| 9. Morphological Analysis wayyiqqah {וַיִּקַּ֥ח | way·yiq·qāḥ}: and he took (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Moshe {מֹשֶׁ֛ה | mō·šē}: Moses (proper noun masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • hamatteh {הַמַּטֶּה | ham·mattê}: the staff (definite article plus noun masculine singular absolute) • millipnei {מִלִּפְנֵי | mil·lip·nê}: from before (preposition min + preposition lē + noun masculine plural construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֑ה | Yəh·wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name • the Tetragrammaton • covenant name of the God of Israel) • kaasher {כַּאֲשֶׁר | ka·ʾă·šer}: just as (prefixed kaf comparative + relative particle) • tsivvahu {צִוָּהוּ | ṣiv·wā·hū}: he commanded him (Qal perfect third person masculine singular + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) |