| 16. Morphological Analysis va-yir-ʾū {וַיִּרְא֤וּ | va-yir-ʾū}: and they saw (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • ha-ṣō-p̄īm {הַצֹּפִים֙ | ha-ṣō-p̄īm}: the lookouts (definite article + participle masculine plural of ṣāphah) • lə-šā-ʾūl {לְשָׁאוּל֙ | lə-šā-ʾūl}: for Saul (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • bǝ-gi-ʿaṯ {בְּגִבְעַ֖ת | bə-gi-ʿaṯ}: in Gibeah (preposition + feminine singular construct) • bin-yā-min {בִּנְיָמִ֑ן | bin-yā-min}: Benjamin (proper noun masculine singular) • wə-hin-nēh {וְהִנֵּ֥ה | wə-hin-nēh}: and behold (conjunction + interjection) • ha-hā-mōn {הַהָמ֛וֹן | ha-hā-mōn}: the multitude (definite article + noun masculine singular) • nā-mōg {נָמ֖וֹג | nā-mōg}: was melting (Niphal participle masculine singular) • va-yē-leḵ {וַיֵּ֥לֶךְ | va-yē-leḵ}: and it went (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • wa-ha-lōm {וַהֲלֹֽם | wa-ha-lōm}: and here and there (vav consecutive + locative adverb) |