| 6. Morphological Analysis vayishma {וַיִּשְׁמַ֥ע | wayyišmaʿ}: and he listened (waw consecutive + Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • Shaul {שָׁאוּל | Šāʾûl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • be-qol {בְּק֣וֹל | bə-qōl}: in the voice of (preposition + noun masculine singular absolute with definite article) • Yehonatan {יְהוֹנָתָן | Yəhônāṯān}: Jonathan (proper noun masculine singular) • vayishba {וַיִּשָּׁבַ֣ע | wayyišbaʿ}: and he swore (waw consecutive + Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • Shaul {שָׁאוּל | Šāʾûl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • chai-Yahweh {חַי־יְהוָ֖ה | ḥay-yəhôwâh}: as the LORD lives (adjective + proper noun in construct) • im-yumat {אִם־יוּמָֽת | ʾim-yûmāṯ}: if he shall die (conditional particle + Qal jussive third person masculine singular) |