| 3. Morphological Analysis ve'adirehem {וְאַדִּ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם | wə-ʾad-dirē-hem}: and their nobles (conjunction vav + noun • masculine plural construct state with third person masculine plural suffix) • shal'chu {שָׁלְח֥וּ | šāl-ḥū}: they sent (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • tsoreyhem {צעוריהם | ṣə-ʿō-rê-hem}: their youthful ones (noun • masculine plural construct state with third person masculine plural suffix) • tse'irehem {צְעִירֵיהֶ֖ם | ṣə-ʿî-rê-hem}: their young ones (noun • masculine plural construct state with third person masculine plural suffix) • lamayim {לַמָּ֑יִם | la-mā-yim}: for the water (preposition lamed + noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article) • bau {בָּ֣אוּ | bā-ʾū}: they came (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • al-gevim {עַל־גֵּבִ֞ים | ʿal-gē-vîm}: to cisterns (preposition + noun • masculine plural absolute) • lo-matzeu {לֹא־מָ֣צְאוּ | lō maṣ-ʾū}: they did not find (negative particle + verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • mayim {מַ֗יִם | mā-yim}: water (noun • masculine plural absolute) • shavu {שָׁ֤בוּ | šā-ḇū}: they returned (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • keleihem {כְלֵיהֶם֙ | kə-lê-hem}: their vessels (noun • masculine plural construct state with third person masculine plural suffix) • reikam {רֵיקָ֔ם | rê-qām}: empty (adjective • masculine plural) • boshu {בֹּ֥שׁוּ | bō-šū}: they were ashamed (verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • vehoklemu {וְהָכְלְמ֖וּ | wə-hā-ḵlə-mū}: they were humiliated (conjunction vav + verb • Nifal perfect • third person masculine plural) • vechafu {וְחָפ֥וּ | wə-ḥā-pū}: and they covered (conjunction vav + verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • rosham {רֹאשָֽׁם | rō-šām}: their heads (noun • masculine singular absolute with third person masculine plural suffix) |