| 15. Morphological Analysis ve-lakach {וְלָקַח | wə-lā-qaḥ}: and he will take (vav-consecutive + Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • ’ăvî {אֲבִי | ’ă-vî}: father of (noun • masculine singular construct with third person feminine singular suffix) • han-na‛ā-rāh {הַנַּעֲרָה | han-na-ʿā-rāh}: the young woman (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • ve-’im-māh {וְאִמָּהּ | wə-’im-māh}: and her mother (conjunction + noun • feminine singular with third person feminine singular suffix) • ve-hō-sî-’û {וְהוֹצִיאוּ | wə-hō-sî-’û}: and they will bring out (vav-consecutive + Hiphil perfect • third person masculine plural) • ’et-bə-tū-lê {אֶת־בְּתוּלֵי | ’et-bə-tū-lê}: direct-object marker + tokens of virginity (particle + noun • masculine plural construct) • han-na‛ā-rāh {הַנַּעֲרָה | han-na-ʿā-rāh}: the young woman (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • ’el-zik-nê {אֶל־זִקְנֵי | ’el-zik-nê}: to elders of (preposition + noun • masculine plural construct) • hā-’îr {הָעִיר | hā-’îr}: the city (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • ha-ša-‘ā-rāh {הַשָּׁעְרָה | ha-ša-‘ā-rāh}: the gate (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) |