| 22. Morphological Analysis lo-yaamin {לֹא־יַאֲמִ֣ין | lōʾ-yaʾămîn}: he does not believe (negative particle lōʾ joined by maqqef + verb • Hiphil imperfect • third person masculine singular • expressing lack of confidence) • shuv {שׁ֭וּב | šûḇ}: to return (verb • Qal infinitive construct • functioning as the complement of the preceding verb) • minni-choshekh {מִנִּי־חֹ֑שֶׁךְ | min-nî-ḥōšeḵ}: from darkness (preposition min with assimilated nun • with orthographic yod + noun • masculine singular absolute) • utsfo {וצפו | wṣpw}: and they watch (ketiv written form without vowel points • from the root tsafah “to watch,” functioning as a written variant alongside the following reading tradition) • vetsafuy {וְצָפ֖וּי | wə-ṣāp̄ûy}: and awaited (conjunction vav + verb • Qal passive participle masculine singular • from tsafah • indicating being watched for or lying in wait) • hu {ה֣וּא | hûʾ}: he (independent personal pronoun • third person masculine singular • used for emphasis) • elei-charev {אֱלֵי־חָֽרֶב | ʾĕlê-ḥāreḇ}: toward the sword (preposition ʾel in a poetic form + noun • feminine singular absolute • with maqqef) |