| 4. Morphological Analysis vayaas {וַיַּ֣עַשׂ | wayyaʾaś}: and he did (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • shemu’el {שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל | šə-mūʾēl}: Samuel (proper noun • masculine singular) • et {אֵ֚ת | ʾēt}: direct object marker (particle) • asher {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer}: which (relative pronoun) • dibber {דִּבֶּ֣ר | dib-bēr}: he spoke (Piel perfect third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֔ה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (divine name • Tetragrammaton) • vayavo {וַיָּבֹ֖א | wayyāḇōʾ}: and he came (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • beit {בֵּ֣ת | bēt}: house (noun • masculine singular construct) • lachem {לָ֑חֶם | lāḥēm}: bread (noun • masculine singular absolute) • vayecherdu {וַיֶּחֶרְד֞וּ | way-yeḥerədə-wū}: and they trembled (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • ziknei {זִקְנֵ֤י | zəq-nê}: elders (noun • masculine plural construct) • ha’ir {הָעִיר֙ | hāʾîr}: the city (noun • feminine singular definite) • likrato {לִקְרָאת֔וֹ | liqrāṯōʾ}: to meet him (preposition + infinitive construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֖אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • shalom {שָׁלֹ֥ם | šālôm}: peace (noun • masculine singular absolute) • boecha {בּוֹאֶֽךָ | bōʾēḵā}: your coming (infinitive construct + second person masculine singular suffix) |