| 2. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | wa-yĭ-hî}: and it was (consecutive vav + Qal wayyiqtol • third person masculine singular) • devar {דְבַר־ | dĕ-bār}: word (noun • masculine singular construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun • masculine singular • divine name) • elai {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay}: to me (preposition + first person singular pronominal suffix) • leʾemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-ʾĕ-mōr}: saying (preposition + infinitive construct of ʾāmar) |