| 7. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wāy-yō-mer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִ֖יד | dā-wîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • lišlōmō {לִשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה | li-šə-lō-mō}: to Solomon (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • benō {בנו | bə-nō}: his son (noun masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • benī {בְּנִ֕י | bə-nî}: my son (noun masculine singular construct + first person singular suffix) • ăni {אֲנִ֗י | ʾă-nî}: I (independent pronoun first person singular) • hāyāh {הָיָ֣ה | hā-yāh}: was (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ʿim-levavī {עִם־לְבָבִי | ʿim-lə-vā-vî}: with my heart (preposition + noun masculine singular construct + first person singular suffix) • livnot {לִבְנ֣וֹת | li-və-nōṯ}: to build (Qal infinitive construct) • bayit {בַּ֔יִת | bā-yit}: house (noun masculine singular absolute) • l'shem {לְשֵׁ֖ם | lə-šēm}: for the Name (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • Elohai {אֱלֹהָֽי | ʾĕ-lō-hā-yî}: my God (noun plural of majesty + first person singular suffix) |