| 5. Morphological Analysis va’asher {וַאֲשֶׁר֩ | wə·’aš·er}: and when/if (vav conjunction + relative particle) • yavo {יָבֹ֨א | yā·vō‛}: he goes (verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • et-re’eihu {אֶת־רֵעֵ֥הוּ | ’et-rē·’ê·hû}: direct-object his neighbor (direct object marker + noun construct + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • ba-ya’ar {בַיַּעַר֮ | ba·yā·’ar}: in the forest (preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article) • lachtov {לַחְטֹ֣ב | laḥ·ṭōḇ}: to chop (preposition + verb Qal infinitive construct) • etzim {עֵצִים֒ | ’ē·ṣîm}: trees (noun masculine plural absolute) • ve-nidd’cha {וְנִדְּחָ֨ה | wə·nid·ḏā·hā}: and is thrust (vav conjunction + verb Nifal perfect third person feminine singular) • yado {יָד֤וֹ | yā·ḏō}: his hand (noun feminine singular absolute + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • ba-garzen {בַגַּרְזֶן֙ | ba·gar·zēn}: with the axe (preposition + noun masculine singular with definite article) • lichrot {לִכְרֹ֣ת | liḵ·rōṯ}: to fell (preposition + verb Qal infinitive construct) • ha-etz {הָעֵ֔ץ | hā·’ēṣ}: the tree (definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • ve-nashal {וְנָשַׁ֤ל | wə·nā·šal}: and slips off (vav conjunction + verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ha-barzel {הַבַּרְזֶל֙ | ha·bar·zēl}: the iron (definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • min-ha-etz {מִן־הָעֵ֔ץ | min-hā·’ēṣ}: from the tree (preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • u-matsa {וּמָצָ֥א | ū·mā·ṣā}: and strikes (vav conjunction + verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • et-re’eihu {אֶת־רֵעֵ֖הוּ | ’et-rē·’ê·hû}: direct-object his neighbor (direct object marker + noun construct + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • va-met {וָמֵ֑ת | wā·mēt}: and he dies (vav conjunction + verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • hu {ה֗וּא | hû}: he (independent pronoun masculine singular) • yanus {יָנ֛וּס | yān·ûs}: he shall flee (verb Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • el-achat {אֶל־אַחַ֥ת | ’el-’aḥ·aṯ}: to one (preposition + cardinal numeral feminine singular) • he’arim-ha’eleh {הֶעָרִים־הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hē·’ā·rîm-hā·’ē·lêh}: these cities (noun feminine plural absolute with definite article + demonstrative) • va-chai {וָחָֽי׃ | wā·ḥā·y}: and live (vav conjunction + verb Qal perfect third person masculine singular) |