| 4. Morphological Analysis vayedabber {וַיְדַבֵּ֨ר | way·yə·ḏab·bēr}: and he spoke (conjunction vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • yeho-natan {יְהוֹנָתָ֤ן | yə·hō·nā·ṯān}: Jonathan (proper noun masculine singular) • be-david {בְּדָוִד֙ | bə·dā·wīd}: concerning David (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • tov {ט֔וֹב | ṭôḇ}: good • well (adjective masculine singular) • el-shaul {אֶל־שָׁא֖וּל | ʾel·šā·ʾūl}: to Saul (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • aviv {אָבִ֑יו | ʾā·vî·w}: his father (noun masculine singular + third-person masculine singular suffix) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer}: and he said (conjunction vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • elav {אֵ֠לָיו | ʾê·lā·w}: to him (preposition + third-person masculine singular suffix) • al-yecheta {אַל־יֶחֱטָ֨א | ʾal·yə·ḥe·ṯāʾ}: do not sin (negative particle + Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • hamelech {הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ham·meleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun masculine singular) • be-ávdo {בְּעַבְדּ֣וֹ | bə·ʿav·dō·w}: against his servant (preposition + noun masculine singular construct + third-person masculine singular suffix) • be-david {בְדָוִ֗ד | bə·dā·wīd}: David (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • ki {כִּ֣י | kî}: because (conjunction) • lo {ל֤וֹא | lōʾ}: not (negative particle) • chata {חָטָא֙ | ḥā·ṭāʾ}: he sinned (Qal perfect third-person masculine singular) • lakh {לָ֔ךְ | lā·ḵ}: to you (preposition + second-person masculine singular suffix) • ve-khi {וְכִ֥י | wə·kî}: and because (conjunction + vav) • ma‘ăśāw {מַעֲשָׂ֖יו | ma·ʿă·śā·w}: his deeds (noun masculine plural construct + third-person masculine singular suffix) • ṯōḇ·lə·ḵā {טוֹב־לְךָ֥ | ṯōḇ·lə·ḵā}: good for you (adjective masculine singular + prepositional suffix) • me·ʾōḏ {מְאֹֽד׃ | mə·ʾō·ḏ}: very (adverb) |