| 4. Morphological Analysis vayye'esof {וַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ף | wayyēʾăṣōp̄}: and he gathered (vav consecutive + qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד | dāwīd}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | et}: direct object marker (particle) • bnei {בְּנֵי | bə-nê}: sons (noun • masculine plural construct) • Aharon {אַהֲרֹן | ʾăhărōn}: Aaron (proper noun • masculine singular) • ve'et {וְאֶת־ | wəʾet}: conjunction + direct object marker (particle) • haleviyim {הַלְוִיִּם | haləwīyim}: the Levites (noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article) |