| 2. Morphological Analysis im {אִם | ʾîm}: if (conditional particle) • bammacheret {בַּמַּחֶרֶת | bammaḥeret}: in the act of breaking in (preposition be + definite article + feminine singular absolute noun) • yimmatse {יִמָּצֵא | yimmāṣēʾ}: he is found (verb • Niphal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hagnav {הַגָּנָב | haggānāḇ}: the thief (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • wehukkah {וְהֻכָּה | wəhukkāh}: and he is struck (verb • Niphal perfect third person masculine singular with vav-consecutive) • vamet {וָמֵת | vāmêt}: and he dies (verb • Qal perfect third person masculine singular with vav-consecutive) • en {אֵין | ʾên}: there is not (particle expressing nonexistence) • lo {לוֹ | lô}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • damim {דָּמִים | dāmîm}: bloodguilt (noun • masculine plural absolute) |