| 18. Morphological Analysis vayassev {וַיַּסֵּב | wayyasēḇ}: prefixed vav-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular (he caused to turn aside) • Elohim {אֱלֹהִים | ʾĕlōhîm}: proper name of God • noun masculine plural form with singular meaning • et {אֶת | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • ha-am {הָעָם | hāʾām}: noun masculine singular absolute with definite article (the people) • derekh {דֶּרֶךְ | dereḵ}: noun masculine singular absolute (road • way) • ha-midbar {הַמִּדְבָּר | hammīḏbār}: noun masculine singular absolute with definite article (the wilderness) • yam-suf {יַם־סוּף | yamm sūp̄}: noun masculine singular construct (Sea of Reeds) • vachamushim {וַחֲמֻשִׁים | waḥammûšîm}: conjunction vav + Pual passive participle masculine plural (and armed) • alu {עָל֥וּ | ʿālû}: Qal perfect third person masculine plural (they went up) • bnei-yisrael {בְנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | benê yiśrāʾēl}: noun masculine plural construct (sons of Israel) • me-erets {מֵאֶרֶץ | mê ʾereṣ}: preposition + noun feminine singular absolute (from the land of) • mitsrayim {מִצְרָיִם | miṣrāyim}: proper noun feminine plural (Egypt) |