| 4. Morphological Analysis vayishmeʿu {וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ | wayyišməʿû}: and they heard (vav-consecutive + Qal wayyiqtol • third person masculine plural) • elav {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • goyim {גּוֹיִם | gôyim}: nations (noun • masculine plural absolute) • beshakhtam {בְּשַׁחְתָּם | bəšaḥtām}: in their pit (preposition + feminine singular construct + third person masculine plural suffix) • nitpas {נִתְפָּשׂ | niṯpās}: he was caught (Niphal perfect • third person masculine singular) • vayeviʾuhu {וַיְבִאֻהוּ | wayəḇiʾûhû}: and they brought him (vav-consecutive + Hiphil wayyiqtol • third person masculine plural + third person masculine singular suffix) • bakhachim {בַֽחַחִים | baḥḥîm}: with hooks (preposition + noun • masculine plural absolute) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • erets {אֶרֶץ | ʾereṣ}: land (noun • feminine singular absolute) • mitzrayim {מִצְרָיִם | miṣrāyim}: Egypt (proper noun • feminine singular absolute) |