| 4. Morphological Analysis vayetsav {וַיְצַו | way-ye-ṣāv}: and he commanded (vav consecutive + Piel imperfect verb • third person masculine singular) • lihudah {לִיהוּדָה | li-hū-dāh}: to Judah (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • lidrosh {לִדְרֹושׁ | lī-dṓ-rôš}: to seek (Qal infinitive construct) • et {אֵת־ | ʾēt}: direct-object marker (particle) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • elohei {אֱלֹהֵי | ʾĕ-lō-hê}: God of (noun • masculine plural construct) • avoteihem {אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם | ʾa-bō-ṯê-hem}: their fathers (noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine plural suffix) • velaasot {וְלַעֲשׂוֹת | wə-lă-ʿă-šôṯ}: and to do (conjunction vav + preposition lamed + Qal infinitive construct) • hattorah {הַתּוֹרָה | hattôrāh}: the law (definite article + noun • feminine singular absolute) • vehammitsvah {וְהַמִּצְוָה | wə-ham-mîṣ-wâh}: and the commandment (conjunction vav + definite article + noun • feminine singular absolute) |