| 8. Morphological Analysis va’eqra {וָאֶקְרַ֤ע | wāʾeqraʾ}: and I tore (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect + first person masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet-}: direct object marker (particle) • hammamlāḵāh {הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ | hammamlāḵā}: the kingdom (noun + definite article + feminine singular absolute) • mibbêyt {מִבֵּ֣ית | mibbêyt}: from the house of (preposition + noun beth construct + feminine singular) • Dāwiḏ {דָּוִ֔ד | Dāwiḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • wāʾetnēhā {וָאֶתְּנֶ֖הָ | wāʾetnēhā}: and I gave it (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect + first person masculine singular + third person feminine singular suffix) • lāḵ {לָ֑ךְ | lāḵ}: to you (preposition + second person masculine singular suffix) • wə-lōhāyītā {וְלֹֽא־הָיִ֜יתָ | wə-lōhāyītā}: and you were not (conjunction + negative particle + Qal perfect + second person masculine singular) • kəʿaḇdî {כְּעַבְדִּ֣י | kəʿaḇdî}: like my servant (preposition + noun ʿeḇeḏ construct + first person singular suffix) • Dāwiḏ {דָוִד | Dāwiḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • ʾăšer {אֲשֶׁר֩ | ʾăšer}: who (relative pronoun) • šāmar {שָׁמַ֨ר | šāmar}: kept (Qal perfect + third person masculine singular) • miṣwōṯay {מִצְוֺתַ֜י | miṣwōṯay}: my commandments (noun construct + first person singular suffix + feminine plural) • waʾăšer hālaḵ {וַאֲשֶׁר־הָלַ֤ךְ | waʾăšer hālaḵ}: and who walked (vav consecutive + relative pronoun + Qal perfect + third person masculine singular) • ʾaḥărāy {אַחֲרַי֙ | ʾaḥărāy}: after me (preposition + first person singular suffix) • bəḵōl ləḇāḇô {בְּכָל־לְבָב֔וֹ | bəḵōl ləḇāḇô}: with all his heart (preposition + noun kôl construct + noun ləḇāḇ + third person masculine singular suffix) • laʿăśōt {לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת | laʿăśōt}: to do (Qal infinitive construct) • raq {רַ֖ק | raq}: only (adverb) • hayyāšār {הַיָּשָׁ֥ר | hayyāšār}: the upright (noun + definite article + masculine singular absolute) • bəʿêynāy {בְּעֵינָֽי | bəʿêynāy}: in my eyes (preposition + noun ʿên construct + first person singular suffix + feminine plural) |