| 17. Morphological Analysis vayyēṣēʼ {וַיֵּצֵ֧א | wayyēṣēʼ}: and went out (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hamashchit {הַמַּשְׁחִ֛ית | ham-mash-ḥı̄t}: the raiding party (definite article + participle • masculine singular • from root sh-ch-t) • mimachaneh {מִמַּחֲנֵ֥ה | mi-ma-ḥan-ê}: from camp (preposition min + noun • masculine singular construct) • Pelishtim {פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | P̄eliš’tīm}: Philistines (proper noun • masculine plural) • šelōshāh {שְׁלֹשָׁ֣ה | še-lō-shāh}: three (numeral • masculine plural) • rāʾšı̂m {רָאשִׁ֑ים | rāʾ-šı̂m}: detachments (noun • masculine plural from rosh) • hārōš {הָרֹ֨אשׁ | hā-rōš}: the detachment (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • ʼeḥāḏ {אֶחָ֥ד | ʼeḥāḏ}: one (numeral • masculine singular) • yifnéh {יִפְנֶ֛ה | yifnéh}: will turn (Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʼēl {אֶל־ | ʼel}: toward (preposition) • de-reḵ {דֶּ֥רֶךְ | de-reḵ}: way (noun • masculine singular) • ʿāph-rāh {עָפְרָ֖ה | ʿāph-rāh}: Ophrah (proper noun • place name) • ʼēl {אֶל־ | ʼel}: toward (preposition) • ʼereṣ {אֶ֥רֶץ | ʼereṣ}: land (noun • feminine singular) • šûʿāl {שׁוּעָֽל | šûʿāl}: Shual (proper noun • region) |