| 6. Morphological Analysis vayyiqanneu {וַיִּכָּנְע֥וּ | va-yiy-qan-nə-ʾû}: and they humbled themselves (vav consecutive + Nifal imperfect third person masculine plural) • serei-Yisrael {שָׂרֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | śā-rê yis-ra-ʾêl}: chiefs of Israel (noun masculine plural construct + proper noun masculine singular) • ve-hamelekh {וְהַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | wə-ham-me-leḵ}: and the king (conjunction vav + definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • vayyomeru {וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ | va-yō-ʾə-rû}: and they said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • tsaddiq {צַדִּ֥יק | ṣad-dîq}: righteous (adjective masculine singular absolute) • Yahweh {יְהוָֽה | yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (divine name • proper noun masculine singular) |