| 5. Morphological Analysis vetsivah {וְצִוָּה֙ | wə-ṣî-wāh}: and he shall command (verb • Piel perfect with vav-consecutive • third person masculine singular) • hakohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | ha-kō-hên}: the priest (common noun • masculine singular with definite article) • weshachat {וְשָׁחַ֖ט | wə-ša-ḥaṭ}: and he shall slaughter (verb • Qal perfect with vav-consecutive • third person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: object marker (particle marking a definite direct object) • hatsippor {הַצִּפּ֣וֹר | ha-ṣîp-pôr}: the bird (common noun • feminine singular with definite article) • haechat {הָאֶחָ֑ת | hā-ʾe-ḥāṯ}: the one (adjective-numeral • feminine singular with definite article) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: into; over (preposition) • keliheres {כְּלִי־חֶ֖רֶשׂ | kə-lî-ḥe-res}: earthenware vessel (noun construct • masculine singular) • al {עַל־ | ʿal}: over; upon (preposition) • mayim {מַ֥יִם | mā-yim}: water (noun • masculine plural absolute) • hayyim {חַיִּים | ḥay-yim}: living (adjective • masculine plural absolute functioning as qualifier) |