| 3. Morphological Analysis vayakam {וַיָּ֨קָם | wa-yā-qām}: and he arose (vav consecutive + qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • isha {אִישָׁ֜הּ | ʾî-šāh}: her husband (noun masculine singular construct with third person feminine singular suffix) • vayelekh {וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ | wa-yē-leḵ}: and he went (vav consecutive + qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • achareha {אַחֲרֶ֗יהָ | ʾaḥă-re-hā}: after her (preposition + third person feminine singular suffix) • ledaber {לְדַבֵּ֤ר | lə-da-bēr}: to speak (piel infinitive construct) • al-libah {עַל־לִבָּהּ֙ | ʿal-libbāh}: to her heart (preposition + noun masculine singular construct with third person feminine singular suffix) • lehashivo {לְהַשִּׁיבוֹ | lə-ha-šî-wō}: to bring him back (hifil infinitive construct with third person masculine singular suffix) • lahashivah {לַהֲשִׁיבָ֔הּ | la-hă-šî-wāh}: to return her (hifil infinitive construct with third person feminine singular suffix) • vena’aro {וְנַעֲר֥וֹ | wə-na-ʿă-rō}: and his servant (vav + noun masculine singular construct with third person masculine singular suffix) • immo {עִמּ֖וֹ | ʿim-mō}: with him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • vetsemed {וְצֶ֣מֶד | wə-ṣe-med}: and a pair (vav + noun masculine singular absolute) • chamorim {חֲמֹרִ֑ים | ḥă-mō-rîm}: donkeys (noun masculine plural absolute) • vateviehu {וַתְּבִיאֵ֙הוּ֙ | wat-te-vi-ʾē-hū}: and she brought him (vav consecutive + hifil imperfect third person feminine singular with third person masculine singular suffix) • beit aviha {בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יהָ | bēṯ ʾā-ḇî-hā}: to her father’s house (noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine singular absolute with third person feminine singular suffix) • vayire’ehu {וַיִּרְאֵ֙הוּ֙ | wa-yir-ʾē-hū}: and he saw him (vav consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular with third person masculine singular suffix) • avi hana’arah {אֲבִ֣י הַֽנַּעֲרָ֔ה | ʾă-ḇî han-na-ʿā-rāh}: the father of the young woman (noun masculine singular construct + definite article + noun feminine singular absolute) • vayismach {וַיִּשְׂמַ֖ח | wa-yis-ma-aḥ}: and he rejoiced (vav consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • likrato {לִקְרָאתֽוֹ | liq-rā-ṯō}: to meet him (preposition + infinitive construct + third person masculine singular suffix) |