| 2. Morphological Analysis vayya’as {וַיַּ֥עַשׂ | wayyaʿaś}: and he did (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hara {הָרַ֖ע | hā-rāʿ}: evil (adjective • masculine singular absolute) • be’einei {בְּעֵינֵ֣י | bə-ʿê-nê}: in the eyes of (preposition + feminine dual construct of ‘ayin with third person masculine plural suffix) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֑ה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton divine name • masculine singular absolute) • raq {רַ֗ק | raq}: only (restrictive adverb) • lo {לֹ֚א | lō}: not (negative particle) • kemalkei {כְּמַלְכֵ֣י | kə-mal-kê}: like the kings of (preposition + noun “melek” masculine plural construct) • Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾă-šer}: who (relative pronoun) • hayu {הָיוּ | hā-yû}: they were (Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • lefanav {לְפָנָֽיו | le-pā-nāw}: before him (preposition + noun “panim” in plural form with third person masculine singular suffix) |