| 8. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִ֥י | way·hî}: and it was (vav consecutive + qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • dêvar {דְּבַר־ | də·var}: word (noun • masculine singular construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֖ה | Yə·hō·wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name • Tetragrammaton) • ʾêlâw {אֵלָ֥יו | ʾê·lāw}: to him (preposition ʾel + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • lêmôr {לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lê·mōr}: saying (preposition lamed + qal infinitive construct) |