| 30. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive; Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • chatati {חָטָאתִי | ḥāṭā’tî}: I have sinned (Qal perfect first-person singular) • attah {עַתָּה | ‘attāh}: now (adverb) • kabdeni {כַּבְּדֵנִי | kabdēnî}: honor me (Piel imperative masculine singular with first-person singular suffix) • na {נָא | nā’}: please (particle of entreaty) • neged {נֶגֶד | negeḏ}: before (preposition) • ziqnei {זִקְנֵי | ziqnê}: elders of (masculine plural construct) • ‘ammi {עַמִּי | ‘ammî}: my people (masculine singular construct with first-person singular suffix) • ve-neged {וְנֶגֶד | wə-negeḏ}: and before (conjunction plus preposition) • yisra’el {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yisrā’ēl}: Israel (proper noun) • ve-shuv {וְשׁוּב | wə-šûḇ}: and return (conjunction plus Qal imperative masculine singular) • ‘immi {עִמִּי | ‘immî}: with me (preposition plus first-person singular suffix) • ve-hishtachaveyti {וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֵיתִי | wə-hištahăwêṯî}: and I will worship (conjunction plus Hithpael imperfect first-person singular) • la-Yahweh {לַיהוָה | la-yhōwāh}: to the LORD (preposition plus divine name) • elohecha {אֱלֹהֶיךָ | ’ĕlōhêkā}: your God (noun with second-person masculine singular suffix) |