| 3. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayyəhî}: and it happened (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect + third-person masculine singular) • kəšammāʿām {כְּשָׁמְעָם | kə-šām-ʿām}: as they heard (preposition kə “as/when” + Qal infinitive construct + third-person masculine plural suffix) • ʾet-hattôrāh {אֶת־הַתּוֹרָה | ʾeṯ-hattôrāh}: the law (direct-object marker + definite article + feminine singular noun) • wayyabdîlû {וַיַּבְדִּילוּ | wayyabdîlû}: and they separated (vav-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect + third-person masculine plural) • kōl-ʿēreḇ {כָל־עֵרֶב | kōl-ʿēreḇ}: all the mixed multitude (noun masculine singular absolute; with maqqef) • min-yisrāʾēl {מִיּשְׂרָאֵל | min-yisrāʾēl}: from Israel (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) |