| 1. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֩ | way·yō·mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • Eliyahu {אֵלִיָּ֨הוּ | ʾê·lî·yā·hû}: Elijah (proper noun masculine singular) • hatishbi {הַתִּשְׁבִּ֜י | hattîš·bî}: the Tishbite (definite article + gentilic noun masculine singular) • mitoshavei {מִתֹּשָׁבֵ֣י | min·tô·šā·ḇê}: from the settlers (preposition + participle masculine plural construct) • Gilad {גִלְעָד֮ | gil·ʿāḏ}: Gilead (proper noun masculine singular) • el-Ahav {אֶל־אַחְאָב֒ | ʾel-ʾaḥ·ʾāḇ}: to Ahab (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • chai {חַי־ | ḥay}: living (predicate noun absolute masculine singular in oath formula) • Yahweh {יְהוָה֞ | yə·hwāh}: LORD (divine name Yahweh masculine singular) • Elohei {אֱלֹהֵ֤י | ʾĕ·lō·hê}: God of (noun masculine plural construct singular meaning) • Yisra’el {יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·ʾēl}: Israel (proper noun masculine singular) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾǎ·šer}: who (relative pronoun masculine singular) • amadti {עָמַ֣דְתִּי | ʿā·maḏ·tî}: I have stood (Qal perfect first person singular) • lefanav {לְפָנָ֔יו | lə·pān·āw}: before him (preposition + noun with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • im {אִם־ | ʾim}: if (conditional particle) • yihyeh {יִהְיֶ֛ה | yi·hyeh}: it will be (Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hashanim {הַשָּׁנִ֥ים | ha·šā·nîm}: the years (definite article + noun feminine plural) • haelleh {הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·ʾē·lleh}: these (definite article + demonstrative pronoun feminine plural) • tal {טַ֣ל | ṭal}: dew (noun masculine singular) • umatar {וּמָטָ֑ר | ū·mā·ṭār}: and rain (conjunction + noun masculine singular) • ki {כִּ֖י | ki}: but (conjunction) • im-lefi {אִם־לְפִ֥י | ʾim-lə·p̄î}: except according to (conditional particle + preposition + noun in construct) • devari {דְבָרִֽי׃ | də·bārî}: my word (noun masculine singular + first person singular pronominal suffix) |