| 16. Morphological Analysis vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyō’mərû}: and they said (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • benei {בְּנֵי | bənê}: sons of (noun • masculine plural construct) • Yosef {יוֹסֵף | Yōsēp̄}: Joseph (proper noun • masculine singular) • lo {לֹא | lō’}: not (negative particle) • yimmāṣê’ {יִמָּצֵא | yimmāṣê’}: will be found (Niphal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • lānû {לָנוּ | lānû}: to us (preposition + first person common plural suffix) • hāhār {הָהָר | hāhār}: the mountain (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • wərēḵēḇ {וְרֶכֶב | wərēḵēḇ}: and chariot(s) (conjunction vav + noun • masculine singular absolute collective) • bārzēl {בַּרְזֶל | bārzēl}: iron (noun • masculine singular absolute) • bə-k̄āl {בְּכָל | bə-k̄āl}: in all (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute) • hakkəna‘ānî {הַכְּנַעֲנִי | hakkəna‘ānî}: the Canaanite (adjective • masculine singular with definite article) • hayōšêḇ {הַיֹּשֵׁב | hayōšêḇ}: who dwells (Qal active participle • masculine singular with definite article) • bə’ereṣ-hā’ēmēq {בְּאֶרֶץ־הָעֵמֶק | bə’ereṣ-hā’ēmēq}: in the land of the valley (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute + construct + noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • la’ašer {לַאֲשֶׁר | la’ašer}: to which (relative pronoun + preposition) • bəbêṯ-Šə’ōn {בְּבֵית־שְׁאָן | bəbêṯ-Šə’ōn}: in Beth-Shan (preposition + noun construct + proper noun) • ū-vənōṯehā {וּבְנוֹתֶיהָ | ū-vənōṯehā}: and its towns (conjunction vav + preposition + noun • feminine plural construct + third person feminine singular suffix) • wə-la’ašer {וְלַאֲשֶׁר | wə-la’ašer}: and to which (conjunction vav + relative pronoun) • bə-’ēmēq {בְּעֵמֶק | bə-’ēmēq}: in the valley (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute) • Yizra‘ēl {יִזְרְעֶאל | Yizra‘ēl}: Jezreel (proper noun • masculine singular) |