| 12. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִ֗י | way·hî}: and it was (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • kishmoa {כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ | ḵîš·mô·aʿ}: when he heard (kaf prefix “when,” Qal infinitive construct • masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • hadavar {הַדָּבָ֣ר | ha·dā·ḇār}: the message (noun • masculine singular • definite) • hazeh {הַזֶּ֔ה | ha·zéh}: this (demonstrative • masculine singular) • vehu {וְה֥וּא | wə·hūʾ}: and he (conjunction + independent pronoun • third person masculine singular) • shoteh {שֹׁתֶ֛ה | šō·ṯěh}: drinking (Qal participle • masculine singular) • hu {הוּא | hūʾ}: he (independent pronoun • third person masculine singular) • vehamelakhim {וְהַמְּלָכִ֖ים | wə·ham·mĕ·lāk·hîm}: and the kings (conjunction + noun • masculine plural • definite) • bassukkot {בַּסֻּכּ֑וֹת | bas·suk·kōṯ}: in the shelters/tents (preposition + noun • feminine plural • definite) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | way·yō·mer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • elavadav {אֶל־עֲבָדָיו֙ | ʾel·ʿă·ḇā·ḏāw}: to his servants (preposition + noun construct • masculine plural + third person masculine singular suffix) • simu {שִׂימוּ | sǝ̄·mū}: set/prepare (Qal imperative • second person masculine plural) • vayasimu {וַיָּשִׂ֖ימוּ | way·yā·sǝ̄·mū}: and they set/placed (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • alha’ir {עַל־הָעִֽיר | ʿal·hā·ʿîr}: against the city (preposition + noun • feminine singular • definite) |