| 14. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • kannō {קַנֹּ֨א | kannō}: being zealous (Qal infinitive absolute masculine singular) • qīnētî {קִנֵ֜אתִי | qīnētî}: I have been zealous (Qal perfect first person singular) • la-Yahweh {לַיהוָ֣ה | la-Yahweh}: for the LORD (preposition + proper noun • divine name) • ’ĕlōhê {אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕlōhê}: God of (divine title in plural construct) • ṣəvā’ōt {צְבָא֗וֹת | ṣəvā’ōt}: hosts (noun • plural absolute) • kî-‘āzvū {כִּֽי־עָזְב֤וּ | kî-‘āzvū}: because they have abandoned (conjunction + Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • bərîṯəḵā {בְּרִֽיתְךָ֙ | bərîṯəḵā}: your covenant (noun • construct + second person masculine singular suffix) • bənê {בְּנֵ֣י | bənê}: sons of (noun • masculine plural construct) • yisrā’ēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yisrā’ēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • ’ēt-mizbēḥōṯêkhā {אֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתֶ֣יךָ | ’ēt-mizbēḥōṯêkhā}: your altars (direct object marker + noun • construct + second person masculine singular suffix) • hā-rāsū {הָרָ֔סוּ | hā-rāsū}: they have torn down (Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • wə-’ēt-nĕḇî’êkhā {וְאֶת־נְבִיאֶ֖יךָ | wə-’ēt-nĕḇî’êkhā}: and your prophets (conjunction + direct object marker + noun • construct + second person masculine singular suffix) • hārāgū {הָרְג֣וּ | hārāgū}: they have killed (Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • bə-ḥā-rēb {בֶחָ֑רֶב | bə-ḥā-rēb}: with the sword (preposition + noun • feminine singular) • wā’îwāṯēr {וָאִوָּתֵ֤ר | wā’îwāṯēr}: and I am left (vav-consecutive + Nifal imperfect first person singular) • ’ănî {אֲנִי֙ | ’ănî}: I (independent pronoun first person singular) • lə-vaddî {לְבַדִּ֔י | lə-vaddî}: alone (preposition + noun + first person singular suffix) • wayyəḇqašū {וַיְבַקְשׁ֥וּ | wayyəḇqašū}: and they seek (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • ’ēt-nafšî {אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י | ’ēt-nafšî}: direct object marker + my life (noun • absolute + first person singular suffix) • lə-qaḥtāh {לְקַחְתָּהּ | lə-qaḥtāh}: to take it (preposition + Qal infinitive construct + third person feminine singular suffix) |