| 12. Morphological Analysis wayyō-merû {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyō-merû}: and they said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • bənê-yiś-rā-’ēl {בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bənê-yiś-rā-’ēl}: sons of Israel (noun masculine plural construct + proper noun masculine singular) • ’el-mo-šê {אֶל־מֹשֶׁה | ’el-mo-šê}: to Moses (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • lē-’môr {לֵאמֹר | lē-’môr}: saying (infinitive construct of ’āmar) • hên {הֵן | hên}: behold • indeed (particle of emphasis) • gā-‘an-nû {גָּוַעְנוּ | gā-‘an-nû}: we have perished (Qal perfect first person plural) • ’ā-vad-nû {אָבַדְנוּ | ’ā-vad-nû}: we are lost • we have perished (Qal perfect first person plural) • kul-lan-nû {כֻּלָּנוּ | kul-lan-nû}: all of us (noun with first person plural pronominal suffix) • ’ā-vad-nû {אָבָדְנוּ | ’ā-vad-nû}: we are lost • we have perished (Qal perfect first person plural) |