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title: Ezra 3:8 (JPS 1917) — Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jeru… · tree and pragmatics
description: Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appoi
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# Ezra 3:8 · JPS 1917

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Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of the LORD.

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**Who acts:** Zerubbabel, offerings, house · **What happens:** begin, come out, appoint, have, come, work · **To what, where:** captivity, Levites, oversight

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This is Ezra 3:8 · 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 (Zerubbabel, offerings, house), 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:90
# text = Now in the second year of their coming unto the house of God at Jerusalem, in the second month, began Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and the rest of their brethren the priests and the Levites, and all they that were come out of the captivity unto Jerusalem; and appointed the Levites, from twenty years old and upward, to have the oversight of the work of the house of the LORD.
1	Now	now	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	22	advmod	_	_
2	in	in	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
3	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
4	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	5	amod	_	_
5	year	year	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
6	of	of	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	8	nmod:poss	_	_
8	coming	coming	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	nmod	_	_
9	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
10	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	8	nmod	_	_
12	of	of	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	God	God	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
14	at	at	ADP	IN	_	15	case	_	_
15	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	11	nmod	_	_
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
17	in	in	ADP	IN	_	20	case	_	_
18	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	20	det	_	_
19	second	second	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos|NumForm=Word|NumType=Ord	20	amod	_	_
20	month	month	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	22	obl	_	_
21	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	20	punct	_	_
22	began	begin	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
23	Zerubbabel	Zerubbabel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	22	nsubj	_	_
24	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	25	det	_	_
25	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	appos	_	_
26	of	of	ADP	IN	_	27	case	_	_
27	Shealtiel	Shealtiel	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	25	nmod	_	_
28	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	30	punct	_	_
29	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	30	cc	_	_
30	Jeshua	Jeshua	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
31	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	32	det	_	_
32	son	son	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	30	appos	_	_
33	of	of	ADP	IN	_	34	case	_	_
34	Jozadak	Jozadak	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	32	nmod	_	_
35	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	38	punct	_	_
36	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	38	cc	_	_
37	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	38	det	_	_
38	rest	rest	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	23	conj	_	_
39	of	of	ADP	IN	_	41	case	_	_
40	their	their	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Number=Plur|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	41	nmod:poss	_	_
41	brethren	brethren	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	38	nmod	_	_
42	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	43	det	_	_
43	priests	priest	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	41	appos	_	_
44	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	46	cc	_	_
45	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	46	det	_	_
46	Levites	Levite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	43	conj	_	_
47	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	50	punct	_	_
48	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	50	cc	_	_
49	all	all	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	50	det	_	_
50	they	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	23	conj	_	_
51	that	that	PRON	WDT	PronType=Rel	53	nsubj	_	_
52	were	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	53	aux	_	_
53	come	come	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part	50	acl:relcl	_	_
54	out	out	ADP	IN	_	57	case	_	_
55	of	of	ADP	IN	_	54	fixed	_	_
56	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	57	det	_	_
57	captivity	captivity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
58	unto	unto	ADP	IN	_	59	case	_	_
59	Jerusalem	Jerusalem	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	53	obl	_	_
60	;	;	PUNCT	:	_	62	punct	_	_
61	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	62	cc	_	_
62	appointed	appoint	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	22	conj	_	_
63	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	64	det	_	_
64	Levites	Levite	PROPN	NNPS	Number=Plur	62	obj	_	_
65	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	69	punct	_	_
66	from	from	ADP	IN	_	68	case	_	_
67	twenty	twenty	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	68	nummod	_	_
68	years	year	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	69	obl:unmarked	_	_
69	old	old	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	62	advcl	_	_
70	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	71	cc	_	_
71	upward	upward	ADV	RB	_	69	conj	_	_
72	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	74	punct	_	_
73	to	to	PART	TO	_	74	mark	_	_
74	have	have	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	62	xcomp	_	_
75	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	76	det	_	_
76	oversight	oversight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	74	obj	_	_
77	of	of	ADP	IN	_	79	case	_	_
78	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	79	det	_	_
79	work	work	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	76	nmod	_	_
80	of	of	ADP	IN	_	82	case	_	_
81	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	82	det	_	_
82	house	house	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	79	nmod	_	_
83	of	of	ADP	IN	_	85	case	_	_
84	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	85	det	_	_
85	LORD	LORD	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	82	nmod	_	_
86	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	22	punct	_	_
```

## Pragmatics {#pragmatics}

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- form: statement
- act: assert
- voice: narrator
- polarity: none
- teacher: kept the draft

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **begin** | past | Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of offerings's brethren |  |  |  | now; month; year |  | vn begin-55.1-1-1 «NP.eventuality V»: agent=Eventuality |
| 2 | **come out** | past · passive |  | the captivity |  |  |  | unto Jerusalem | vn become-109.1 «NP V ADJ»: agent=Patient captivity=Result |
| 3 | **appoint** | past | Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of offerings's brethren *not said here* | the Levites |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **have** | to-infinitive | Zerubbabel and Jeshua and the rest of offerings's brethren *not said here* | the oversight of the work of the house of the LORD |  |  |  |  | vn birth-28.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent oversight=Patient |
| 5 | **come** |  | offerings *= offering* |  |  |  |  | unto the house of God at Jerusalem | nom coming «act intransitive»: poss=agent unto=obl |
| 6 | **work** |  | the house of the LORD |  |  |  |  |  | nom work «act intransitive»: of=agent |

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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}

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וּבַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשֵּׁנִ֗ית לְבוֹאָ֞ם אֶל־בֵּ֤ית הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ הַשֵּׁנִ֑י הֵחֵ֡לּוּ זְרֻבָּבֶ֣ל בֶּן־שְׁ֠אַלְתִּיאֵל וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ בֶּן־יֽוֹצָדָ֜ק וּשְׁאָ֥ר אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם ׀ הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֗ם וְכָל־הַבָּאִים֙ מֵהַשְּׁבִ֣י יְרֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּעֲמִ֣ידוּ אֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֗ם מִבֶּ֨ן עֶשְׂרִ֤ים שָׁנָה֙ וָמַ֔עְלָה לְנַצֵּ֖חַ עַל־מְלֶ֥אכֶת בֵּית־יְהוָֽה׃פ

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