| 25. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִ֗י | way·yə·hî}: and it happened (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • bitkhilat {בִּתְחִלַּת֙ | bit·ḥil·lāt}: at the beginning of (preposition b + noun feminine singular construct) • shivtam {שִׁבְתָּ֣ם | šiv·tām}: their dwelling (noun feminine singular construct with third person masculine plural suffix) • sham {שָׁ֔ם | šām}: there (adverb of place) • lo {לֹ֥א | lōʾ}: not (negative particle) • yar'u {יָרְא֖וּ | yā·rə·ʾū}: they feared (Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker • Yahweh {יְהוָ֑ה | yəhōwāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • vayishlach {וַיְּשַׁלַּ֨ח | way·yə·šal·lāḥ}: and he sent (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֤ה | yəhōwāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • bahem {בָּהֶם֙ | bā·hem}: among them (preposition b + third person masculine plural suffix) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker • ha'aryot {הָאֲרָי֔וֹת | hā·ʾǎ·rā·yōt}: the lions (definite article + noun masculine plural) • vayihyu {וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ | way·yih·yū}: and they were (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • horgim {הֹרְגִ֖ים | hōr·gîm}: killing (Qal active participle masculine plural) • bahem {בָּהֶֽם | bā·hem}: among them (preposition b + third person masculine plural suffix) |