| 1. Morphological Analysis kedabber {כְּדַבֵּר | kə-da-bēr}: when he spoke (preposition kə + Piel infinitive construct of דבר) • Ephraim {אֶפְרַיִם | ʾeph-ra-yim}: proper noun • masculine singular • retet {רְתֵת | rə-tēt}: trembling (noun • feminine singular) • nasa {נָשָׂא | nāśāʾ}: he lifted/exalted (verb • Qal perfect • third masculine singular) • hu {הוּא | hūʾ}: he (pronoun • third masculine singular) • be-yis-ra-el {בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-yis-ra-ʾēl}: in Israel (preposition + proper noun) • wayye’šem {וַיֶּאְשַׁם | wa-yē-ʾaš-šem}: and he incurred guilt (vav consecutive + Qal wayyiqtol • third masculine singular) • babbaal {בַּבַּעַל | ba-bā-‘al}: with Baal (preposition + definite article + proper noun) • wayyamot {וַיָּמֹת | wa-yā-mōṯ}: and he died (vav consecutive + Qal wayyiqtol • third masculine singular) |