| 25. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | way-yi-hi}: and it was (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • dāwiḏ {דָוִד | da-wid}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • vä-zik-nē {וְזִקְנֵי | vä-zik-nē}: and elders of (conjunction vav + noun masculine plural construct) • yi-sra-’ēl {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yi-sra-’el}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • vä-sar-ē {וְשָׂרֵי | vä-sar-ē}: and commanders of (conjunction vav + noun masculine plural construct) • hä-’a-la-p̄īm {הָאֲלָפִים | hä-’a-la-p̄īm}: the thousands (definite article + noun masculine plural absolute) • hä-ho-l’ḵīm {הַהֹלְכִים | hä-ho-l’ḵīm}: the-going-ones (definite article + participle masculine plural) • lə-ha-’a-lōt {לְהַעֲל֞וֹת | lə-ha-’a-lōt}: to bring up (preposition lamed + Hiphil infinitive construct) • ’ēt {אֶת | ’ēt}: direct object marker (particle) • ’ă-rōn {אֲרוֹן | ’ă-rōn}: ark (noun masculine singular absolute) • bə-rît {בְּרִית | bə-rît}: covenant-of (preposition bēth + noun feminine singular construct) • yə-hō-wāh {יְהוָה | yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • min {מִן | min}: from (preposition) • bēt {בֵּית | bēt}: house of (noun masculine singular construct) • ’ō-vēḏ-’e-dōm {עֹבֵד־אֱדֹם | ’ō-vēḏ-’e-dōm}: Obed-Edom (proper noun masculine singular) • bə-śim-ḥāh {בְּשִׂמְחָה | bə-śim-ḥāh}: with joy (preposition bēth + noun feminine singular absolute) |