| 23. Morphological Analysis ve-avdei {וְעַבְדֵי | və-ʿaḇ-dey}: conjunction + noun • masculine plural construct • “and servants of” • me-lekh {מֶלֶךְ | me-leḵ}: noun • masculine singular absolute • “king” • aram {אֲרָם | ā-rām}: proper noun • masculine singular • “Aram” • amru {אָמְרוּ | ʾom-rū}: verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural • “they said” • elav {אֵלָיו | ʾē-lāw}: preposition + third person masculine singular suffix • “to him” • elohei {אֱלֹהֵי | ʾĕ-lō-hey}: noun • masculine plural construct • “gods of” • harim {הָרִים | hā-rīm}: noun • masculine plural absolute • “hills” • eloheihem {אֱלֹהֵיהֶם | ʾĕ-lō-hey-hem}: noun • masculine plural construct + third person masculine plural suffix • “their gods” • al-ken {עַל־כֵּן | ʿal-kēn}: preposition + demonstrative • “therefore” • khazku {חָזְקוּ | ḥāz-qū}: verb • Qal perfect • third person masculine plural • “they were strong” • mimenu {מִמֶּנּוּ | mim-men-nū}: preposition + first person plural suffix • “than us” • ve-ulam {וְאוּלָם | wə-ʾū-lām}: conjunction + adverb • “but however” • nil-lakhem {נִלָּחֵם | nil-lā-ḥēm}: verb • Niphal imperfect cohortative • first person plural • “let us fight” • itam {אִתָּם | ʾit-tām}: preposition + third person masculine plural suffix • “with them” • ba-mishor {בַּמִּישׁוֹר | ba-mī-šôr}: preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute • “in the plain” • im-lo {אִם־לֹא | ʾim-lō}: conditional particle + negation • “if not” • nekhazak {נֶחֱזַק | neḥ-ḥa-zaq}: verb • Niphal imperfect • first person plural • “we will be strong” • mehem {מֵהֶם | mē-hem}: preposition + third person masculine plural suffix • “than them” |