| 32. Morphological Analysis vayihyu {וַיִּהְי֥וּ | wayyihyû}: and they were (vav-consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • vənê {בְנֵֽי־ | bənê-}: sons of (noun construct plural masculine with maqqef) • yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • bammidbār {בַּמִּדְבָּ֑ר | bammidbār}: in the wilderness (preposition b- + noun with definite article • masculine singular) • vayimṣəʾû {וַֽיִּמְצְא֗וּ | wayimṣəʾû}: and they found (vav-consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • ʾîš {אִ֛ישׁ | ʾîš}: a man (noun masculine singular) • məqōšēš {מְקֹשֵׁ֥שׁ | məqōšēš}: gathering (piel participle masculine singular) • ʿēṣîm {עֵצִ֖ים | ʿēṣîm}: wood (noun masculine plural) • bəyôm {בְּי֥וֹם | bəyôm}: on the day (preposition b- + noun masculine singular) • haššabbāt {הַשַּׁבָּֽת | haššabbāt}: the Sabbath (definite article + noun masculine singular) |