| 8. Morphological Analysis vayechazek {וַיְחַזֵּ֣ק | way-ḥaz-zēq}: and he strengthened (vav consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהֹוָ֗ה | yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct-object marker • lev {לֵ֤ב | lēḇ}: heart (noun • masculine singular absolute) • par’oh {פַּרְעֹה֙ | par-ʾōh}: Pharaoh (proper noun • masculine singular) • melek {מֶ֣לֶךְ | mē-leḵ}: king (noun • masculine singular absolute) • Mitsrayim {מִצְרַ֔יִם | miṣ-rā-yim}: Egypt (proper noun • dual) • vayirdof {וַיִּרְדֹּ֕ף | way-yi-rḏō-p̄}: and he pursued (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • acharei {אַחֲרֵ֖י | ʾaḥ-rē}: after (preposition) • bnei {בְּנֵ֣י | bə-ne}: sons of (noun • masculine plural construct) • Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • u-bnei {וּבְנֵ֣י | ū-bə-ne}: and the sons of (conjunction vav + noun • masculine plural construct) • Yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • yotsi’im {יֹצְאִ֖ים | yō-ṣə-ʾim}: going out (Qal participle masculine plural absolute) • beyad {בְּיָ֥ד | bə-yāḏ}: with hand (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute) • ramah {רָמָֽה | rā-māh}: high (noun • feminine singular absolute) |