| 41. Morphological Analysis vayyihu {וַיִּהְי֣וּ | wayyihyû}: and they were (conjunction waw with consecutive sense + verb • qal imperfect • third person masculine plural • from hayah) • haggoyim {הַגּוֹיִ֣ם | haggôyim}: the nations (noun • masculine plural absolute • with definite article) • haelleh {הָאֵ֗לֶּה | hāʾēlleh}: these (demonstrative pronoun • masculine plural) • yereim {יְרֵאִים֙ | yərēʾîm}: fearing (verb • qal participle • masculine plural) • et-Yahweh {אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה | ʾet-Yahweh}: the LORD (direct object marker ʾet + proper noun • divine name) • veet-pesilehem {וְאֶת־פְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖ם | wəʾet-pəsîlêhem}: and their idols (conjunction waw + direct object marker + noun • masculine plural construct • with third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • hayu {הָי֣וּ | hāyû}: they were (verb • qal perfect • third person masculine plural • from hayah) • ovedim {עֹֽבְדִ֑ים | ʿōvədîm}: serving (verb • qal participle • masculine plural) • gam-bneihem {גַּם־בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם | gam-bənêhem}: also their sons (adverb gam + noun • masculine plural construct • with third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • ubnei {וּבְנֵ֣י | ûvənê}: and sons of (conjunction waw + noun • masculine plural construct) • bneihem {בְנֵיהֶ֗ם | bənêhem}: their sons (noun • masculine plural construct • with third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | kaʾăšer}: just as (comparative particle) • asu {עָשׂ֤וּ | ʿāsû}: they did (verb • qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • avotam {אֲבֹתָם֙ | ʾăvōtām}: their fathers (noun • masculine plural construct • with third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • hem {הֵ֣ם | hēm}: they (independent personal pronoun • third person masculine plural) • osim {עֹשִׂ֔ים | ʿōśîm}: are doing (verb • qal participle • masculine plural) • ad {עַ֖ד | ʿad}: until (preposition) • hayom {הַיּ֥וֹם | hayyôm}: the day (noun • masculine singular absolute • with definite article) • hazzeh {הַזֶּֽה | hazzeh}: this (demonstrative adjective • masculine singular) • peh {פ | pē}: section break (scribal parashah marker) |