| 2. Morphological Analysis vaya'as {וַיַּעַשׂ | wayyāʿaś}: and he did (conjunction vav with vav-consecutive sense + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • hara {הָרַע | hārāʿ}: the evil (definite article + adjective functioning substantively • masculine singular absolute) • be'einei {בְּעֵינֵי | bəʿênê}: in the eyes of (preposition bə + noun “eye,” common plural construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}: the LORD (proper noun • divine name • masculine singular) • vayyelekh {וַיֵּלֶךְ | wayyēleḵ}: and he walked (conjunction vav with vav-consecutive sense + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • achar {אַחַר | ʾaḥar}: after (preposition) • chatot {חַטֹּאת | ḥaṭṭōt}: sins (noun • feminine plural absolute) • yarav`am {יָרָבְעָם | yārāḇʿām}: Jeroboam (proper noun • masculine singular) • ben-nevat {בֶּן־נְבָט | ben-nəḇāṭ}: son of Nebat (noun “son,” masculine singular construct + proper noun • masculine singular • joined by maqqef) • asher-hecheti {אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִיא | ʾăšer-heḥĕṭîʾ}: who caused to sin (relative particle + verb • Hiphil perfect • third person masculine singular) • et-yisra'el {אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל | ʾeṯ-yiśrāʾēl}: (direct object marker) Israel (direct object marker + proper noun • masculine singular • joined by maqqef) • lo-sar {לֹא־סָר | lōʾ-sār}: he did not turn aside (negation particle + verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine singular • joined by maqqef) • mimmenah {מִמֶּנָּה | mimmennāh}: from it (preposition min + third person feminine singular pronominal suffix) |