| 8. Morphological Analysis vayikra {וַיִּקְרָ֤א | wayyiqrā}: and he called (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • yishai {יִשַׁי֙ | yišay}: Jesse (proper noun masculine singular) • el-avinadav {אֶל־אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב | ʾel-ʾăvî-nā-ḏāḇ}: to Abinadab (preposition with proper noun masculine singular) • vayya’avirehu {וַיַּעֲבִרֵ֖הוּ | wayyaʿăwîrēhû}: and he made him pass (vav consecutive Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular plus third person masculine singular suffix) • lifnei {לִפְנֵ֣י | lipʾnê}: before (preposition with construct noun) • shmuel {שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל | šəmûʾēl}: Samuel (proper noun masculine singular) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • gambazeh {גַּם־בָּזֶ֖ה | gam-bāzéh}: also in this one (adverb plus demonstrative) • lobachar {לֹֽא־בָחַ֥ר | lō-ḇāḥar}: has not chosen (negative particle plus Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָֽה׃ | Yahweh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton • divine name) |