| 11. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִ֖י | wā̆yĕḥî}: and it happened (vav consecutive + qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ki {כִּ | kî}: when (conjunction) • reotam {רְאוֹתָ֣ם | rə-’ō-ṯām}: to see them (qal infinitive construct + third person masculine plural suffix) • oto {אוֹת֑וֹ | ’ô-tô}: him (direct object marker + third person masculine singular suffix) • vayikchu {וַיִּקְחוּ֙ | wā-yik-kḥû}: and they took (vav consecutive + qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • sheloshim {שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים | šĕ-lō-šîm}: thirty (numeral • masculine plural absolute) • mereim {מֵֽרֵעִ֔ים | mē-rê-ʿîm}: from companions (preposition + noun masculine plural absolute) • vayihyu {וַיִּהְי֖וּ | wā-yĭh-yû}: and they were (vav consecutive + qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • ito {אִתּֽוֹ | ’it-tō}: with him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) |