| 4. Morphological Analysis vayyiqqar {וַיִּקָּר | wayyiqqār}: and he met (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʼĕlōhîm {אֱלֹהִים | ʼĕ-lō-hîm}: God (proper noun masculine plural form with singular meaning) • ʾel {אֶל | ʾel}: to (preposition) • Bîlʿām {בִּלְעָם | bîlʿām}: Balaam (proper noun masculine singular) • wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʾēlāyw {אֵלָיו | ʾēlāyw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ʾet {אֶת | ʾet}: direct-object marker (particle) • šivʿat {שִׁבְעַת | šivʿat}: seven of (cardinal numeral + feminine singular construct) • ham-mizbechôt {הַמִּזְבְּחֹת | ham-mizbechôt}: the altars (noun feminine plural absolute + definite article) • ʿārakhtî {עָרַכְתִּי | ʿā-rakh-tî}: I arranged (Qal perfect first person singular) • wā́ʿăʿal {וָאַעַל | wā́ʿăʿal}: and I offered up (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect first person singular) • pār {פָּר | pār}: bull (noun masculine singular absolute) • wā́ʾāyil {וָאַיִל | wā́ʾāyil}: and ram (vav-consecutive + noun masculine singular absolute) • ba-mizbeáḥ {בַּמִּזְבֵּֽחַ | bam-mizbēaḥ}: on the altar (preposition + noun feminine singular absolute + definite article) |