| 4. Morphological Analysis vetsivvah {וְצִוָּה֙ | wə-ṣiv-vāh}: and he shall command (conjunction vav + Piel imperfect • 3rd person masculine singular) • hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hā-qō-hên}: the priest (noun • masculine singular with definite article) • velakach {וְלָקַ֧ח | wə-lā-qaḥ}: and he shall take (conjunction vav + Qal perfect • 3rd person masculine singular) • lamittaher {לַמִּטַּהֵ֛ר | la-mit-tā-hēr}: for the one being cleansed (preposition lamed + Piel participle • masculine singular with the definite article) • shtei-tsipporim {שְׁתֵּֽי־צִפֳּרִ֥ם | šᵉ-tê-ṣip-pô-rim}: two birds (numeral 'two' feminine + noun • dual) • chayot {חַיּוֹת | ḥay-yôṯ}: living (adjective • feminine plural absolute) • tehorot {טְהֹרוֹת | ṭə-hô-rôt}: clean (adjective • feminine plural absolute) • ve-ets {וְעֵ֣ץ | wə-ʿēṣ}: and wood (conjunction vav + noun • masculine singular absolute) • erez {אֶ֔רֶז | ʾē-rez}: cedar (noun • masculine singular absolute) • ushni {וּשְׁנִ֥י | û-šnî}: and two (conjunction vav + numeral 'two' • feminine) • tolaat {תוֹלַעַת | tô-lā-ʿaṯ}: worm (noun • feminine singular construct) • ve-ezov {וְאֵזֹב | wə-ʾē-zôḇ}: and hyssop (conjunction vav + noun • masculine singular absolute) |