| 6. Morphological Analysis vayeshalach {וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח | wayyšallâḥ}: and he sent (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֜ה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun divine name masculine singular) • ba-am {בָּעָ֗ם | baʿām}: among the people (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • et {אֵ֚ת | ʾēṯ}: direct object marker (particle) • ha-nehashim {הַנְּחָשִׁ֣ים | han-nə-ḥā-šîm}: the serpents (definite article + noun masculine plural absolute) • ha-serapim {הַשְּׂרָפִ֔ים | ha-śə-rā-pîm}: the burning ones (definite article + noun masculine plural absolute) • vayinashechu {וַֽיְנַשְּׁכ֖וּ | wayyinnāššəḵû}: and they bit (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third masculine plural) • et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}: direct object marker (particle) • ha-am {הָעָ֑ם | hā-ʿām}: the people (definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • vayamat {וַיָּ֥מָת | wayyāmāt}: and he died (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third masculine singular) • am-rav {עַם־רָ֖ב | ʿam-rāḇ}: many people (noun masculine singular + adjective masculine singular) • mi-yisrael {מִיִּשְׂרָאֵֽל | mî-yisrāʾēl}: from Israel (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) |