| 3. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | va-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • yoʼāv {יוֹאָ֗ב | yō-ʼāv}: Joab (proper noun masculine singular) • yō-sêp̄ {יוֹסֵף֩ | yō-sêp̄}: may He add (qal imperfect third person masculine singular • jussive) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֨ה | yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton divine name) • ʿal-ʿam-mō {עַל־עַמּ֤וֹ | ʿal-ʿam-mō}: upon His people (preposition + noun masculine singular construct with third person masculine singular suffix) • kā-hēm {כָּהֵם֙ | kā-hēm}: like them (preposition + pronoun masculine plural) • mē-ʼāh {מֵאָ֣ה | mē-ʼāh}: one hundred (numeral feminine singular) • pə-ʿam-mîm {פְּעָמִ֔ים | pə-ʿam-mîm}: times (noun masculine plural) • hă-lōʾ {הֲלֹא֙ | hă-lōʾ}: is it not? (interrogative particle) • ʼă-ḏō-nî {אֲדֹנִ֣י | ʼă-ḏō-nî}: my lord (noun masculine singular with first person singular suffix) • ham-mé-lekh {הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ham-mé-lekh}: the king (definite article + noun masculine singular) • kul-lām {כֻלָּ֥ם | kul-lām}: all of them (collective pronoun masculine plural) • la-ʼă-ḏō-nî {לַאדֹנִ֖י | la-ʼă-ḏō-nî}: to my lord (preposition + noun with first person singular suffix) • la-ʿă-ḇā-ḏîm {לַעֲבָדִ֑ים | la-ʿă-ḇā-ḏîm}: for servants (preposition + noun masculine plural) • lā-māh {לָ֣מָּה | lā-māh}: why? (interrogative particle) • yĕ-vaqqēš {יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | yĕ-vaqqēš}: does He seek (piel imperfect third person masculine singular) • zōṯ {זֹאת֙ | zōṯ}: this (demonstrative pronoun feminine singular) • ʼă-ḏō-nî {אֲדֹנִ֔י | ʼă-ḏō-nî}: my lord (as above) • lā-māh {לָ֛מָּה | lā-māh}: why? (as above) • yiḥ-yēh {יִהְיֶ֥ה | yiḥ-yēh}: should it be (qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • lə-ʼaš-māh {לְאַשְׁמָ֖ה | lə-ʼaš-māh}: for guilt (preposition + noun feminine singular) • lə-yis-rā-ʼēl {לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ | lə-yis-rā-ʼēl}: against Israel (preposition + proper noun) |