| 12. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî}: and it was (vav consecutive with Qal wayyiqtol verb • third person masculine singular) • dvar {דְבַר־ | də-var}: word (noun • masculine singular construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yahweh}: LORD (proper noun • masculine singular • divine covenant name) • elai {אֵלַי | ʾē-lay}: to me (preposition ל + first person singular pronominal suffix) • leimor {לֵאמֹר | lē-mōr}: saying (Qal infinitive construct) |