| 17. Morphological Analysis velakachta {וְלָקַחְתָּ | wə-lā-qā-ḥ-tā}: and you shall take (vav-consecutive Qal perfect second person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • hamartzea {הַמַּרְצֵעַ | ha-martzeʻa}: the awl (noun masculine singular with definite article) • venattata {וְנָתַתָּ | wə-nā-ṭā-tā}: and you shall put (vav-consecutive Qal perfect second person masculine singular) • beozno {בְּאָזְנוֹ | bə-ʾōz-nō}: in his ear (preposition + noun feminine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • uvdadelet {וּבַדֶּלֶת | u-ḇa-dē-let}: and in the door (conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular absolute with definite article) • vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh}: and he shall be (vav-consecutive Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • lekha {לְךָ | lə-ḵā}: to you (preposition + second person masculine singular suffix) • eved {עֶבֶד | ʿe-ved}: servant (noun masculine singular absolute) • olam {עוֹלָם | ʿō-lām}: forever (noun masculine singular absolute functioning adverbially) • veaf {וְאַף | wə-ʾap̄}: and also (conjunction + particle) • leamatkha {לַאֲמָתְךָ | la-ʾǎ-māt-ḵā}: for your maidservant (preposition + noun feminine singular construct + second person masculine singular suffix) • taasehken {תַּעֲשֶׂה־כֵּן | ta-ʿă-śē-ken}: you shall do thus (Qal imperfect second person masculine singular + adverb ken attached) |