| 7. Morphological Analysis veʿattāh {וְ֠עַתָּה | wə-ʿattāh}: and now (conjunction + temporal adverb) • kōh-tō·mār {כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֞ר | kōh-tō·mār}: thus you shall say (qal imperfect second person masculine singular) • lə-ʿăv·dî {לְעַבְדִּ֣י | lə-ʿăv·dî}: to my servant (preposition + noun masculine singular construct + first person singular pronominal suffix) • lə-dā·wîd {לְדָוִ֗יד | lə-dā·wîd}: to David (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • kōh {כֹּ֤ה | kōh}: thus (demonstrative adverb) • ʾāmar {אָמַר֙ | ʾāmar}: said (qal perfect third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֣ה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (divine name • the Tetragrammaton) • ṣə·vā·ʾōṯ {צְבָא֔וֹת | ṣə·vā·ʾōṯ}: of hosts (noun masculine plural absolute) • ʾănî {אֲנִ֤י | ʾănî}: I (independent pronoun first person singular) • lə·qaḥ·tî·ḵā {לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙ | lə-qaḥ-tî-kā}: I took you (qal perfect first person masculine singular + second person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • min-han-nā·vēh {מִן־הַנָּוֶ֔ה | min-han-nā·vēh}: from the pasture (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute with definite article) • min-ʾăḥă-rê {מִֽן־אַחֲרֵ֖י | min-ʾăḥă-rê}: from after (preposition + noun) • ha-ṣō·ʼōn {הַצֹּ֑אן | ha-ṣō·ʼōn}: the flock (noun masculine singular absolute with definite article) • li-hyōt {לִהְיוֹת | li-hyōt}: to be (preposition + qal infinitive construct) • nā·gîḏ {נָגִ֔יד | nā·gîḏ}: ruler (noun masculine singular absolute) • ʿal {עַ֖ל | ʿal}: over (preposition) • ʿam-mî {עַמִּ֥י | ʿam-mî}: my people (noun masculine singular construct + first person singular pronominal suffix) • yiś-rā·ʼēl {יִשְׂרָאֵֽל | yiś-rā·ʼēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular). |