| 6. Morphological Analysis wayyiṯrē’û {וַיִּרְאוּ | wayyiṯrē’û}: and they saw (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • benê {בְּנֵי | benê}: sons of (noun • masculine plural construct) • ʿammôn {עַמּוֹן | ʿammôn}: Ammon (proper noun) • kî {כִּי | kî}: because (conjunction) • hitbāʾašû {הִתְבָּאֲשׁוּ | hitbāʾašû}: they became detestable (Hitpael perfect • third person masculine plural) • ʿim {עִם | ʿim}: with (preposition) • Dāwîd {דָּוִד | Dāwîd}: David (proper noun) • wayyišlaḥ {וַיִּשְׁלַח | wayyišlaḥ}: and he sent (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • ḥānûn {חָנוּן | ḥānûn}: Hanun (proper noun) • u-benê-ʿammôn {וּבְנֵי־עַמּוֹן | u-benê-ʿammôn}: and the sons of Ammon (conjunction + noun • masculine plural construct) • elep̄ {אֶלֶף | elep̄}: thousand (numeral • masculine singular absolute) • kikkār {כִּכַּר | kikkār}: talent (noun • feminine singular absolute) • kesep̄ {כֶּסֶף | kesep̄}: silver (noun • masculine singular absolute) • li-sḵôr {לִשְׂכֹּר | li-sḵôr}: to hire (Qal infinitive construct) • lām {לָהֶם | lām}: for them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • min {מִן | min}: from (preposition) • ʾArām Naharayim {אֲרַם נַהֲרַיִם | ʾArām Naharayim}: Aram-Naharaim (proper noun) • u-min {וּמִן | u-min}: and from (conjunction + preposition) • ʾArām Maʿaḵâ {אֲרַם מַעֲכָה | ʾArām Maʿaḵâ}: Aram-Maakah (proper noun) • u-miṣṣōḇâ {וּמִצּוֹבָה | u-miṣṣōḇâ}: and from Zobah (conjunction + preposition + proper noun) • rek̠hev {רֶכֶב | rek̠hev}: chariot (noun • masculine singular absolute) • u-p̄ārāšîm {וּפָרָשִׁים | u-p̄ārāšîm}: and horsemen (conjunction + noun • masculine plural absolute) |