| 17. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | va-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Shaul {שָׁא֜וּל | šā’ūl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel-}: to (preposition) • David {דָּוִ֗ד | dā-wid}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • hinneh {הִנֵּה֩ | hinnēh}: behold • here is (particle) • bitti {בִּתִּ֨י | biṭ-ṭî}: my daughter (noun feminine singular construct with first person singular suffix) • haggedolah {הַגְּדוֹלָ֤ה | ha-ḡə-dō-lāh}: the eldest (adjective feminine singular with definite article) • Merab {מֵרַב֙ | Mērāḇ}: Merab (proper noun feminine singular) • otah {אֹתָהּ֙ | ’ō-ṯāh}: her (pronominal suffix third person feminine singular) • etten-lekha {אֶתֶּן־לְךָ֣ | ’et-ten-lə-kā}: I will give to you (Qal imperfect first person singular plus preposition plus second person masculine singular suffix) • le-ishah {לְאִשָּׁ֔ה | lə-’iš-šāh}: as a wife (preposition plus noun feminine singular) • akh {אַ֚ךְ | ’ākh}: only • but (conjunctive particle) • heyeh-li {הֱיֵה־לִּ֣י | hē-yê-lî}: be for me (Qal imperative second person masculine singular with first person singular suffix) • le-ven-chayil {לְבֶן־חַ֔יִל | lə-ḇen-ḥă-yil}: a son of valor (preposition plus noun masculine singular construct) • ve-hilachem {וְהִלָּחֵ֖ם | wə-hil-lā-ḥêm}: and fight (conjunctive vav plus Qal imperative second person masculine singular) • milchamot {מִלְחֲמ֣וֹת | mil-ḥa-mō-wōṯ}: battles (noun feminine plural absolute) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֑ה | Yə-hō-wāh}: LORD (proper noun divine name) • ve-shaul {וְשָׁא֣וּל | wə-šā’ūl}: and Saul (conjunctive vav plus proper noun) • amar {אָמַ֗ר | ’ā-mar}: said (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • al-tehi {אַל־תְּהִ֤י | ’al-tə-hî}: do not be (negative imperative second person masculine singular) • yadi {יָדִי֙ | yā-dî}: my hand (noun feminine singular with first person singular suffix) • bo {בּ֔וֹ | bō}: in him (preposition plus third person masculine singular suffix) • u-tehi-bo {וּתְהִי־ב֖וֹ | u-tə-hî-bō}: and be in him (conjunctive vav plus Qal imperative second person masculine singular plus preposition plus pronominal suffix) • yad {יַד־ | yāḏ-}: hand (noun feminine singular absolute) • Pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים | Pə-lištîm}: Philistines (proper noun masculine plural) |