| 10. Morphological Analysis vayyishlechu {וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ | wayyišḷêḥû}: and they sent (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • sham {שָׁם | šām}: there (adverb of place) • haʾedah {הָעֵדָה | hāʾēdāh}: the assembly (definite article + feminine singular noun) • šənê-ʿāśār {שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר | šənê ʿāśār}: twelve (dual of two + ten • cardinal number) • ʾelep̄ {אֶלֶף | ʾelep̄}: thousand (noun • masculine singular absolute) • ʾîš {אִישׁ | ʾîš}: man (noun • masculine singular absolute) • mibbənê {מִבְּנֵי | mibbənê}: from the sons of (preposition + masculine plural construct) • heḥāyil {הֶחָיִל | ḥēḥāyil}: valor/army (definite article + masculine singular construct) • wayyəṣawwû {וַיְצַוּוּ | wayyəṣawwû}: and they commanded (vav-consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine plural) • ’ôtām {אוֹתָם | ʾôtām}: them (third person masculine plural direct object pronoun) • lēʾmōr {לֵאמֹר | lēʾmōr}: to say (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) • ləḵû {לְכוּ | ləkū}: go (Qal imperative second person masculine plural) • wəhiqqîtêm {וְהִכִּיתֶם | wəhīqqîtēm}: and you shall strike (vav-consecutive Hifil perfect second person masculine plural) • ’et–yōšəḇê {אֶת־יוֹשְׁבֵי | ʾet-yōšəḇê}: the inhabitants of (direct object marker + Qal active participle masculine plural construct) • Yāḇēš {יָבֵשׁ | Yāḇēš}: Jabesh (proper noun) • Gilʿāḏ {גִּלְעָד | Gilʿāḏ}: Gilead (proper noun) • ləp̄î ḥereḇ {לְפִי־חֶרֶב | ləp̄î ḥereḇ}: by the edge of the sword (preposition + construct + noun) • wəhannašîm {וְהַנָּשִׁים | wəhannašîm}: and the women (conjunction + definite article + feminine plural absolute) • wəhattāp̄ {וְהַטָּף | wəhattāp̄}: and the little ones (conjunction + definite article + masculine collective) |