| 3. Morphological Analysis ve'amar {וְאָמַר | wə-ʾā-mar}: and he shall say (conjunction vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • alehem {אֲלֵהֶם | ʾă-lê-hem}: to them (preposition lamed + third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • shema {שְׁמַע | šə-maʿ}: hear (Qal imperative masculine singular) • yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yi-srā-ʾēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • atem {אַתֶּם | ʾa-tem}: you (personal pronoun second person masculine plural) • kerevim {קְרֵבִים | qə-re-vîm}: are drawing near (Qal participle masculine plural) • hayom {הַיּוֹם | ha-yôm}: today (definite article + noun masculine singular) • la-milchamah {לַמִּלְחָמָה | la-mil-ḥā-māh}: to the battle (preposition lamed + definite article + noun feminine singular) • al-oyveichem {עַל־אֹיְבֵיכֶם | ʿal-ʼô-vê-chem}: against your enemies (preposition + noun masculine plural construct + second person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • al-yerakh {אַל־יֵרַךְ | al-yē-rakh}: do not let become faint (negative particle + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • levavkhem {לְבַבְכֶם | le-vav-khem}: your heart (noun masculine singular construct + second person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • al-tireu {אַל־תִּירְא֧וּ | al-ti-rê-ʾū}: do not fear (negative particle + Qal imperfect second person masculine plural) • ve-al-tachpezu {וְאַל־תַּחְפְּזוּ | wə-al-taḥ-pê-zû}: and do not panic (conjunction vav + negative particle + Qal imperfect second person masculine plural) • ve-al-taartzū {וְאַל־תַּעַרְצ֖וּ | wə-al-taʿ-ar-ṭzû}: and do not be terrified (conjunction vav + negative particle + Qal imperfect second person masculine plural) • mipneihēm {מִּפְנֵיהֶם | mip-pə-nē-hēm}: from before them (preposition min + noun masculine plural construct + third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) |