| 17. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִ֗י | wayhî}: and it came to pass (vav-consecutive prefixed to a Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • beshallakh {בְּשַׁלַּ֣ח | bəšallaḥ}: in sending (preposition b plus Piel infinitive construct) • paroh {פַּרְעֹה֮ | parʿōh}: Pharaoh (proper noun • masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • haam {הָעָם֒ | hāʿām}: the people (definite article plus common noun • masculine singular) • velo {וְלֹא־ | wə-lōʾ}: and not (conjunction vav plus negative particle) • nakham {נָחָ֣ם | nāḥām}: he relented; he regretted (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • elohim {אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ʾĕlōhîm}: God (proper noun; plural form with singular meaning) • derekh {דֶּ֚רֶךְ | de-reḵ}: way; route (common noun • feminine singular) • erets {אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾe-reṣ}: land (common noun • feminine singular) • pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pelištîm}: Philistines (proper noun • masculine plural) • ki {כִּ֥י | kî}: for; because (conjunction) • karov {קָרֹב | qārôb}: near (adjective • masculine singular) • hu {ה֑וּא | hûʾ}: it (third person masculine singular pronoun) • ki2 {כִּ֣י | kî}: for; because (conjunction) • amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar}: he said (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • elohim2 {אֱלֹהִ֗ים | ʾĕlōhîm}: God (proper noun; plural form with singular meaning) • pen {פֶּן־ | pen}: lest; otherwise (conjunction) • yinnakhem {יִנָּחֵ֥ם | yinnāḥēm}: they may relent; they may change their mind (Nifal imperfect third person masculine plural) • haam2 {הָעָ֛ם | hāʿām}: the people (definite article plus common noun • masculine singular) • biraotam {בִּרְאֹתָ֥ם | birʾōṯām}: in seeing them (preposition b plus Qal infinitive construct plus third person masculine plural suffix) • milchamah {מִלְחָמָ֖ה | milḥāmâ}: war (common noun • feminine singular) • veshevu {וְשָׁ֥בוּ | wə-šāḇû}: and they returned (vav-consecutive prefixed to Qal perfect third person masculine plural) • mitsraymah {מִצְרָֽיְמָה | miṣraymah}: to Egypt (proper noun with locative he suffix) |