| 2. Morphological Analysis vayotse {וַיֹּצֵ֨א | wayyō-ṣêʾ}: and he brought out (vav consecutive Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular) • asa {אָסָ֜א | ʾā-sāʾ}: Asa (proper noun masculine singular) • kesef {כֶּ֣סֶף | kesêp}: silver (noun masculine singular absolute) • vezahav {וְזָהָב | wə-zāhāḇ}: and gold (conjunction vav + noun masculine singular absolute) • meotsrot {מֵאֹֽצְר֛וֹת | mē-ʾō-ṣə-rōṯ}: from treasuries (preposition min + noun feminine plural absolute) • beit {בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ}: house (noun masculine singular construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֖ה | yəhôwāh}: LORD (Tetragrammaton • proper noun divine name) • ubeit {וּבֵ֣ית | û-bêṯ}: and house (conjunction vav + noun masculine singular construct) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | hammēleḵ}: king (definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • vayishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח | wayyišlaḥ}: and he sent (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • el-benhaddad {אֶל־בֶּן־הֲדַד֙ | ʾel-bĕn-hă-ḏaḏ}: to Ben-Hadad (preposition + proper noun masculine singular construct) • melekh {מֶ֣לֶךְ | meleḵ}: king (noun masculine singular absolute) • aram {אֲרָ֔ם | ʾă-rām}: Aram (proper noun masculine singular) • hayoshev {הַיּוֹשֵׁ֥ב | hayyōšēḇ}: who was dwelling (definite article + Qal participle masculine singular) • bedarmeseq {בְּדַרְמֶ֖שֶׂק | bə-dar-me-seq}: in Damascus (preposition be + proper noun feminine singular absolute) • lemor {לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lê-ʾā-môr}: saying (preposition lamed + Qal infinitive construct) |