| 4. Morphological Analysis ve-lifnei {וְלִפְנֵ֣י | wə-lip̄-nê}: and before (conjunction vav prefixed to preposition lamed plus noun paneh in construct state; noun feminine singular) • mizzeh {מִזֶּ֔ה | miz-zê}: from this (preposition min prefixed to demonstrative zeh “this”) • eliyashib {אֶלְיָשִׁיב֙ | ʾel-yā-šîḇ}: Eliashib (proper noun; masculine singular) • ha-kohen {הַכֹּהֵ֔ן | hak-kō-hên}: the priest (definite article prefix + noun; masculine singular) • natun {נָת֖וּן | nā-tûn}: was appointed (Qal passive participle; third person masculine singular) • be-lishkat {בְּלִשְׁכַּ֣ת | bə-lish-kat}: in the chamber (preposition be prefixed to noun lishkat in construct; noun feminine singular) • beit-eloheinu {בֵּית־אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ | bêṯ-ʾĕ-lō-hê-nû}: house of our God (noun construct + pronominal suffix; masculine singular) • karov {קָר֖וֹב | qā-rôḇ}: near (Qal active participle used adjectivally; masculine singular) • le-toviyyah {לְטוֹבִיָּֽה | lə-ṭō-vî-yā}: to Tobiah (preposition le + proper noun; masculine singular) |