| 17. Morphological Analysis mesilat {מְסִלַּת | mə-sil-lat}: highway (noun feminine singular construct) • yesharim {יְשָׁרִים | ye-šā-rîm}: upright (adjective masculine plural absolute used substantively) • sur {סוּר | sûr}: to depart (verb Qal infinitive construct) • mera {מֵרָע | mê-rāʿ}: from evil (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • shomer {שֹׁמֵר | šō-mer}: guarding (verb Qal participle masculine singular) • nafsho {נַפְשׁוֹ | nap-šô}: his soul (noun feminine singular absolute with pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • notzer {נֹצֵר | nō-zēr}: preserving (verb Qal participle masculine singular) • darko {דַרְכּוֹ | dar-kô}: his way (noun masculine singular absolute with pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) |