Deuteronomy 3:23

וָאֶתְחַנַּ֖ן אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה בָּעֵ֥ת הַהִ֖וא לֵאמֹֽר׃

“Then I pleaded with YHWH at that time, saying,

Morphology

1. וָאֶתְחַנַּ֖ן (vaʾetḥannan) – Root: חנן (ḥanan); Form: Hitpael imperfect 1st person singular; Translation: “I pleaded”; Notes: Hitpael indicates a reflexive or intensive action.
2. אֶל (ʾel) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Indicates direction or approach.
3. יְהוָ֑ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the Tetragrammaton, the divine name.
4. בָּעֵ֥ת (baʿet) – Root: עת (ʿet); Form: Preposition with noun, feminine singular; Translation: “at the time”; Notes: Refers to a specific point in time.
5. הַהִ֖וא (ha-hu) – Root: הוא (hu); Form: Definite article with demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “that”; Notes: Specifies a particular time.
6. לֵאמֹֽר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.