| 1. Morphological Analysis vayetze {וַיֵּצֵ֨א | way-yē-ṣēʾ}: and it went out (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ha-goral {הַגּוֹרָ֜ל | ha-gō·rāl}: the lot (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • li-vnei {לִבְנֵ֤י | li·vnē}: to the sons of (preposition lamed + noun • masculine plural construct) • Yosef {יוֹסֵף֙ | Yō·sēp̄}: Joseph (proper noun • masculine singular) • mi-Yarden {מִיַּרְדֵּ֣ן | min·Yār·dēn}: from Jordan (preposition min + proper noun • masculine singular construct) • Yericho {יְרִיח֔וֹ | Yə·rī·ḥō}: Jericho (proper noun • masculine singular) • lə-mē {לְמֵ֥י | lə·mē}: to the waters of (preposition lamed + noun • masculine plural construct) • Yericho {יְרִיח֖וֹ | Yə·rī·ḥō}: Jericho (proper noun • masculine singular) • mizrachah {מִזְרָ֑חָה | miz·rā·ḥā}: eastward (preposition min + noun • feminine singular absolute with directional he) • ha-midbar {הַמִּדְבָּ֗ר | ha·mid·bār}: the wilderness (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ʿōlē {עֹלֶ֧ה | ʿō·lē}: going up (Qal active participle • masculine singular absolute) • min-Yericho {מִירִיח֛וֹ | min·Yə·rī·ḥō}: from Jericho (preposition min + proper noun • masculine singular) • ba-har {בָּהָ֖ר | bā·hār}: in the hill country (preposition bet + noun • masculine singular absolute) • Beit-El {בֵּֽית־אֵֽל | bēt·ʾēl}: Bethel • “house of God” (construct chain • proper noun) |