| 12. Morphological Analysis vatomer {וַתֹּאמֶר | vāṯ-ṭō-mer}: and she said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • lo {ל֗וֹ | lōw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • al-achi {אַל־אָחִי | al-’āḥî}: do not • my brother (negative particle + noun masculine singular construct with first person singular suffix) • al-te’aneni {אַל־תְּעַנֵּנִי | al-tə-‘annenî}: do not afflict me (negative particle + Piel imperfect second person masculine singular with first person singular suffix) • ki {כִּי | kî}: for (conjunction) • lo-ye‘aseh {לֹא־יֽ͏ֵעָשֶׂ֥ה | lō-yē-’ă-seh}: it shall be done (negative particle + Niphal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ken {כֵן | kēn}: thus (adverb) • be-Yisrael {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | bə-yis-rā-’ĕl}: in Israel (preposition + proper noun) • al-ta‘aseh {אַל־תַּעֲשֵׂ֖ה | al-ta-‘ă-seh}: do not do (negative particle + Qal imperfect second person masculine singular) • et-hanevalah {אֶת־הַנְּבָלָ֥ה | ’et-hanne-vā-lā}: direct object marker + the disgrace (noun feminine singular with definite article) • haz-zot {הַזֹּֽאת | haz-zō’ôt}: this (demonstrative feminine singular) |