| 7. Morphological Analysis vayeyra {וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ | wayyēraʿ}: and it was evil (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • be‘eine {בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə‘êynê}: in the eyes of (preposition + noun • feminine plural construct with pronominal suffix third person masculine plural) • ha-Elohim {הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | hāʾĕlōhîm}: the God (definite article + noun • masculine plural absolute used singular) • al {עַל | ʿal}: because of; concerning (preposition) • hadavar {הַדָּבָ֖ר | haddāḇār}: the matter; affair (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • hazeh {הַזֶּ֑ה | hazzēh}: this (demonstrative pronoun • masculine singular) • vayakh {וַיַּ֖ךְ | wayyak}: and he struck (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • et {אֶת | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular). |