| 2. Morphological Analysis yaʻan {יַעַן | yaʻan}: because (conjunction) • ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁר | ăšer}: which/that (relative pronoun) • harîmōṯîṯîḵā {הֲרִימֹתִיךָ | harîmōṯîṯîḵā}: I raised you (Hiphil perfect first person singular with second person masculine singular suffix) • min-hĕ‘āphār {מִן־הֶעָפָר | min-hĕ‘āphār}: from the dust (preposition + noun masculine singular definite) • wā’ĕtenkā {וָאֶתֶּנְךָ | wā’ĕtenəḵā}: and I made you (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect first person singular with second person masculine singular suffix) • nāgîd {נָגִיד | nāgîd}: leader (noun masculine singular absolute) • ’al {עַל | ’al}: over/upon (preposition) • ’ammî {עַמִּי | ’ammî}: my people (construct + first person singular suffix) • yisrā’él {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yisrā’él}: Israel (proper noun) • wāṯēleḵ {וַתֵּלֶךְ | wāṯēleḵ}: and you walked (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect second person masculine singular) • bəderēḵ {בְּדֶרֶךְ | bə-derēḵ}: in the way (preposition + noun masculine singular construct) • yārāḇō‘ām {יָרָבְעָם | yārāḇō‘ām}: Jeroboam (proper noun) • wātaḥăṭṭē’ {וַתַּחֲטִא | wātaḥăṭṭē’}: and you caused to sin (vav-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect second person masculine singular) • ’et-’ammî {אֶת־עַמִּי | ’et-’ammî}: direct object marker + my people (noun with suffix) • yisrā’él {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yisrā’él}: Israel (proper noun) • lə-hakkī‘ēṯênî {לְהַכְעִיסֵנִי | lə-hakkī‘ēṯênî}: to provoke me (preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct + first person singular suffix) • bĕḥaṭṭōṯām {בְּחַטֹּאותָם | bĕ-ḥaṭṭōṯām}: by their sins (preposition + noun feminine plural construct + third person masculine plural suffix) |