וְ֠אַתֶּם כִּתְב֨וּ עַל־הַיְּהוּדִ֜ים כַּטּ֤וֹב בְּעֵֽינֵיכֶם֙ בְּשֵׁ֣ם הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְחִתְמ֖וּ בְּטַבַּ֣עַת הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ כִּֽי־כְתָ֞ב אֲשֶׁר־נִכְתָּ֣ב בְּשֵׁם־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ וְנַחְתּ֛וֹם בְּטַבַּ֥עַת הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ אֵ֥ין לְהָשִֽׁיב׃
Debug: verse number 20362Edit time markersNow you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”
/wᵉ ʾattém kitᵉvū́ ʿal ha-y-yᵉhūdī́m ka -ṭ-ṭōv bᵉ ʿḗnēxem bᵉ šēm ha-m-mélex wᵉ ḥitmū́ bᵉ ṭabbáʿat ha-m-mélex kī xᵉtāv ʾăšer nixtā́v bᵉ šēm ha-m-mélex wᵉ naḥtṓm bᵉ ṭabbáʿat ha-m-mélex ʾēn lᵉ hāšī́v /
Gloss translation
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- ʾattém
- you
- prop II m pl
- kitᵉvū́
- write
- v √qal imp! II m pl
- ʿal
- upon
- prep
- ha
- the
- art
- -y-yᵉhūdī́m
- Jewish
- n m pl abs
- ka
- as
- prep
- -ṭ-ṭōv
- good
- n m sg abs
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- ʿḗnēxem
- eye
- n f 2 abs + II m pl
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- šēm
- name
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-mélex
- king
- n m sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- ḥitmū́
- seal
- v √qal imp! II m pl
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- ṭabbáʿat
- sealing ring
- n f sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-mélex
- king
- n m sg abs
- kī
- that
- cnj
- xᵉtāv
- writing
- n m sg abs
- ʾăšer
- [relative]
- cnj
- nixtā́v
- write
- v √ni part m sg abs
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- šēm
- name
- n m sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-mélex
- king
- n m sg abs
- wᵉ
- and
- cnj
- naḥtṓm
- seal
- v √ni infabs abs
- bᵉ
- in
- prep
- ṭabbáʿat
- sealing ring
- n f sg con
- ha
- the
- art
- -m-mélex
- king
- n m sg abs
- ʾēn
- [NEG]
- ptcl— m sg con
- lᵉ
- to
- prep
- hāšī́v
- return
- v √hi infcon abs
Syntactic structures
- Verbal clausesWe-X-imperative clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Subject
Personal pronoun phrase - ʔatteˈm
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- kiṯᵊvûˈ
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - ʕal ha yyᵊhûḏîˈm
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - ka ṭṭôv bᵊ ʕêˈnêḵem
- Adjunct
Prepositional phrase - bᵊ šēm ha mmeˈleḵ
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesWe-imperative-null clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- ḥiṯmûˈ
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - bᵊ ṭabbaˈʕaṯ ha mmeˈleḵ
- Conjunction
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- kî
- Subject
Nominal phrase - ḵᵊṯāv
- Conjunction
- Verbal clausesParticiple clause
Attributive clause- Relative
Conjunctive phrase- ʔᵃšer
- Predicate complement
Verbal phrase- niḵtāˈv
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - bᵊ šēm ha mmeˈleḵ
- Relative
- Verbal clausesInfinitive absolute clause
Coordinated clause- Conjunction
Conjunctive phrase- wᵊ
- Predicate
Verbal phrase- naḥtôˈm
- Complement
Prepositional phrase - bᵊ ṭabbaˈʕaṯ ha mmeˈleḵ
- Conjunction
- Nominal clausesNominal clause
- Negative copula
Negative phrase- ʔên
- Negative copula
- Verbal clausesInfinitive construct clause
Predicative complement clause- Predicate
Verbal phrase- lᵊ hāšîˈv
- Predicate