| 7. Morphological Analysis vayiqra {וַיִּקְרָא | vayyiqrāʾ}: and he called (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • melek-yisrael {מֶֽלֶךְ־יִשְׂרָאֵל | melek-yisraʾēl}: king of Israel (noun masculine singular with proper name) • le-kol-ziqnei {לְכָל־זִקְנֵי | le-kōl-ziqnê}: to all the elders (preposition + noun construct) • ha-arets {הָאָרֶץ | hā’āreṣ}: the land (noun feminine singular absolute) • vayyoʾmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | vayyoʾmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • də‘û-nā {דְּעֽוּ־נָא | də‘û-nā}: consider please (Qal imperative masculine plural + entreaty particle) • urəʾû {וּרְאוּ | urəʾû}: and see (conjunction + Qal imperative masculine plural) • kî {כִּי | kî}: because (conjunction) • rā‘āh {רָעָה | rā‘āh}: evil/disaster (noun feminine singular absolute) • zêh {זֶה | zêh}: this one (demonstrative pronoun masculine singular) • mvaqqēš {מְבַקֵּשׁ | mvaqqēš}: is seeking (Piel active participle masculine singular) • kî-šālaḥ {כִּֽי־שָׁלַח | kî-šālaḥ}: for he sent (conjunction + Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • ʾelay {אֵלַי | ʾelay}: to me (preposition + first person singular suffix) • le-nāšāy {לְנָשַׁי | lə-nāšāy}: for my wives (preposition + noun + suffix) • u-le-vanāy {וּלְבָנַי | u-le-vanāy}: and for my sons (vav + preposition + noun + suffix) • u-le-kaspî {וּלְכַסְפִּי | u-le-kaspî}: and for my silver (vav + preposition + noun + suffix) • və-li-zahābî {וְלִזְהָבִי | və-li-zahābî}: and for my gold (vav + preposition + noun + suffix) • və-lō {וְלֹא | və-lō}: and not (conjunction + negation) • māna‘ṯî {מָנַעְתִּי | māna‘ṯî}: I withheld (Qal perfect first person singular) • mi-men-nû {מִמֶּנּוּ | mi-men-nû}: from him (preposition + third person singular suffix) |