| 1. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִי | wa-yə-hî}: and it was (vav consecutive + Qal wayyiqtol verb • third person masculine singular) • devar {דְבַר־ | də-var}: word (noun • masculine singular construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • elai {אֵלַי | ʾê-lay}: to me (preposition + first person singular pronominal suffix) • lemor {לֵאמֹר | lē-mōr}: saying (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) |