| 23. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִ֗י | way-hî}: and it was (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • gevul {גְּבוּל֙ | gəvûl}: border (noun • masculine singular absolute) • benei-reuven {בְּנֵ֣י־רְאוּבֵ֔ן | bᵉnê-rəʾūvên}: sons of Reuben (noun • masculine plural construct + proper noun) • ha-yarden {הַיַּרְדֵּ֖ן | ha-yǎr-ḏēn}: the Jordan (definite article + proper noun • masculine singular) • u-gevul {וּגְבוּל֑ | u-gəvûl}: and border (conjunction + noun • masculine singular absolute) • zot {זֹ֣את | zôt}: this (demonstrative • feminine singular) • nachalat {נַחֲלַ֤ת | naḥălâṯ}: inheritance (noun • feminine singular construct) • benei-reuven {בְּנֵֽי־רְאוּבֵן֙ | bᵉnê-rəʾūvên}: sons of Reuben (noun • masculine plural construct + proper noun) • lemishpechotam {לְמִשְׁפְּחֹתָ֔ם | lᵊ-miš-pᵊ-ḥō-ṯām}: according to their families (preposition + noun • feminine plural construct + third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) • hearim {הֶעָרִ֖ים | hēʿārîm}: the cities (definite article + noun • feminine plural absolute) • vechatzreihen {וְחַצְרֵיהֶֽן | vᵊ-ḥaṣ-rê-ye-hên}: and their villages (conjunction + noun • feminine plural construct + third person feminine plural pronominal suffix) |