| 2. Morphological Analysis vayyak {וַיַּךְ | va-yá̄k}: and he struck (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ-}: direct object marker (particle) • Moav {מוֹאָב | mōʾā́v}: Moab (proper noun • masculine singular) • vayihyu {וַיִּהְיוּ | va-yihyû́}: and they became (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • Moav {מוֹאָב | mōʾā́v}: Moab (proper noun • masculine singular • used collectively) • avadim {עֲבָדִים | ʿăvādîm}: servants (common noun • masculine plural) • leDavid {לְדָוִיד | lə-ḏā-vîḏ}: to David (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • nose’e {נֹשְׂאֵי | nōśḗʾî}: bearing (Qal active participle • masculine plural • construct) • minchah {מִנְחָה | mînḥấ}: tribute (common noun • feminine singular) |