| 23. Morphological Analysis vaya‘amdu {וַיַּעַמְדוּ | wə-ya‘madû}: and they stood (vav–consecutive; qal imperfect; third person masculine plural) • bənê {בְּנֵי | bənê}: sons (preposition be- + noun construct; masculine plural) • ʿammôn {עַמּוֹן | ʿammôn}: Ammon (proper noun; nation) • wəmoʾâv {וּמוֹאָב | wə-mo-ʼāv}: and Moab (conjunction vav + proper noun; nation) • ʿal-yōšəḇê {עַל־יֹשְׁבֵי | ʿal-yōšəḇê}: against the inhabitants (preposition ʿal + qal active participle; masculine plural construct) • hār {הַר | hār}: mountain (noun; masculine singular absolute with definite article) • se‘îr {שֵׂעִיר | se-‘îr}: Seir (proper noun; region) • lə-ḥaḥărîm {לְהַחֲרִים | lə-ḥaḥărîm}: to destroy utterly (preposition lə- + hiphil infinitive construct) • wə-lə-šimmîḏ {וּלְהַשְׁמִיד | wə-lə-šimmîḏ}: and to annihilate (conjunction vav + preposition lə- + hiphil infinitive construct) • ū-kə-kallôtām {וּכְכַלּוֹתָם | ū-kə-kallôtām}: and as they finished (conjunction vav + preposition kə- + piel infinitive construct with third person masculine plural suffix) • bə-yōšəḇê {בְּיוֹשְׁבֵי | bə-yōšəḇê}: among the inhabitants (preposition bə- + qal active participle; masculine plural construct) • se‘îr {שֵׂעִיר | se-‘îr}: Seir (proper noun) • ʿāzarû {עָזְרוּ | ʿāzarû}: they helped (qal perfect; third person masculine plural) • ʼîš {אִישׁ | ʼîš}: man/one (noun; masculine singular absolute) • bə-rē‘êhû {בְּרֵעֵהוּ | bə-rē‘êhû}: his companion (preposition bə- + noun masculine singular absolute + third person masculine singular suffix) • lə-mašḥît {לְמַשְׁחִית | lə-mašḥît}: for destruction (preposition lə- + hiphil infinitive construct). |