| 2. Morphological Analysis vayaged {וַיַּגֵּ֤ד | way-yaggēḏ}: and he told (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Yehonatan {יְהוֹנָתָן֙ | yəhōnāṯān}: Jonathan (proper noun masculine singular) • le-David {לְדָוִ֣ד | lə-dāwīd}: to David (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • lemor {לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēʾmōr}: saying (preposition + infinitive construct introducing direct speech) • mebaqesh {מְבַקֵּ֛שׁ | mebaqqēš}: seeking (Qal active participle masculine singular) • Shaul {שָׁא֥וּל | šāʾûl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • avi {אָבִ֖י | ʼā́vî}: my father (noun masculine singular with first person singular suffix) • lahamitekha {לַהֲמִיתֶ֑ךָ | la-hă-mîṯêḵā}: to kill you (preposition + infinitive construct + second person masculine singular suffix) • ve-atah {וְעַתָּה֙ | wə-ʿattāh}: and now (conjunction + adverb) • hishamer-na {הִשָּֽׁמֶר־נָ֣א | hisšāmer-nāʼ}: be on guard please (Hitpael imperative masculine singular + particle na) • baboker {בַבֹּ֔קֶר | babbōqēr}: in the morning (preposition + noun masculine singular) • veyashavta {וְיָשַׁבְתָּ֥ | wə-yāšavtā}: and you shall remain (conjunction + Qal perfect second person masculine singular) • baseter {בַסֵּ֖תֶר | basēter}: in the hiding place (preposition + noun masculine singular) • venakhbeita {וְנַחְבֵּֽאתָ | wə-nāḥbēʼtā}: and you shall hide yourself (conjunction + Nifal perfect second person masculine singular) |