| 3. Morphological Analysis ben {בֶּן | ben}: son (noun • masculine singular construct) • adam {אָדָם | ʾā-ḏām}: man (noun • masculine singular absolute) • dabber {דַּבֵּר | dabber}: speak (Piel imperative • second person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • ziknei {זִקְנֵי | ziq-nê}: elders of (noun • masculine plural construct) • yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun) • veamarta {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wəʾāmarṯā}: and you shall say (vav consecutive + Qal perfect • second person masculine singular) • aleyhem {אֲלֵהֶם | ʾălēhēm}: to them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • koh {כֹּה | kō}: thus (adverb) • amar {אָמַר | ʾāmar}: said (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • adonai {אֲדֹנָי | ʾăḏōnāy}: Lord (proper noun • divine title • masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוִה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • halidrosh {הֲלִדְרֹשׁ | halîḏrōš}: to inquire (interrogative he prefix + Qal infinitive construct) • oti {אֹתִי | ʾōṯî}: me (direct object marker + first person common singular suffix) • atem {אַתֶּם | ʾāttēm}: you (personal pronoun • second person masculine plural) • baim {בָּאִים | bāʾîm}: coming (Qal participle • masculine plural) • chai {חַי | ḥay}: living (adjective • masculine singular absolute; oath formula) • ani {אָ֑נִי | ʾānî}: I (personal pronoun • first person common singular) • im {אִם־ | ʾim}: if (particle • conditional) • darosh {דָּרֹשׁ | dārôš}: inquire (Qal infinitive absolute) • edarash {אֵדָרֵשׁ | ʾēdārēš}: I will inquire (Qal imperfect • first person common singular) • lakhem {לָכֶם | lāḵem}: for you (preposition + second person masculine plural suffix) • neum {נְאֻם | nəʾūm}: declaration (noun • masculine singular construct) • adoni Yahweh {אֲדֹנָי יְהוִה | ʾă-ḏōnāy Yəhōwāh}: Lord GOD (proper noun • divine compound) |