| 1. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי֙ | wayyehî}: and it happened (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • acharei-khen {אַחֲרֵי־כֵן | ʾaḥărê-khen}: after this (preposition + adverb) • vayyak {וַיַּ֥ךְ | wayyaḵ}: and he struck (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • et-pelishtim {אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | ʾet-pəlišṯîm}: the Philistines (direct object marker + proper noun masculine plural) • vayyakni'em {וַיַּכְנִיעֵ֑ם | wayyaknîʿêm}: and he subdued them (vav consecutive + Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular + third person masculine plural suffix) • vayyiqqah {וַיִּקַּ֛ח | wayyiqqaḥ}: and he took (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • et-gat {אֶת־גַּ֥ת | ʾet-gat}: Gath (direct object marker + proper noun feminine singular) • ubenoteha {וּבְנֹתֶ֖יהָ | ūbənōtehā}: and its towns (conjunction + noun construct plural + third person feminine singular suffix) • miyad {מִיַּ֥ד | miyyād}: from the hand (preposition + noun singular construct) • pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים | pəlišṯîm}: the Philistines (proper noun masculine plural) |