| 7. Morphological Analysis vayetse {וַיֵּצֵא | way-yē-ṣēʾ}: and he went out (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • mosheh {מֹשֶׁה | mō-šeh}: Moses (proper noun • masculine singular) • liqrat {לִקְרַאת | liq-rāṯ}: to meet (preposition + feminine singular noun construct) • khotno {חֹתְנוֹ | ḥōṯ-nō}: his father-in-law (noun masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix) • vayishtakhu {וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ | way-yish-ta-ḥû}: and he bowed down (vav consecutive + Hithpael imperfect third person masculine singular) • vayishaq-lō {וַיִּשַּׁק־ל֔וֹ | way-yish-ša-q-lō}: and he kissed him (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular + pronominal suffix) • vayishalu {וַיִּשְׁאֲלוּ | way-yish-ʾă-lû}: and they asked (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • ish-lere’ehu {אִישׁ־לְרֵעֵהוּ | ʾîš-lə-rē-ʿē-hû}: a man to his companion (noun masculine singular absolute + preposition + noun masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix) • leshalom {לְשָׁלוֹם | lə-šā-lôm}: for welfare (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • vayavo’u {וַיָּבֹאוּ | way-yā-ḇō-ʾû}: and they came (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • ha’ohelah {הָאֹהֱלָה | hā-ʾō-he-lāh}: into the tent (definite article + noun masculine singular with directional he) |