| 3. Morphological Analysis v’et {וְאֵת | və-ʾêṯ}: conjunction (prefixed vav) + direct-object marker • shem {שֵׁם | šēm}: noun • masculine singular absolute • “name” • Aharon {אַהֲרֹן | ’ăhărō̂n}: proper noun • masculine singular • “Aaron” • tiktov {תִּכְתֹּב | tik-tōḇ}: verb • Qal imperfect • second person masculine singular • “you shall write” • al {עַל | ʿal}: preposition • “upon” • matteh {מַטֵּה | mattēh}: noun • masculine singular absolute • “staff • rod” • Levi {לֵוִי | Lēwî}: proper noun • masculine singular • “Levi” • ki {כִּי | kî}: conjunction • “for • because” • matteh {מַטֵּה | mattēh}: noun • masculine singular absolute • “staff • rod” • echad {אֶחָד | ’eḥāḏ}: adjective • masculine singular absolute • “one” • le-rosh {לְרֹאשׁ | lə-rôš}: preposition (lamed prefix) + noun • masculine singular absolute • “for the head” • beit {בֵּית | bêt}: noun • feminine singular construct • “house” • avotam {אֲבֹתָם | ’ăvôtām}: noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine plural suffix • “their fathers” |