--- title: Ezra 8:22 (JPS 1917) — For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen… · tree and pragmatics description: For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.' 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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 (I, we, hand, power), 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:EZR:211 # text = For I was ashamed to ask of the king a band of soldiers and horsemen to help us against the enemy in the way; because we had spoken unto the king, saying: 'The hand of our God is upon all them that seek Him, for good; but His power and His wrath is against all them that forsake Him.' 1 For for SCONJ IN _ 4 mark _ _ 2 I I PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 4 nsubj _ _ 3 was be AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 4 cop _ _ 4 ashamed ashamed ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 0 root _ _ 5 to to PART TO _ 6 mark _ _ 6 ask ask VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 4 xcomp _ _ 7 of of ADP IN _ 9 case _ _ 8 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 9 det _ _ 9 king king NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 10 a a DET DT Definite=Ind|PronType=Art 11 det _ _ 11 band band NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obj _ _ 12 of of ADP IN _ 13 case _ _ 13 soldiers soldier NOUN NNS Number=Plur 11 nmod _ _ 14 and and CCONJ CC _ 15 cc _ _ 15 horsemen horseman NOUN NNS Number=Plur 13 conj _ _ 16 to to PART TO _ 17 mark _ _ 17 help help VERB VB VerbForm=Inf 6 advcl _ _ 18 us we PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 17 obj _ _ 19 against against ADP IN _ 21 case _ _ 20 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 21 det _ _ 21 enemy enemy NOUN NN Number=Sing 17 obl _ _ 22 in in ADP IN _ 24 case _ _ 23 the the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 24 det _ _ 24 way way NOUN NN Number=Sing 6 obl _ _ 25 ; ; PUNCT : _ 29 punct _ _ 26 because because SCONJ IN _ 29 mark _ _ 27 we we PRON PRP Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs 29 nsubj _ _ 28 had have AUX VBD Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin 29 aux _ _ 29 spoken speak VERB VBN Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part 4 advcl _ _ 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 , , PUNCT , _ 34 punct _ _ 34 saying say VERB VBG VerbForm=Ger 29 advcl _ _ 35 : : PUNCT : _ 45 punct _ _ 36 ' ' PUNCT `` _ 45 punct _ _ 37 The the DET DT Definite=Def|PronType=Art 38 det _ _ 38 hand hand NOUN NN Number=Sing 45 nsubj _ _ 39 of of ADP IN _ 41 case _ _ 40 our our PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=1|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 41 nmod:poss _ _ 41 God God PROPN NNP Number=Sing 38 nmod _ _ 42 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 cop _ _ 43 upon upon ADP IN _ 45 case _ _ 44 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 45 det:predet _ _ 45 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 ccomp _ _ 46 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 47 nsubj _ _ 47 seek seek VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 45 acl:relcl _ _ 48 Him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 47 obj _ _ 49 , , PUNCT , _ 51 punct _ _ 50 for for ADP IN _ 51 case _ _ 51 good good ADJ JJ Degree=Pos 47 obl _ _ 52 ; ; PUNCT : _ 62 punct _ _ 53 but but CCONJ CC _ 62 cc _ _ 54 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 55 nmod:poss _ _ 55 power power NOUN NN Number=Sing 62 nsubj _ _ 56 and and CCONJ CC _ 58 cc _ _ 57 His his PRON PRP$ Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs 58 nmod:poss _ _ 58 wrath wrath NOUN NN Number=Sing 55 conj _ _ 59 is be AUX VBZ Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 62 cop _ _ 60 against against ADP IN _ 62 case _ _ 61 all all DET PDT PronType=Tot 62 det:predet _ _ 62 them they PRON PRP Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 45 conj _ _ 63 that that PRON WDT PronType=Rel 64 nsubj _ _ 64 forsake forsake VERB VBP Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin 62 acl:relcl _ _ 65 Him he PRON PRP Case=Acc|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 64 obj _ _ 66 . . PUNCT . _ 45 punct _ _ 67 ' ' PUNCT '' _ 45 punct _ _ ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: evaluate - voice: character - polarity: neg - teacher: kept the draft | # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | 1 | **is** | past | I | | | | | ashamed *property* | tree rules | | 2 | **ask** *speech: ask* | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | a band of soldiers and horsemen | | the way | | of the king | vn inquire-37.1.2 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent band=Recipient | | 3 | **help** | to-infinitive | I *not said here* | | us | | | against the enemy | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent we=Beneficiary | | 4 | **speak** *speech: other* | past · perfect | we | | | | | unto the king | vn talk-37.5 «NP V»: agent=Agent | | 5 | **say** *speech: assert* | gerund | we *not said here* | | | | | | vn say-37.7-1-1 «NP V that S»: agent=Agent | | 6 | **is** | present | the hand of our God | | | | | upon horsemen *= horseman* | tree rules | | 7 | **seek** | present | | God | | | | for good | vn hunt-35.1 «NP V NP PP.theme»: agent=Agent he=Location for good=Theme | | 8 | **is** | present | God's power and God's wrath | | | | | against power | tree rules | | 9 | **forsake** | present | | God | | | | | tree rules | 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 בֹ֗שְׁתִּי לִשְׁא֤וֹל מִן־הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ חַ֣יִל וּפָרָשִׁ֔ים לְעָזְרֵ֥נוּ מֵאוֹיֵ֖ב בַּדָּ֑רֶךְ כִּֽי־אָמַ֨רְנוּ לַמֶּ֜לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֗ר יַד־אֱלֹהֵ֤ינוּ עַל־כָּל־מְבַקְשָׁיו֙ לְטוֹבָ֔ה וְעֻזּ֣וֹ וְאַפּ֔וֹ עַ֖ל כָּל־עֹזְבָֽיו׃ [Ezra 8:22: the Hebrew tree, its pragmatics →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/EZR.8.22/) **Source.** The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic Text, Jewish Publication Society, 1917, from eBible.org: public domain. 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