| 3. Morphological Analysis vayyarev {וַיָּ֥רֶב | way-yā-rēḇ}: and he quarreled (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • haam {הָעָ֖ם | hā-ʿām}: the people (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • im {עִם | ʿim}: with (preposition) • moshe {מֹשֶׁ֑ה | mō-šē}: Moses (proper noun • masculine singular) • vayomeru {וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ | way-yō-ʾə-rū}: and they said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • lemaor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lē-ʾê-môr}: saying (infinitive construct) • velu {וְל֥וּ | wə-lû}: and if only (conjunction + particle) • gavanu {גָוַ֛עְנוּ | gā-ḇa-ʿnū}: we had died (Qal perfect • first person common plural) • bigva {בִּגְוַ֥ע | bi-gə-wāʿ}: in the dying (preposition + noun • masculine singular construct) • acheinu {אַחֵ֖ינוּ | ʾa-ḥê-nū}: our brothers (noun + possessive suffix) • lifnei {לִפְנֵ֥י | li-p̄nê}: before (preposition + noun • masculine plural) • Yahweh {יְהוָֽה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton; proper noun • masculine singular) |