| 2. Morphological Analysis vayishlach {וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח | wayyiš-lāḥ}: and he sent (vav consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • et-Elyakim {אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים | ʾeṯ-ʾel-yā-qîm}: direct object marker + proper noun • masculine singular • asher-al-ha-bayit {אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת | ʾašer-ʿal-ha-bay-yîṯ}: who was over the house (relative pronoun + preposition + noun • masculine singular with definite article) • ve-Shevna {וְשֶׁבְנָ֣א | wə-šev-nāʾ}: and Shebna (conjunction vav + proper noun • masculine singular) • ha-sofer {הַסֹּפֵ֗ר | ha-ṣō-p̄er}: the scribe (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • ve-et {וְאֵת֙ | wə-ʾēṯ}: conjunction vav + direct object marker • ziknei {זִקְנֵ֣י | zîq-nê}: elders of (noun • masculine plural construct) • ha-kohanim {הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים | ha-kōh-ə-nîm}: the priests (noun • masculine plural with definite article) • mitkassim {מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים | mit-ka-ṣîm}: covering themselves (Hitpael participle • masculine plural) • ba-sakim {בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים | ba-ša-qîm}: with sackcloths (preposition + noun • feminine plural with definite article) • el-Yeshayahu {אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ | ʾel-ye-ša-yā-hū}: to Isaiah (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • ha-navi {הַנָּבִ֖יא | ha-nā-vîʾ}: the prophet (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • ben-Amoz {בֶּן־אָמֽוֹץ | ben-ʾā-mōṣ}: son of Amoz (construct noun + proper noun • masculine singular) |