| 5. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōʾəmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • shalom {שָׁל֗וֹם | šālôm}: peace (noun masculine singular absolute) • lizboach {לִזְבֹּ֤חַ | līzbōaḥ}: to sacrifice (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) • laYHWH {לַֽיהוָה֙ | la-yə(h)ôwāh}: to the LORD (preposition + divine name) • bati {בָּ֔אתִי | bāʾītî}: I have come (Qal perfect first person singular) • hitkadeshu {הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ | hitqaddēšû}: consecrate yourselves (Hitpael imperative second person masculine plural) • uvatem {וּבָאתֶ֥ם | ūbāʾətem}: and come (vav-consecutive Qal perfect second person masculine plural) • iti {אִתִּ֖י | ʾittî}: with me (preposition + first person singular suffix) • bazavach {בַּזָּ֑בַח | bā-zāvaḥ}: at the sacrifice (preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • vayekadesh {וַיְקַדֵּ֤שׁ | wayyqaddēš}: and he consecrated (vav-consecutive Piel imperfect third person masculine singular) • et-Yishai {אֶת־יִשַׁי֙ | ʾet-Yīšay}: direct object marker + Jesse (proper noun masculine singular) • ve-et-banav {וְאֶת־בָּנָ֔יו | wə-ʾet-bānāyw}: and direct object marker + his sons (noun masculine plural + third person singular suffix) • vayikra {וַיִּקְרָ֥א | wayyiqārāʾ}: and he called (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • lahem {לָהֶ֖ם | lāhem}: to them (preposition + third person plural suffix) • la-zavach {לַזָּֽבַח | la-zāvaḥ}: to the sacrifice (preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) |