| 28. Morphological Analysis vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | wayyišmaʿ}: and he heard (vav-consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Eliyav {אֱלִיאָב֙ | ʾĕlîyāḇ}: Eliab (proper noun masculine singular) • achiv {אָחִ֣יו | ’āḥîyw}: his brother (noun masculine singular construct with third person masculine singular suffix) • hagadol {הַגָּד֔וֹל | ha-gāḏôl}: the eldest (adjective masculine singular absolute with definite article) • bedabro {בְּדַבְּר֖וֹ | bə-ḏabbārô}: speaking (preposition bə + piel infinitive construct with third person masculine singular suffix) • el-ha-anashim {אֶל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֑ים | ʾel-hā-ʾănāšîm}: to the men (preposition ʾel + noun masculine plural definite) • vayichar-af {וַיִּֽחַר־אַף | wayyiḥar-ʾāp}: and his anger was kindled (vav-consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine singular + noun masculine singular absolute) • Eliyav {אֱלִיאָ֨ב | ʾĕlîyāḇ}: Eliab (proper noun masculine singular) • bedavid {בְּדָוִ֜ד | bə-dāwîḏ}: against David (preposition bə + proper noun masculine singular) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • lamah-ze {לָמָּה־זֶּ֣ה | lāmmāh-zēh}: why this (interrogative particle + demonstrative masculine singular) • yaradta {יָרַ֗דְתָּ | yāraḏtā}: you have come down (qal perfect second person masculine singular) • ve-al-mi {וְעַל־מִ֨י | wə-ʿal-mî}: and upon whom (conjunction + preposition + interrogative pronoun) • natash-ta {נָטַשְׁתָּ | nāṯaštā}: you have left (qal perfect second person masculine singular) • me-at {מְעַ֨ט | mə‘aṭ}: few (adjective masculine singular absolute) • hatzon {הַצֹּ֤אן | ha-ṣōʾān}: the flock (noun masculine singular absolute with definite article) • hahennah {הָהֵ֙נָּה֙ | hā-hênnāh}: these (demonstrative feminine plural) • bamidbar {בַּמִּדְבָּ֔ר | ba-miðbār}: in the wilderness (preposition bə + noun masculine singular absolute) • ani {אֲנִ֧י | ’ănî}: I (first person singular pronoun) • yadati {יָדַ֣עְתִּי | yāḏa‘tî}: I know (qal perfect first person singular) • et-zdonkha {אֶת־זְדֹנְךָ֗ | ’et-zəḏōneḵā}: (direct object) your presumption (noun masculine singular construct with second person masculine singular suffix) • ve-et-roa {וְאֵת רֹעַ | wə-’ēṯ ro’a}: and (direct object) evil (noun masculine singular absolute) • levavekha {לְבָבֶ֔ךָ | lə-ḇāḇeḵā}: your heart (noun masculine singular construct with second person masculine singular suffix) • ki {כִּ֗י | kî}: for/because (conjunction) • lema-an {לְמַ֛עַן | ləma‘ăn}: for the sake of (preposition) • re-ot {רְא֥וֹת | rə’ôt}: to see (qal infinitive construct) • hamilchamah {הַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה | ha-milḥāmāh}: the battle (noun feminine singular absolute with definite article) • yaradta {יָרָֽדְתָּ | yāraḏtā}: you have come down (qal perfect second person masculine singular) |