| 5. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōʾmer}: and he said (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • lo {לוֹ֙ | lō}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • Yehonadav {יְה֣וֹנָדָ֔ב | yᵉhōnāḏāḇ}: Jehonadab (proper noun masculine singular) • shkav {שְׁכַ֥ב | šəḵaḇ}: lie down (Qal imperative masculine singular) • al-mishkavkha {עַל־מִשְׁכָּבְךָ֖ | ʿal-miškāḇəḵā}: on your bed (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute + second person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • vehitchal {וְהִתְחָ֑ל | wəhitḥāl}: and make yourself sick (conjunction vav + Hithpael imperative second person masculine singular) • uva {וּבָ֧א | ūḇāʾ}: and he will come (conjunction vav + Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • avikha {אָבִ֣יךָ | ʾāḇīkā}: your father (noun masculine singular absolute + second person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • lir’otekha {לִרְאוֹתֶ֗ךָ | lirəʾōṯəḵā}: to see you (preposition + Qal infinitive construct + second person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wəʾāmarṯā}: and you shall say (consecutive vav + Qal perfect second person masculine singular) • elav {אֵלָ֡יו | ʾēlāyw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • tavo {תָּ֣בֹא | tāḇōʾ}: let her come (Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • na {נָא֩ | nāʾ}: please (particle of entreaty) • Tamar {תָמָ֨ר | ṯāmār}: Tamar (proper noun feminine singular) • achoti {אֲחוֹתִ֜י | ʾāḥōṯî}: my sister (noun feminine singular absolute + first person singular pronominal suffix) • vetavreni {וְתַבְרֵ֣נִי | wəṯabrēnî}: and let her give me (consecutive vav + Hifil imperfect third person feminine singular + first person singular pronominal suffix) • lechem {לֶחֶם | leḥem}: bread (noun masculine singular absolute) • ve’asetah {וְעָשְׂתָ֤ה | wəʿāśtāh}: and let her prepare (consecutive vav + Qal perfect third person feminine singular) • le’einai {לְעֵינַי֙ | lᵉʿêynāy}: before my eyes (preposition + noun masculine plural absolute + first person singular pronominal suffix) • et-habiryah {אֶת־הַבִּרְיָ֔ה | ʾet-habbiryyâ}: the food (direct object marker + noun feminine singular absolute + definite article) • lema’an {לְמַ֙עַן֙ | lᵉmaʿan}: in order that (preposition) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ăšer}: which/so that (relative pronoun) • er’eh {אֶרְאֶ֔ה | ʾerʾeh}: I may see (Qal imperfect first person singular) • ve’akhalti {וְאָכַלְתִּי | wəʾāḵaltî}: and I shall eat (consecutive vav + Qal perfect first person singular) • miyyadah {מִיָּדָֽהּ | miyyādâh}: from her hand (preposition + noun feminine singular absolute + third person feminine singular pronominal suffix) |