| 1. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִי | wə·yə·hî}: and it was (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hagoral {הַגּוֹרָל | ha·gôr·āl}: the lot (definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • lematteh {לְמַטֵּה | lə·maṭ·têh}: for the tribe (preposition + noun masculine singular construct) • menasheh {מְנַשֶּׁה | mə·naš·šêh}: Manasseh (proper noun masculine singular) • kihu {כִּי־הוּא | kî·hûˀ}: because he (conjunction + independent pronoun third person masculine singular) • bekhor {בְּכֹור | bə·ḵôr}: firstborn (noun masculine singular absolute) • yoseph {יוֹסֵף | yō·sēph}: Joseph (proper noun masculine singular) • lemakhir {לְמָכִיר | lə·mā·kîr}: to Makir (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • bekhor {בְּכֹר | bə·ḵôr}: firstborn (noun masculine singular absolute) • menasheh {מְנַשֶּׁה | mə·naš·šêh}: Manasseh (proper noun masculine singular) • avi {אֲבִי | ă·vî}: father of (noun masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • hagilad {הַגִּלְעָד | ha·gîl·’āḏ}: Gilead (definite article + proper noun masculine singular) • kihu {כִּי־הוּא | kî·hûˀ}: because he (conjunction + independent pronoun third person masculine singular) • hayah {הָיָה | hā·yāh}: he was (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ish {אִישׁ | ’îš}: man (noun masculine singular absolute) • milchamah {מִלְחָמָה | mil·ḥā·māh}: war (noun feminine singular absolute) • vayehi-lo {וַיְהִי־לֹו | wə·yə·hî·lōw}: and it became for him (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular + preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • hagilad {הַגִּלְעָד | ha·gîl·’āḏ}: Gilead (definite article + proper noun masculine singular) • vehabashan {וְהַבָּשָׁן | wə·ha·bā·šān}: and Bashan (conjunction + definite article + proper noun masculine singular) |