| 1. Morphological Analysis wayyomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • 3ms) • bil‘am {בִּלְעָם֙ | bil‘ām}: Balaam (proper noun • m.sg.) • ’el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • balak {בָּלָ֔ק | bālāq}: Balak (proper noun • m.sg.) • beneh-li {בְּנֵה־לִ֥י | bənē-lî}: build for me (Qal imperative • m.sg. + 1cs suffix) • bazeh {בָזֶ֖ה | bā-zēh}: in this (demonstrative + prep.) • shiv‘ah {שִׁבְעָ֣ה | šiv‘ā}: seven (numeral • m.sg.) • mizbechot {מִזְבְּחֹ֑ת | mizbəḥôṯ}: altars (noun • f.pl.) • vehakhen-li {וְהָכֵ֥ן לִי֙ | wə-hā̆kên-lî}: and prepare for me (vav + Hiphil imperative • m.sg. + 1cs suffix) • bazeh {בָּזֶ֔ה | bā-zēh}: in this (demonstrative + prep.) • shiv‘ah {שִׁבְעָ֥ה | šiv‘ā}: seven (numeral • m.sg.) • parim {פָרִ֖ים | pā-rîm}: bulls (noun • m.pl.) • wə-shiv‘ah {וְשִׁבְעָ֥ה | wə-šiv‘ā}: and seven (vav + numeral • m.sg.) • elim {אֵילִֽים | ʾê-lîm}: rams (noun • m.pl.) |