| 5. Morphological Analysis vehayah {וְהָיָה | wə-hā-yāh}: and it shall be (vav-consecutive + Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ha’ish {הָאִישׁ | hā-ʾîš}: the man (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾǎ-šer}: whom (relative particle) • evchar {אֶבְחַר | ʾev-ḥǎr}: I choose (Qal imperfect first person singular) • bo {בוֹ | bō}: in him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • mattehu {מַטֵּהוּ | ma-ṯē-hū}: his staff (noun masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • yifrach {יִפְרָח | yi-f-rā-ḥ}: shall sprout (Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • vahashikoti {וַהֲשִׁכֹּתִי | wa-hă-šî-kō-tî}: and I will cause to cease (vav-consecutive + Hifil perfect first person singular) • me’alai {מֵעָלַי | mē-ʿā-lāy}: from upon me (preposition + preposition + first person singular suffix) • et {אֵת | ʾēt}: direct object marker • telunot {תְּלוּנוֹת | tə-lū-nōṯ}: complaints (noun feminine plural absolute) • benei {בְּנֵי | bənê}: sons of (construct plural masculine noun) • yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yiś-rā-ʾēl}: Israel (proper noun) • asher {אֲשֶׁר | ʾǎ-šer}: which (relative particle) • hem {הֵם | hēm}: they (independent pronoun masculine plural) • malinim {מַלִּינִים | mal-lî-nîm}: are complaining (Piel participle masculine plural) • aleichem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿă-lê-ḵem}: against you (preposition + second person masculine plural suffix) |