| 30. Morphological Analysis vayyetseu {וַיֵּצְא֖וּ | wayyēṣəʾū}: and they went out (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third masculine plural) • sārê {שָׂרֵ֣י | sārê}: commanders (masculine plural construct) • pelîštîm {פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים | pelîštîm}: Philistines (proper noun masculine plural absolute) • wayhî {וַיְהִ֣י | wayhî}: and it came to pass (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third masculine singular) • midê {מִדֵּ֣י | midê}: from the times of • as often as (preposition + feminine plural noun construct) • yṣə'tām {צֵאתָ֗ם | yṣə'tām}: their going out (feminine plural noun construct + third masculine plural suffix) • sakal {שָׂכַ֤ל | sakal}: prospered • succeeded (Qal perfect third masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד֙ | dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • mikkōl {מִכֹּל֙ | mikkōl}: from all (preposition + masculine singular noun) • avdei {עַבְדֵ֣י | ʿăvdê}: servants • officers (masculine plural construct) • Šā’ûl {שָׁא֔וּל | šā’ûl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • wayyiqār {וַיִּיקַ֥ר | wayyîqār}: and became esteemed (vav-consecutive Hiphil imperfect third masculine singular) • šəmô {שְׁמ֖וֹ | šəmô}: his name (masculine singular noun + third masculine singular suffix) • meʾōd {מְאֹֽד׃ | meʾōd}: very • exceedingly (adverb). |