--- title: Esther 4:14 (JPS 1917) — For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will rel… · tree and pragmatics description: For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house will perish; and who knoweth whether thou art not come to royal estate for such a time as this?' Who acts: thou, relief, thy. 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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 (thou, relief, thy), 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:76 # text = For if thou altogether holdest thy peace at this time, then will relief and deliverance arise to the Jews from another place, but thou and thy father's house will perish; and who knoweth whether thou art not come to royal estate for such a time as this?' 1 For for CCONJ CC _ 17 cc _ _ 2 if if SCONJ IN _ 5 mark _ _ 3 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 5 nsubj _ _ 4 altogether altogether ADV RB _ 5 advmod _ _ 5 holdest hold VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 advcl _ _ 6 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 7 nmod:poss _ _ 7 peace peace NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obj _ _ 8 at at ADP IN _ 10 case _ _ 9 this this DET DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 10 det _ _ 10 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 5 obl _ _ 11 , , PUNCT , _ 17 punct _ _ 12 then then ADV RB PronType=Dem 17 advmod _ _ 13 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 17 aux _ _ 14 relief relief NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 nsubj _ _ 15 and and CCONJ CC _ 16 cc _ _ 16 deliverance deliverance NOUN NN Number=Sing 14 conj _ _ 17 arise arise VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 0 root _ _ 18 to to ADP IN _ 20 case _ _ 19 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 20 det _ _ 20 Jews Jew PROPN NNPS Number=Plur 17 obl _ _ 21 from from ADP IN _ 23 case _ _ 22 another another DET DT PronType=Ind 23 det _ _ 23 place place NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 24 , , PUNCT , _ 33 punct _ _ 25 but but CCONJ CC _ 33 cc _ _ 26 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 33 nsubj _ _ 27 and and CCONJ CC _ 31 cc _ _ 28 thy thy PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Sing|Person=2|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 29 nmod:poss _ _ 29 father father NOUN NN Number=Sing 31 nmod:poss _ _ 30 's 's PART POS _ 29 case _ _ 31 house house NOUN NN Number=Sing 26 conj _ _ 32 will will AUX MD VerbForm=Fin 33 aux _ _ 33 perish perish VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 17 conj _ _ 34 ; ; PUNCT : _ 37 punct _ _ 35 and and CCONJ CC _ 37 cc _ _ 36 who who PRON WP PronType=Int 37 nsubj _ _ 37 knoweth know VERB VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 17 conj _ _ 38 whether whether SCONJ IN _ 42 mark _ _ 39 thou thou PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs|Style=Arch 42 nsubj _ _ 40 art be AUX VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Style=Arch|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 42 aux _ _ 41 not not PART RB Polarity=Neg 42 advmod _ _ 42 come come VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 37 ccomp _ _ 43 to to ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 royal royal ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 45 amod _ _ 45 estate estate NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 46 for for ADP IN _ 49 case _ _ 47 such such DET PDT PronType=Ind 49 det:predet _ _ 48 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 49 det _ _ 49 time time NOUN NN Number=Sing 42 obl _ _ 50 as as ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 this this PRON DT Number=Sing|PronType=Dem 49 nmod _ _ 52 ? ? PUNCT . _ 17 punct _ _ 53 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 17 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: yes/no question - act: ask - voice: character - polarity: none - teacher: changed form=q, voice=character | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **hold** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | thou | thy peace | | | time | altogether *property* | vn keep-15.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent peace=Theme | | 2 | **arise** | future | relief and deliverance | | | another place | then | to the Jews | vn appear-48.1.1 «NP V»: agent=Theme | | 3 | **perish** | future | thou | | | | | | vn break\_down-45.8 «NP V»: agent=Patient | | 4 | **know** | present | | | | | | | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1-1 «NP V how S\_INF»: agent=Experiencer clause=Stimulus | | 5 | **not** **come** | present · passive | thou | | | royal estate | time | | vn escape-51.1-1 «NP V PP.initial\_location»: agent=Theme to estate=Initial\_Location | | 6 | **pacify** | | thy | | | | | | nom peace «state 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} כִּ֣י אִם־הַחֲרֵ֣שׁ תַּחֲרִישִׁי֮ בָּעֵ֣ת הַזֹּאת֒ רֶ֣וַח וְהַצָּלָ֞ה יַעֲמ֤וֹד לַיְּהוּדִים֙ מִמָּק֣וֹם אַחֵ֔ר וְאַ֥תְּ וּבֵית־אָבִ֖יךְ תֹּאבֵ֑דוּ וּמִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ אִם־לְעֵ֣ת כָּזֹ֔את הִגַּ֖עַתְּ לַמַּלְכֽוּת׃ [Esther 4:14: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics and the Targum →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EST.4.14/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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