| 1. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | wə-ḥî-y}: and it happened (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • kekalloto {כְּכַלֹּתוֹ | kə-ḵal-lō-tō}: when/as he finished (kaf preposition + Qal infinitive construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • ledabber {לְדַבֵּר | lə-ḏab-bēr}: to speak (lamed preposition + Piel infinitive construct) • el {אֶל | ʾel}: to (preposition) • Shaul {שָׁאוּל | Šā-ʼûl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • venefesh {וְנֶפֶשׁ | wə-ne-p̄eš}: and soul (vav conjunction + noun feminine singular absolute) • Yehonatan {יְהוֹנָתָן | Yĕ-hō-nā-tān}: Jonathan (proper noun masculine singular) • niksherah {נִקְשְׁרָה | nĭqšär-āh}: was bound/knit (Niphal perfect third person feminine singular) • benefesh {בְּנֶפֶשׁ | bə-ne-p̄eš}: in the soul (preposition + noun feminine singular absolute) • David {דָּוִד | Dä-wîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • vaye’ehavehu {וַיֶּאֱהָבֵ֥הוּ | way-yeʼhâḇêhû}: and he loved him (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular + third person masculine singular suffix) • kenafsho {כְּנַפְשֽׁוֹ | kə-nap̄-šō}: as his own soul (kaf preposition + noun + third person masculine singular suffix) |