| 18. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֛אמֶר | wāyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • im-leshalom {אִם־לְשָׁלוֹם | ʾim-lešālôm}: if for peace (conditional particle + preposition lamed + noun masculine singular absolute) • yatsa’u {יָצָאוּ | yāṣāʼû}: they went out (Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • tifse’um {תִּפְשׂוּם | tippəšûm}: seize them (Qal imperfect second person masculine plural with third person masculine plural suffix) • chayyim {חַיִּים | ḥayyîm}: alive (noun masculine plural absolute functioning adverbially “alive”) • veim {וְאִם | wə-ʾim}: and if (conjunction vav + conditional particle) • lemilchamah {לְמִלְחָמָה | lə-milḥāmāh}: for war (preposition lamed + noun feminine singular absolute) • yatsa’u {יָצָאוּ | yāṣāʼû}: they went out (Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • chayyim {חַיִּים | ḥayyîm}: alive (noun masculine plural absolute functioning adverbially “alive”) • tifse’um {תִּפְשׂוּם | tippəšûm}: seize them (Qal imperfect second person masculine plural with third person masculine plural suffix) |