| 12. Morphological Analysis vayyikach {וַיִּקַּח | wayyikkaḥ}: and he took (conjunction vav indicating narrative sequence + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • elav {אֵלָיו | ʾē·lāv}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • et-hadvarim {אֶת־הַדְּבָרִים | ʾet-had-də·wārīm}: the words (accusative particle + noun with definite article • masculine plural) • haelleh {הָאֵלֶּה | hā-ʼel-leh}: these (demonstrative pronoun • masculine plural with definite article) • vayyittəqa‘ {וַיִּתְּקַע | wayyiṯ·qaʿ}: and he laid up (conjunction vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • bəlîvô {בְּלִבּוֹ | bə·lî·bbô}: in his heart (preposition + noun with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • vayyirā {וַיִּירָא | wayyirā}: and he feared (conjunction vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • me’ōd {מְאֹד | me·ʾō·ḏ}: very much (adverb) • mippənē {מִפְּנֵי | mip·pə·nê}: because of (preposition + construct of פָּנִים) • ʿAkīš {עַכִּישׁ | ʿa·kīš}: Achish (proper noun masculine singular) • melekh-gat {מֶלֶךְ־גַּת | me·leḵ-gat}: king of Gath (noun masculine singular in construct with place name) |