| 20. Morphological Analysis vayyišlāḥ {וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח | wayyish·lāḥ}: and he sent (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • šāʾûl {שָּׁאוּל | šāʾûl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • malʾāḵîm {מַלְאָכִים | mal·ʾā·ḵîm}: messengers (common noun masculine plural) • lāqaḥat {לָקַ֣חַת | lā·qa·ḥat}: to take (infinitive construct Qal) • ʾet {אֶת־ | ʾet}: definite direct object marker (particle) • dāwîḏ {דָוִד | dā·wî·ḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • wayyārʾ {וַיַּ֗רְא | wayyārʾ}: and he saw (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ʾet {אֶֽת־ | ʾet}: definite direct object marker (particle) • laḥaqqat {לַהֲקַ֤ת | la·ḥa·qāt}: band (noun feminine singular absolute) • han·nĕ·ḇîʾîm {הַנְּבִיאִים֙ | han·nĕ·ḇî·ʾîm}: the prophets (noun masculine plural definite) • nibbəʾîm {נִבְּאִ֔ים | nib·bə·ʾîm}: prophesying (Qal participle masculine plural) • ūšmuʾēl {וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל | ʾûš·mu·ʾēl}: and Samuel (proper noun masculine singular) • ʿōmēd {עֹמֵ֥ד | ʿō·mē·d}: standing (Qal participle masculine singular) • nîṣṣāḇ {נִצָּ֖ב | nîṣ·ṣāḇ}: standing firm (Piel participle masculine singular) • ʿălêhem {עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם | ʿă·lê·hem}: upon them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • vattəhî {וַתְּהִ֞י | watt·ə·hî}: and it was (vav-consecutive + Qal perfect third person feminine singular) • ʿal {עַל־ | ʿal}: upon (preposition) • malkê šāʾûl {מַלְאֲכֵ֤י שָׁאוּל֙ | mal·ʾă·ḵê šāʾûl}: messengers of Saul (noun masculine plural construct + proper noun masculine singular construct) • rûaḥ {ר֣וּחַ | rū·aḥ}: spirit (noun feminine singular) • ʾĕlōhîm {אֱלֹהִ֔ים | ʾĕ·lō·hîm}: God (divine title masculine plural form with singular meaning) • wayitnabbəʾû {וַיִּֽתְנַבְּא֖וּ | wayit·nabbə·ʾû}: and they prophesied (vav-consecutive + Hitpael imperfect third person masculine plural) • gam {גַּם־ | gam}: also (adverb) • hēmmāh {הֵֽמָּה | hē·mmāh}: they (third person masculine plural pronominal suffix) |