| 8. Morphological Analysis vayyiqra {וַיִּקְרָ֖א | way-yiqrā}: and he called (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • aryeh {אַרְיֵ֑ה | ʾar-yēh}: lion (noun masculine singular absolute) • al-mitspeh {עַל־מִצְפֶּ֣ה | ʿal-miṣ-pēh}: upon the watchtower (preposition + noun masculine singular construct) • Adonai {אֲדֹנָ֗י | ă-dō-nāy}: Lord (proper noun divine title) • anokhi {אָנֹכִ֞י | ʾā-nō-ḵî}: I (pronoun first person singular) • omed {עֹמֵ֤ד | ʿō-med}: standing (Qal participle masculine singular absolute) • tamid {תָּמִיד֙ | tā-mîḏ}: continually (adverb) • yomam {יוֹמָ֔ם | yō-mām}: by day (adverb) • ve-al-mishmarti {וְעַל־מִ֨שְׁמַרְתִּ֔י | wə-ʿal-miš-mar-tî}: and upon my guard (conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular construct + first person singular suffix) • anokhi {אָנֹכִ֥י | ʾā-nō-ḵî}: I (pronoun first person singular) • nitzav {נִצָּ֖ב | niṣ-ṣāv}: stationed (Niphal participle masculine singular absolute) • kol-halilot {כָּל־הַלֵּילֽוֹת | kôl-hă-lē-lōt}: all the nights (kol + noun masculine plural absolute) |