| 10. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wa-yō-’mer}: and he said (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | yᵉ-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun • Tetragrammaton • masculine singular) • el-Mosheh {אֶל־מֹשֶׁה | ʼel-mō-šê}: to Moses (preposition plus proper noun • masculine singular) • hashev {הָשֵׁב | hā-šēḇ}: return (Hiphil imperative • second masculine singular) • et {אֵת | ʼet}: direct-object marker (particle) • matteh {מַטֵּה | maṭ-ṭê}: staff (noun • masculine singular absolute) • Aharon {אַהֲרֹן | ʼa-hă-rôn}: Aaron (proper noun • masculine singular) • lifnei {לִפְנֵי | lip̄-nê}: before (preposition) • ha-edut {הָעֵדוּת | hā-ʾê-dûṯ}: the testimony (noun • feminine singular absolute • definite) • le-mishmeret {לְמִשְׁמֶרֶת | lə-miš-mə-rêṯ}: for a safeguard (preposition plus noun • feminine singular absolute) • le-ot {לְאוֹת | lə-’ôṯ}: for a sign (preposition plus noun • feminine singular absolute) • livnei-meri {לִבְנֵי־מֶרִי | liw-bə-nê merî}: for the sons of rebellion (preposition plus plural construct plus noun) • utekhal {וּתְכַל | wə-tə-kal}: and it will cease (vav-consecutive • Piel imperfect • third feminine singular) • telunotam {תְּלֻנּוֹתָם | tə-lun-no-tam}: their complaints (noun • feminine plural construct plus third masculine plural suffix) • me’alai {מֵעָלַי | mē-ʿā-lāy}: from upon me (preposition plus first person singular suffix) • velo {וְלֹא | wə-lō}: and not (conjunction plus negative particle) • yamutu {יָמֻתוּ | yā-mu-tū}: they will die (Qal imperfect • third masculine plural) |