| 2. Morphological Analysis vesamta {וְשַׂמְתָּ | wə-śam-tā}: and you must put (vav-consecutive + Qal perfect second person masculine singular) • sakin {שַׂכִּין | sa-ḵīn}: knife (noun • masculine singular absolute) • beloekha {בְּלֹעֶכָה | bə-lō-ʿe-kha}: at your throat (preposition + noun in construct with second person masculine singular suffix) • im {אִם | ʾim}: if (conditional particle) • baal {בַּעַל | ba-ʿal}: master • owner (noun • masculine singular absolute) • nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | ne-pheš}: soul • life • appetite (noun • feminine singular absolute) • atah {אָתָּה | ʾat-tā}: you (independent pronoun • second person masculine singular) |