| 1. Morphological Analysis vayelekh {וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ | wayyeleḵ}: and he went (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד֙ | dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • misham {מִשָּׁ֔ם | miššām}: from there (preposition + demonstrative adverb) • vayimmalet {וַיִּמָּלֵ֖ט | wayyimmaleṭ}: and he escaped (vav consecutive + Piel imperfect third person masculine singular) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • me‘arat {מְעָרַ֣ת | meʿārāṯ}: cave of (noun feminine singular construct) • Adullam {עֲדֻלָּ֑ם | ʿaḏullām}: Adullam (proper noun masculine singular) • vayishme’u {וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ | wayyišmeʾû}: and they heard (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • echav {אֶחָיו֙ | ʾəḥāv}: his brothers (noun masculine plural + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • vekhol {וְכָל־ | wə-ḵol}: and all (conjunction + noun masculine singular absolute) • beit {בֵּ֣ית | bēt}: house of (noun masculine singular construct) • aviv {אָבִ֔יו | ʾāvî}: his father (noun masculine singular + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • vayyerdu {וַיֵּרְד֥וּ | wayyeŗḏû}: and they went down (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine plural) • elav {אֵלָ֖יו | ʾēlāyw}: to him (preposition + pronominal suffix third person masculine singular) • shammah {שָֽׁמָּה׃ | šammāh}: there (adverb) |