| 18. Morphological Analysis va’omar {וָאֹמַר | wā-’ō-mar}: and I said (conjunction vav + verb amar • Qal wayyiqtol • first person singular) • el-bneihem {אֶל־בְּנֵיהֶם | ’el-bə-nê-hem}: to their children (preposition + noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine plural suffix) • ba-midbar {בַּמִּדְבָּר | ba-mid-bār}: in the wilderness (preposition + noun • masculine singular) • be-chukei {בְּחֻקֵי | bə-ḥuq-qê}: in the statutes (preposition + noun • masculine plural construct) • avoteichem {אֲבוֹתֵיכֶם | ’ă-vō-tê-chem}: of your fathers (noun • masculine plural construct + second person masculine plural suffix) • al-telechu {אַל־תֵּלֵכוּ | ’al-tē-lē-kū}: do not walk (negative particle + verb • Qal imperfect • second person masculine plural) • ve-et-mishpeteihem {וְאֶת־מִשְׁפְּטֵיהֶם | wə-’et-mish-pə-ṭê-hem}: and the ordinances (conjunction + direct object marker + noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine plural suffix) • al-tishmeru {אַל־תִּשְׁמְרוּ | ’al-tiš-mə-rū}: do not keep (negative particle + verb • Qal imperfect • second person masculine plural) • u-ve-gilluleihem {וּבְגִלּוּלֵיהֶם | u-və-gi-lu-lê-hem}: and in their idols (conjunction + preposition + noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine plural suffix) • al-titammeu {אַל־תִּטַּמְּאוּ | ’al-tit-tam-mə-’û}: do not defile yourselves (negative particle + verb • Hitpael imperfect • second person masculine plural) |