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 back, re-; to re-say, to re-speak. The exact words of Abraham's reply are given, in quotation marks. What is the verb ? ejokob; it is in the perfect tense and first person, singular; &quot;I have&quot; done something. &quot;I have thrust.&quot; What is the subject ? Ob, I; in the termination or the verb. What is the object ? Omi, him; ending in i. Mof¸ is a preposition; any word ending in ¸ is a preposition. Mof¸ tened, outside-of the-tent. Bi, because, is a conjunction introducing the subordinate sentence ,,no leplekom oli,&quot; which should now be analysed. What is its verb ? Leplekom, present tense, third person, singular, masculin; tells what he does or with no what he does not. No leplekom, he does not worship. What is the object? Oli (ob-ol-om-of-os-on), thee. God äsagom täno ome, God said then to him; or, God then said to him. Esufob omi du yels tum. What is the verb ? Esufob, perfect tense, first person, singular; tells what I have done. --- I have endured. What is the object ? Omi, him. Du, is a preposition, during. Yels is the plural of yel, a year. The numeral tum is placed after its noun. Esufob omi du yels tum == I have endured him for a hundred years. Do is a conjunction, connecting the clause änestimom obi with the main sentence, as above. Do änestimom obi == Though he contemned me. In the clause beginning with ,,ed ol&quot; the particle -li, as well as the interrogation point, shows that a question is asked. First translate the clause as if an assertion, disregarding -li, then change it to a question. What is the verb ? äkanol, imperfect, second person, singular. Thou couldst. What is the subject ? Ol, expressed separately as well as in the termination, making it more emphatic.