| 3. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • lo {לוֹ | lō}: to him (preposition • third person masculine singular suffix) • koh {כֹּה | kôh}: thus (demonstrative adverb) • amar {אָמַר | ʾā-mar}: says (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • ben-hadad {בֶּן־הֲדַ֔ד | ben-hă-ḏaḏ}: Ben-Hadad (proper noun • Aramean king) • kaspeḵā {כַּסְפְּךָ֥ | kas-pe-ḵā}: your silver (noun masculine singular construct • second person masculine singular suffix) • uzehāḇkā {וּֽזְהָבְךָ֖ | uz-hā-ḇā-ḵā}: and your gold (conjunction vav + noun masculine singular construct • second person masculine singular suffix) • lî-hūʼ {לִֽי־ה֑וּא | lî-hūʼ}: it is mine (preposition lamed + first person singular suffix + third person masculine singular pronoun) • wə-nāše-kā {וְנָשֶׁ֧יךָ | wə-nā-še-kā}: and your wives (conjunction vav + noun feminine plural construct • second person masculine singular suffix) • ū-ḇānê-kā {וּבָנֶ֛יךָ | ū-ḇā-nê-kā}: and your sons (conjunction vav + noun masculine plural construct • second person masculine singular suffix) • ha-tō-vîm {הַטּוֹבִ֖ים | ha-tō-vîm}: the best ones (definite article + adjective masculine plural) • lî-hēm {לִי־הֵֽם | lî-hēm}: they are mine (preposition lamed + first person singular suffix + third person masculine plural pronoun) |