| 7. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-mer}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • liyehudah {לִיהוּדָה | li-hū-dāh}: to Judah (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • nivneh {נִבְנֶה | niv-nēh}: let us build (Niphal imperfect first person plural) • et-he’arim {אֶת־הֶעָרִים | ’et-hē-‘ā-rîm}: direct object marker + definite article + noun masculine plural absolute • ha’eleh {הָאֵלֶּה | hā-’ê-leh}: these (demonstrative pronoun plural) • venasev {וְנָסֵב | wə-nā-sēv}: and let us surround (conjunction + Qal imperfect first person plural) • chomah {חוֹמָה | ḥō-māh}: wall (noun feminine singular absolute) • umigdalim {וּמִגְדָּלִים | u-miḡ-dā-lîm}: and towers (conjunction + noun masculine plural absolute) • delatayim {דְּלָתַיִם | də-lā-ṭā-yim}: gates (noun masculine dual absolute) • uverichim {וּבְרִיחִים | u-və-rê-ḥîm}: and bars (conjunction + noun masculine plural absolute) • odenu {עוֹדֶנּוּ | ō-ḏen-nū}: still (adverb + pronominal suffix first person plural) • ha’aretz {הָאָרֶץ | hā-’ā-reṣ}: the land (definite article + noun feminine singular absolute) • lephaneinu {לְפָנֵינוּ | lə-pā-nē-nū}: before us (preposition + noun construct + suffix first person plural) • ki {כִּי | kî}: because (conjunction) • darashnu {דָּרַשְׁנוּ | dā-raš-nū}: we have sought (Qal perfect first person plural) • et-yehovah {אֶת־יְהוָה | ’et-Yə-hō-wāh}: direct object marker + proper noun divine name • eloheinu {אֱלֹהֵינוּ | ’ĕ-lō-hê-nū}: our God (noun masculine plural absolute + suffix first person plural) • darashnu2 {דְּרַשְׁנוּ | də-raš-nū}: we have sought (Qal perfect first person plural) • vayanach-lanu {וַיָּנַח־לָנוּ | wa-ya-nach-lā-nū}: and he gave us rest (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular + suffix first person plural) • misaviv {מִסָּבִיב | mis-sā-vîv}: on every side (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • vayivnu {וַיִּבְנוּ | wa-yiv-nū}: and they built (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • vayatslechu {וַיִּצְלְחוּ | wa-yats-le-ḥū}: and they prospered (vav-consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine plural) |