| 19. Morphological Analysis vetaftsu {וְתָ֥פְשׂוּ | wə-ṯā-pə-śū}: and they shall seize (vav consecutive Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • bo {ב֖וֹ | bō}: him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • avi {אָבִ֣יו | ʾa-vî-w}: his father (noun masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • ve’immo {וְאִמּ֑וֹ | wə-ʾim-mō}: and his mother (vav conjunction + noun feminine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • vehotsiu {וְהוֹצִ֧יאוּ | wə-hō-ṣî-ʾū}: and they shall bring out (vav consecutive Hiphil perfect third person masculine plural) • oto {אֹת֛וֹ | ʾō-ṯō}: him (direct object marker + third person masculine singular suffix) • el-ziknei {אֶל־זִקְנֵ֥י | ʾel-zi-qə-nê}: to elders of (preposition + noun masculine plural construct) • iro {עִיר֖וֹ | ʿîr-w}: his city (noun feminine singular absolute + third person masculine singular suffix) • ve-el-shaʿar {וְאֶל־שַׁ֥עַר | wə-ʾel-sha-ʿar}: and to the gate (vav conjunction + preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • mekomo {מְקֹמֽוֹ | mə-qō-mō}: his place (noun masculine singular absolute + third person masculine singular suffix) |