| 34. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | va-yō-mer}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד֙ | Dā-wîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • el-shaul {אֶל־שָׁא֔וּל | ʾel-šā-ʾûl}: to Saul (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • roeh {רֹעֶ֨ה | rōʿeh}: shepherd (Qal active participle • masculine singular) • hayah {הָיָ֧ה | hāyâ}: was (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • avdeka {עַבְדְּךָ֛ | ʿaḇ-dê-kā}: your servant (noun • masculine singular with second person masculine singular suffix) • le-aviv {לְאָבִ֖יו | lə-ʾā-bîw}: for his father (preposition + noun • masculine singular with third person masculine singular suffix) • ba-tson {בַּצֹּ֑אן | ba-ṣōn}: among the sheep (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) • uva {וּבָ֤א | ū-ḇā}: and came (vav-consecutive Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • ha-ari {הָֽאֲרִי֙ | hā-ʾă-rî}: the lion (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ve-et-hadov {וְאֶת־הַדּ֔וֹב | wə-ʾeṯ-had-dōḇ}: and the bear (conjunction + direct object marker + noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • venasa {וְנָשָׂ֥א | wə-nā-sāʾ}: and carried off (vav-consecutive Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • seh {שֶׂ֖ה | śeh}: a sheep (noun • masculine singular) • me-ha-eder {מֵהָעֵֽדֶר | mē-hā-ʾê-der}: from the flock (preposition + noun • feminine singular absolute with definite article) |