| 9. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִ֥י | way·hî̂}: and it came to pass (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • shaul {שָׁאוּל | šā·ʼûl}: Saul (proper noun • masculine singular) • oyin {עוֹיִ֣ן | ʿō·yēn}: eyeing (Qal active participle • masculine singular) • et {אֵת־ | ʾeṭ}: definite direct object marker • david {דָּוִ֑ד | dā·wîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • mehayom {מֵהַיּ֥וֹם | mê·hā·yôm}: from the day (preposition + definite article + noun • masculine singular) • hahu {הַה֖וּא | hā·hûʾ}: that (demonstrative pronoun • masculine singular) • vahalaah {וָהָֽלְאָה | wā·hā·lə·ʼāh}: and onward (conjunction + hal’ah • noun) |