| 40. Morphological Analysis wayyiqqach {וַיִּקַּ֨ח | way-yiqqāḥ}: and he took (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • makkelo {מַקְל֜וֹ | makkēlô}: his staff (noun • masculine singular absolute with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • beyado {בְּיָד֗וֹ | bə-yāḏô}: in his hand (preposition be + noun • feminine singular absolute with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • wayyibharleho {וַיִּבְחַר־ל֣וֹ | way-yibḥar-lehō}: and he chose for himself (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular + preposition lamed + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • hammishah {חֲמִשָּׁ֣ה | ḥammîšâh}: five (noun • masculine singular absolute) • hallukeiavanin {חֲלֻּקֵי־אֲבָנִ֣ים | ḥallūqê-ʾăḇānîm}: smooth stones (construct chain: noun • masculine plural construct + noun • masculine plural absolute) • minhanachal {מִן־הַנַּ֡חַל | min-ha-nāḥāl}: from the wadi (preposition min + noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • wayyasem {וַיָּ֣שֶׂם | way-yāsem}: and he put (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • otam {אֹתָם | ’ōṯām}: them (pronoun • masculine plural suffix) • bikeli {בִּכְלִ֨י | bə-kəlî}: in the vessel (preposition be + noun • feminine singular construct) • haroim {הָרֹעִ֧ים | hā-rō‘îm}: of the shepherds (noun • masculine plural absolute with definite article) • asherlo {אֲשֶׁר־ל֛וֹ | ’ăšer-lō}: which was his (relative pronoun + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ubayalqut {וּבַיַּלְק֖וּט | wə-bay-yalqût}: and in the pouch (conjunction wə + preposition be + noun • feminine singular absolute) • weqaleo {וְקַלְּע֣וֹ | wə-qāle’ô}: and his sling (conjunction wə + noun • masculine singular with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • beyado {בְיָד֑וֹ | bə-yāḏô}: in his hand (preposition be + noun • feminine singular absolute with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • wayyigash {וַיִּגַּ֖שׁ | way-yiggaš}: and he approached (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • elhapelishti {אֶל־הַפְּלִשְׁתִּֽי | ’el-ha-pəlīštî}: to the Philistine (preposition ’el + noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) |