| 21. Morphological Analysis vayirkesu {וַיִּרְכְּס֣וּ | va-yir-kə-su}: and they bound (vav-consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine plural) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • hachoshen {הַחֹ֡שֶׁן | ha-ḥō-šen}: the breastpiece (noun masculine singular definite) • mitabotav {מִטַּבְּעֹתָיו֩ | mi-ṭab-ʿō-tā-v}: from its rings (preposition + feminine plural construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • tabot {טַבְּעֹת | ṭa-bə-ʿōt}: rings (noun feminine plural absolute) • haefod {הָאֵפֹד | hā-ʾê-pōd}: the ephod (noun masculine singular definite) • biftil {בִּפְתִיל | bif-ṭîl}: with a cord (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • tekelet {תְּכֵלֶת | tə-ḵê-let}: blue wool (noun feminine singular absolute) • liheyot {לִהְיוֹת | li-hə-yō-ṯ}: to be (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) • al {עַל־ | ʿal}: upon (preposition) • cheshev {חֵשֶׁב | ḥê-šev}: band (noun masculine singular absolute) • velo {וְלֹא־ | wə-lō}: and not (conjunction + negation) • yizach {יִזַּח | yi-z-zaḥ}: it would slip (Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • meal {מֵעַל | mē-ʿal}: from upon (preposition) • kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka-ʾa-šer}: as (conjunction) • tsivah {צִוָּה | ṣîw-wāh}: he commanded (Piel perfect third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun divine name) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • Moshe {מֹשֶׁה | mō-šē}: Moses (proper noun masculine singular) |