Judges 8:16

וַיִּקַּח֙ אֶת־זִקְנֵ֣י הָעִ֔יר וְאֶת־קֹוצֵ֥י הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר וְאֶת־הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים וַיֹּ֣דַע בָּהֶ֔ם אֵ֖ת אַנְשֵׁ֥י סֻכֹּֽות׃

And he took the elders of the city, and the thorns of the wilderness, and the briers, and he disciplined the men of Sukkot with them.

Morphology

1. וַיִּקַּח֙ (vayyiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqḥ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he took”; Notes: Sequential action.
2. אֶת־ (et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Definite direct object marker; Translation: [untranslated]; Notes: Marks the object.
3. זִקְנֵ֣י (ziqnei) – Root: זקן (zaqen); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the elders of”; Notes: Possessive construct.
4. הָעִ֔יר (ha-ʿir) – Root: עיר (ʿir); Form: Noun, feminine singular definite; Translation: “the city”; Notes: Refers to Sukkot.
5. וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Conjunction with definite direct object marker; Translation: “and”; Notes: Links objects.
6. קֹוצֵ֥י (qotsei) – Root: קוץ (qots); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the thorns of”; Notes: Describes punishment method.
7. הַמִּדְבָּ֖ר (ha-midbar) – Root: מדבר (midbar); Form: Noun, masculine singular definite; Translation: “the wilderness”; Notes: Geographic reference.
8. וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Conjunction with definite direct object marker; Translation: “and”; Notes: Links objects.
9. הַֽבַּרְקֳנִ֑ים (ha-barkonim) – Root: ברקן (barkon); Form: Noun, masculine plural definite; Translation: “the briers”; Notes: Used as an instrument of punishment.
10. וַיֹּ֣דַע (vayyodaʿ) – Root: ידע (yadaʿ); Form: Hifil wayyiqtol (sequential imperfect) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he disciplined”; Notes: Causal form, meaning to make someone know or experience something.
11. בָּהֶ֔ם (bahem) – Root: ב (b-); Form: Preposition with 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “with them”; Notes: Refers to the thorns and briers.
12. אֵ֖ת (et) – Root: את (ʾet); Form: Definite direct object marker; Translation: [untranslated]; Notes: Marks the object.
13. אַנְשֵׁ֥י (anshei) – Root: אנש (ʾenosh); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct; Translation: “the men of”; Notes: Construct form.
14. סֻכֹּֽות׃ (Sukkot) – Root: סכות (Sukkot); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “Sukkot”; Notes: Name of the city punished.