| 4. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōʾmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • moav {מוֹאָ֜ב | Mōʾāḇ}: Moab (proper noun • masculine singular) • el-ziqnei {אֶל־זִקְנֵ֣י | ʾel-ziqnê}: to the elders of (preposition + noun • masculine plural construct) • midyan {מִדְיָ֗ן | Midyān}: Midian (proper noun • masculine singular) • attah {עַתָּ֞ה | ʿattāh}: now (adverb) • yelachachu {יְלַחֲכ֤וּ | yəlăḥəkū}: they will lick up (Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • hakkahal {הַקָּהָל֙ | hakkāhāl}: the assembly (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • et-kol-sevivoteinu {אֶת־כָּל־סְבִ֣יבֹתֵ֔ינוּ | ʾet-kol-səvîḇōṯê-nû}: all our surroundings (direct object marker + noun • feminine plural construct with first person plural suffix) • kilchok {כִּלְחֹ֣ךְ | kilḥōḵ}: as licking (kaf preposition + Qal infinitive construct • masculine singular) • hashor {הַשּׁ֔וֹר | haššôr}: the ox (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • et {אֵ֖ת | ʾēṯ}: (direct object marker) • yerek {יֶ֣רֶק | yērāq}: green growth (noun • masculine singular absolute) • hasadeh {הַשָּׂדֶה֑ | hassādeh}: the field (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • uvalak {וּבָלָ֧ק | ū-wālaq}: and Balak (conjunction + proper noun • masculine singular) • ben-tzippor {בֶּן־צִפּ֛וֹר | ben-ṣip̄pōr}: son of Zippor (noun • masculine singular construct + proper noun) • melek {מֶ֥לֶךְ | meleḵ}: king (noun • masculine singular absolute) • lemoav {לְמוֹאָ֖ב | lə-Mōʾāḇ}: of Moab (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • baet {בָּעֵ֥ת | bā-ʿêṯ}: at the time (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute) • hahi {הַהִֽוא׃ | hahîʾ}: that (demonstrative pronoun • feminine singular absolute). |