| 12. Morphological Analysis vayehovah {וַיהוָ֤ה | wə-yə-hō-wāh}: and the LORD (consecutive vav + proper noun • masculine singular • covenant name of God) • tsevaot {צְבָאוֹת֙ | tsə-vā-ʾō-ṯ}: of hosts (noun • masculine plural construct) • bochen {בֹּחֵ֣ן | bō-ḥēn}: tester (participle • Qal • masculine singular absolute) • tsaddiq {צַדִּ֔יק | ṣad-dîq}: the righteous one (adjective • masculine singular absolute) • roeh {רֹאֶ֥ה | rō-ʾē}: seer (participle • Qal • masculine singular absolute) • kelayot {כְלָי֖וֹת | kə-lā-yō-ṯ}: kidneys (noun • feminine plural absolute) • wa-lev {וָלֵ֑ב | wā-lē-ḇ}: and heart (conjunction + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ereh {אֶרְאֶ֤ה | ʾer-ʾē}: let me see (verb • Qal imperfect • first person singular) • nikmatekha {נִקְמָֽתְךָ֙ | niq-māṯ-ḵā}: your vengeance (noun • feminine singular construct + second person masculine singular suffix) • mehem {מֵהֶ֔ם | mē-hēm}: from them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • ki {כִּ֥י | kî}: for • because (conjunction) • elekha {אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ʾē-lê-ḵā}: to you (preposition + second person masculine singular suffix) • gilliti {גִּלִּ֥יתִי | gil-lî-tī}: I have revealed (verb • Piel perfect • first person singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker • rivi {רִיבִֽי | rî-ḇî}: my cause (noun • masculine singular absolute + first person singular suffix) |