct _ _ 17 do do AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 aux _ _ 18 know know VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 19 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 20 that that SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 21 whosoever whosoever PRON WP PronType=Rel 29 nsubj _ _ 22 , , PUNCT , _ 21 punct _ _ 23 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 24 mark _ _ 24 man man NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 nsubj _ _ 25 or or CCONJ CC _ 26 cc _ _ 26 woman woman NOUN NN Number=Sing 24 conj _ _ 27 , , PUNCT , _ 24 punct _ _ 28 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 18 csubj _ _ 30 unto unto ADP IN _ 32 case _ _ 31 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 32 det _ _ 32 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 33 into into ADP IN _ 36 case _ _ 34 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 36 det _ _ 35 inner inner ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 36 amod _ _ 36 court court NOUN NN Number=Sing 29 obl _ _ 37 , , PUNCT , _ 41 punct _ _ 38 who who PRON WP PronType=Rel 41 nsubj:pass _ _ 39 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 41 aux:pass _ _ 40 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 41 advmod _ _ 41 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 36 acl:relcl _ _ 42 , , PUNCT , _ 29 punct _ _ 43 there there PRON EX PronType=Dem 44 expl _ _ 44 is be VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 18 ccomp _ _ 45 one one NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 46 nummod _ _ 46 law law NOUN NN Number=Sing 44 nsubj _ _ 47 for for ADP IN _ 48 case _ _ 48 him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 46 nmod _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 53 punct _ _ 50 that that SCONJ IN _ 53 mark _ _ 51 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 53 nsubj:pass _ _ 52 be be AUX VB VerbForm=Inf 53 aux:pass _ _ 53 put put VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 46 acl:relcl _ _ 54 to to ADP IN _ 55 case _ _ 55 death death NOUN NN Number=Sing 53 obl _ _ 56 , , PUNCT , _ 64 punct _ _ 57 except except ADP IN _ 64 mark _ _ 58 such such ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 64 mark _ _ 59 to to ADP IN _ 58 fixed _ _ 60 whom whom PRON WP PronType=Rel 64 obl _ _ 61 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 62 det _ _ 62 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 nsubj _ _ 63 shall shall AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 64 aux _ _ 64 hold hold VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 53 advcl _ _ 65 out out ADP RP _ 64 compound:prt _ _ 66 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 68 det _ _ 67 golden golden ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 68 amod _ _ 68 sceptre sceptre NOUN NN Number=Sing 64 obj _ _ 69 , , PUNCT , _ 73 punct _ _ 70 that that SCONJ IN _ 73 mark _ _ 71 he he PRON PRP Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 73 nsubj _ _ 72 may may AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 73 aux _ _ 73 live live VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 64 advcl _ _ 74 ; ; PUNCT : _ 80 punct _ _ 75 but but CCONJ CC _ 80 cc _ _ 76 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 80 nsubj:pass _ _ 77 have have AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=1|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 80 aux _ _ 78 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 80 advmod _ _ 79 been be AUX VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 80 aux:pass _ _ 80 called call VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass 18 conj _ _ 81 to to PART TO _ 82 mark _ _ 82 come come VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 80 xcomp _ _ 83 in in ADV RB _ 82 advmod _ _ 84 unto unto ADP IN _ 86 case _ _ 85 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 86 det _ _ 86 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 82 obl _ _ 87 these this DET DT Number=Plur|PronType=Dem 89 det _ _ 88 thirty thirty NUM CD NumForm=Word|NumType=Card 89 nummod _ _ 89 days day NOUN NNS Number=Plur 82 obl:unmarked _ _ 90 . . PUNCT . _ 18 punct _ _ 91 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 18 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **know** | present · do-support | the king's servants and the people of the king's provinces | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 2 | **come** | shall | whosoever | | | the inner court | | unto the king | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme into court=Initial\_Location | | 3 | **not** **call** | present · passive | | the inner court | | | | | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient | | 4 | **be** | present | one law for king | | | there | | | vn exist-47.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 5 | **put** | infinitive · passive | one law for king *not said here* | law | | | | to death | vn invest-13.5.4-1 «NP V PP»: subject=Goal | | 6 | **hold out** | shall | the king | the golden sceptre | | | | | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent sceptre=Theme | | 7 | **live** | may | king | | | | | | vn exist-47.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 8 | **not** **call** | present · perfect · passive | | I | | | | | tree rules | | 9 | **come in** | to-infinitive | | | | | day | unto the king | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | 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} כָּל־עַבְדֵ֣י הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ וְעַם־מְדִינ֨וֹת הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ יֽוֹדְעִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּל־אִ֣ישׁ וְאִשָּׁ֡ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר יָבֽוֹא־אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ֩ אֶל־הֶחָצֵ֨ר הַפְּנִימִ֜ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־יִקָּרֵ֗א אַחַ֤ת דָּתוֹ֙ לְהָמִ֔ית לְ֠בַד מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יֽוֹשִׁיט־ל֥וֹ הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ אֶת־שַׁרְבִ֥יט הַזָּהָ֖ב וְחָיָ֑ה וַאֲנִ֗י לֹ֤א נִקְרֵ֙אתי֙לָב֣וֹא אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ זֶ֖ה שְׁלוֹשִׁ֥ים יֽוֹם׃ [Esther 4:11: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and the Targum →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.4.11/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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