| 18. Morphological Analysis vayya‘an {וַיַּעַן֩ | wayya‘ăn}: and answered (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ’eḥāḏ {אֶחָ֨ד | ’eḥāḏ}: one (noun • masculine singular absolute) • mēhanə‘ārīm {מֵהַנְּעָרִים | mēhanə‘ārīm}: from the young men (preposition + noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article) • wayyōmer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hinnē {הִנֵּה | hinnē}: behold (particle of presentation) • rā’îṯî {רָאִיתִי | rā’îṯî}: I have seen (Qal perfect first person singular) • bēn {בֵּן | bēn}: son (noun • masculine singular absolute & construct) • lə-Yīšay {לְיִשַׁי | lə-yīšay}: of Jesse (preposition + proper noun) • bēt {בֵּית | bēt}: house (noun • masculine singular construct) • hallāḥmî {הַלַּחְמִי | hallāḥmî}: Bethlehemite (gentilic adjective • masculine singular) • yōdēa‘ {יֹדֵעַ | yōdēa‘}: knowing (Qal active participle • masculine singular) • naggēn {נַגֵּן | naggēn}: to play (Piel infinitive construct) • wə-gibbôr {וְגִבּוֹר | wə-gibbôr}: and mighty one (vav + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ḥayîl {חַיִל | ḥayîl}: valor (noun • masculine singular absolute) • wə-’îš¹ {וְאִישׁ | wə-’îš}: and man (vav + noun • masculine singular absolute) • milḥāmâ {מִלְחָמָה | milḥāmâ}: of war (noun • feminine singular construct) • ū-nəvōn {וּנְב֥וֹן | ū-nəvōn}: and discerning (vav + Qal active participle • masculine singular) • dāḇār {דָּבָר | dāḇār}: word (noun • masculine singular absolute) • wə-’îš² {וְאִישׁ | wə-’îš}: and man (vav + noun • masculine singular absolute) • tô’ar {תֹּאַר | tô’ar}: form/appearance (noun • masculine singular absolute) • wayhōwāh {וַיְהוָה | wayhōwāh}: and LORD (vav-consecutive + proper noun • masculine singular) • ’immô {עִמּוֹ | ’immô}: with him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) |