| 18. Morphological Analysis vayissa {וַיִּשָּׂ֥א | wayyiśśāʾ}: and he lifted up (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • 3 ms) • meshalo {מְשָׁלוֹ | mêšālô}: his proverb (noun • m s construct + 3 ms suffix) • vayomar {וַיֹּאמַר | wayyōmār}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • 3 ms) • kum {קוּם | kūm}: Arise (Qal imperative • m s) • Balak {בָּלָק | Bālāk}: Balak (proper noun • m s) • ushma {וּשְׁמָע | ūšmaʿ}: and hear (vav-consecutive + Qal imperative • m s) • haazina {הַאֲזִינָה | ha’ăzînāh}: give ear (Hiphil imperative • m s) • adai {עָדַי | ăḏay}: to me (adverbial particle + 1 cs suffix) • beno {בְּנוֹ | bənō}: his son (noun • m s + 3 ms suffix) • tsippor {צִפֹּר | ṣîppôr}: Zippor (proper noun • m s) |