| 3. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | va·ye·hî}: and he was (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yəhōwāh}: LORD (divine name • Tetragrammaton) • im {עִם | ʿim}: with (preposition) • Yehōšāp̄āṭ {יְהוֹשָׁפָט | Yĕhō·šä·p̄āṭ}: Jehoshaphat (proper noun • masculine singular) • kî {כִּי | kî}: because (conjunction) • hālaḵ {הָלַךְ | hā·lăḵ}: he walked (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • bə·darkê {בְּדַרְכֵי | bə·darkê}: in the ways of (preposition + noun • masculine plural construct) • Dāwîḏ {דָּוִד | Dā·wîḏ}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • ’āḇîw {אָבִיו | ’ā·ḇîw}: his father (noun + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • hā·rišŏ·nîm {הָרִאשֹׁנִים | hā·ri·šō·nîm}: the first ones (definite adjective • masculine plural) • wə·lōʾ {וְלֹא | wə·lōʾ}: and not (conjunction + negative particle) • dāraš {דָרַשׁ | dā·raš}: he sought (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • la·bā·‘ă·lîm {לַבְּעָלִים | la·bā·‘ă·lîm}: to the Baals (preposition + proper noun • masculine plural with definite article) |