| 1. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִ֕י | wayəhî}: and it was (vav conversive + qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ka’asher {כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר | kaʾăšer}: when/as (compound conjunction) • yashav {יָשַׁ֥ב | yāšav}: he dwelt (qal perfect third person masculine singular) • Dāwîḏ {דָּוִ֖יד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • bə-bêytō {בְּבֵית֑וֹ | bə-bêytō}: in his house (preposition + noun masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav conversive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Dāwîḏ {דָּוִ֜יד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • ʾel-nātān {אֶל־נָתָ֣ן | ʾel-nātān}: to Nathan (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • hannābîʾ {הַנָּבִיא | hannābîʾ}: the prophet (definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • hinnēh {הִנֵּ֨ה | hinnēh}: behold (interjection) • ʾānōkî {אָנֹכִ֤י | ʾānōkî}: I (independent pronoun first person masculine singular) • yōšēb {יוֹשֵׁב֙ | yōšēb}: sitting/dwelling (qal participle masculine singular) • bə-bêyt {בְּבֵ֣ית | bə-bêyt}: in a house (preposition + noun masculine singular construct) • hāʾărāzîm {הָאֲרָזִים | hāʾărāzîm}: the cedars (definite article + noun masculine plural absolute) • waʾărōn {וַאֲרוֹן | waʾărōn}: and the ark (conjunction + noun masculine singular absolute) • bĕrît-Yahweh {בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖ה | bĕrît-Yahweh}: covenant of the LORD (noun feminine singular construct + divine name) • ṭaḥaṯ {תַּ֥חַת | ṭaḥaṯ}: under (preposition) • yĕriʿōt {יְרִיעֽוֹת | yĕriʿōṯ}: curtains (noun feminine plural absolute) |