| 3. Morphological Analysis vayomru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōʾmərû}: and they said (conjunction vav + verb • Qal wayyiqtol • third person masculine plural) • elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • koh {כֹּה | kōh}: thus (adverb) • amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar}: said (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • khizkiyahu {חִזְקִיָּהוּ | ḥizqîyāhû}: Hezekiah (proper noun • masculine singular) • yom-tsarah {יוֹם־צָרָה | yôm-ṣārâ}: day of distress (noun • masculine singular construct + noun • feminine singular absolute) • vetokhechah {וְתוֹכֵחָה | wə-tôḵēḥâ}: and rebuke (conjunction vav + noun • feminine singular absolute) • une'atsah {וּנְאָצָה | û-nəʾāṣâ}: and contempt (conjunction vav + noun • feminine singular absolute) • hayom {הַיּוֹם | hayyôm}: the day (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • hazeh {הַזֶּה | hazzeh}: this (demonstrative adjective • masculine singular) • ki {כִּי | kî}: for (conjunction • causal) • bau {בָ֤אוּ | bāʾû}: came (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • banim {בָנִים֙ | bānîm}: children (noun • masculine plural absolute) • ad-mashber {עַד־מַשְׁבֵּר | ʿad-mašbēr}: up to the birthstool (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute) • vekoach {וְכֹחַ | wəḵōaḥ}: and strength (conjunction vav + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ayin {אַיִן | ʾayin}: there is not (particle of nonexistence) • leledah {לְלֵדָה | ləlēdâ}: for giving birth (preposition lamed + verb • Qal infinitive construct of yalad) |