| 1. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִ֡י | wayhî}: and it happened (conjunction vav with consecutive force + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • le'et {לְעֵת֩ | lə-ʿēt}: at the time of (preposition lamed + noun • feminine singular construct) • teshuvat {תְּשׁוּבַ֨ת | təšûḇat}: turning (noun • feminine singular construct) • hashanah {הַשָּׁנָ֜ה | haššānâ}: the year (noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • le'et {לְעֵ֣ת | lə-ʿēt}: at the time of (preposition lamed + noun • feminine singular construct) • tse't {צֵ֣את | ṣēʾt}: going out (noun • feminine singular construct) • hamelakhim {הַמְּלָכִ֗ים | hamməlākîm}: the kings (noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article) • vayinhag {וַיִּנְהַ֣ג | wayyinhag}: and he led (conjunction vav with consecutive force + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Yoav {יוֹאָב֩ | yôʾāḇ}: Joab (proper noun • masculine singular) • et-kheil {אֶת־חֵ֨יל | ʾeṯ-ḥêl}: (direct object marker) force (particle ʾet + noun • masculine singular construct) • hatsava {הַצָּבָ֜א | haṣṣāḇāʾ}: the army (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • vayashkhet {וַיַּשְׁחֵ֣ת | wayyašḥēt}: and he destroyed (conjunction vav with consecutive force + verb • Hiphil imperfect • third person masculine singular) • et-erets {אֶת־אֶ֣רֶץ | ʾeṯ-ʾereṣ}: (direct object marker) the land (particle ʾet + noun • feminine singular absolute) • benei-ammon {בְּנֵֽי־עַמּ֗וֹן | bənê-ʿammôn}: sons of Ammon (noun “sons,” masculine plural construct + proper noun) • vayavo {וַיָּבֹא֙ | wayyāḇōʾ}: and he came (conjunction vav with consecutive force + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • vayatsar {וַיָּ֣צַר | wayyāṣar}: and he besieged (conjunction vav with consecutive force + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • et-rabbah {אֶת־רַבָּ֔ה | ʾeṯ-rabbâ}: (direct object marker) Rabbah (particle ʾet + proper noun • feminine singular) • veDavid {וְדָוִ֖יד | wə-dāwîḏ}: and David (conjunction vav + proper noun • masculine singular) • yoshev {יֹשֵׁ֣ב | yōšēḇ}: was sitting (participle • Qal active • masculine singular) • birushalayim {בִּירֽוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם | birûšālayim}: in Jerusalem (preposition bet + proper noun) • vayakh {וַיַּ֥ךְ | wayyaḵ}: and he struck (conjunction vav with consecutive force + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Yoav {יוֹאָ֛ב | yôʾāḇ}: Joab (proper noun • masculine singular) • et-rabbah {אֶת־רַבָּ֖ה | ʾeṯ-rabbâ}: (direct object marker) Rabbah (particle ʾet + proper noun • feminine singular) • vayeherseha {וַיֶּֽהֶרְסֶֽהָ | wayyehersēhā}: and he overthrew it (conjunction vav with consecutive force + verb • Hiphil imperfect • third person masculine singular • with third person feminine singular pronominal suffix) |