| 3. Morphological Analysis vayya‘amod {וַיַּעֲמֹד | wayya‘amod}: and he stood (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect + third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hammeleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • al-ha‘amud {עַֽל־הָ֨עַמּ֜וּד | ʿal-ha‘amud}: upon the pillar (preposition + definite article + noun • masculine singular) • vayikkhrot {וַיִּכְרֹת | wayyiḵrōt}: and he cut/made (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect + third person masculine singular) • et-habberit {אֶֽת־הַבְּרִית | ’et-habbə-rîṯ}: direct object marker + the covenant (feminine singular noun) • lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lip̄nê}: before/in the presence of (preposition + construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton divine name) • lalechet {לָלֶכֶת | lāleḵeṯ}: to walk/go (Qal infinitive construct) • achar {אַחַר | ’aḥar}: after (preposition) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton divine name) • velishmor {וְלִשְׁמֹר | wə-lišmōr}: and to keep (vav + Qal infinitive construct) • mitzvotav {מִצְוֺתָיו | miṣwōṯāyw}: his commandments (feminine plural noun + third person masculine singular suffix) • ve-et-edvotav {וְאֶת־עֵדְוֺתָיו | wə-’et-’êḏwōṯāyw}: and direct object marker + his testimonies (feminine plural + suffix) • ve-et-chukkotav {וְאֶת־חֻקֹּתָיו | wə-’et-ḥuqqōṯāyw}: and direct object marker + his statutes (feminine plural + suffix) • bechol-lev {בְּכָל־לֵב | bə-ḵāl-leḇ}: with all heart (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute in construct) • uvechol-nefesh {וּבְכָל־נֶפֶשׁ | wə-bə-ḵāl-nefeš}: and with all soul (vav + preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute) • lehakim {לְהָקִים | lə-hāqîm}: to establish/fulfill (Hiphil infinitive construct) • et-dibrê {אֶת־דִּבְרֵי | ’et-dibrê}: direct object marker + words of (construct • masculine plural) • habbərîṯ {הַבְּרִית | habbərîṯ}: the covenant (definite article + noun • feminine singular) • hazot {הַזֹּאת | haz-zōṯ}: this (demonstrative pronoun • feminine singular) • hakkəṭûḇîm {הַכְּתֻבִים | hakkəṭûḇîm}: the written (definite article + passive participle • masculine plural) • al-hasefer {עַל־הַסֵּפֶר | ’al-has-sep̄er}: upon the book (preposition + definite article + noun • masculine singular) • hazeh {הַזֶּה | haz-zeh}: this (demonstrative pronoun • masculine singular) • vayya‘amod {וַיַּעֲמֹד | wayya‘amod}: and he stood (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect + third person masculine singular) • kol-ha‘am {כָּל־הָעָם | kol-hā-‘ām}: all the people (noun • masculine plural absolute with kol) • babbərîṯ {בַּבְּרִית | babbərîṯ}: in the covenant (preposition + definite article + noun • feminine singular) |