| 31. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִי | wayəhî}: and it came to pass (vav consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • kirʾōṯ {כִּרְאוֹת | kirʾōṯ}: as they saw (preposition + Qal infinitive construct with third person masculine plural suffix) • ṣārê {שָׂרֵי | ṣārê}: commanders of (noun • masculine plural construct) • hāreḵeḇ {הָרֶכֶב | hā-reḵeḇ}: the chariot (noun • masculine singular absolute with definite article) • ʾet {אֶת | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • yəhôšāp̄āṭ {יְהוֹשָׁפָט | yəhôšāp̄āṭ}: Jehoshaphat (proper noun • masculine singular) • wə-hēmmah {וְהֵ֤מָּה | wə-hēmmah}: and they (vav conjunction + independent pronoun • masculine plural) • ʼāmərū {אָמְרוּ | ʼāmərū}: said (Qal perfect • third person masculine plural) • meleḵ {מֶלֶךְ | meleḵ}: king (noun • masculine singular) • yiśrāʾēl {יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • hûʾ {ה֔וּא | hûʾ}: he (independent pronoun • masculine singular) • wayyāsōḇū {וַיָּסֹ֥בּוּ | wayyāsōḇū}: and they turned (vav consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • ʿālāw {עָלָ֖יו | ʿālāw}: upon him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • lə-hillāḥēm {לְהִלָּחֵ֑ם | lə-hillāḥēm}: to fight (Nifal infinitive construct) • wayyiẓʿaq {וַיִּזְעַ֤ק | wayyiẓʿaq}: and he cried out (vav consecutive • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • yəhôšāp̄āṭ {יְהֽוֹשָׁפָט֙ | yəhôšāp̄āṭ}: Jehoshaphat (proper noun • masculine singular) • wayhōwāh {וַֽיהוָ֣ה | wayhōwāh}: and the LORD (divine name • proper noun) • ʿăzārô {עֲזָר֔וֹ | ʿăzārô}: helped him (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular + pronominal suffix) • wayyəsîṯēm {וַיְסִיתֵ֥ם | wayyəsîṯēm}: and He caused them to turn aside (Hifil imperfect • third person masculine singular + third person masculine plural suffix) • ʼĕlōhîm {אֱלֹהִ֖ים | ʼĕlōhîm}: God (noun • masculine plural with singular sense) • mimmennû {מִמֶּֽנּוּ | mimmennû}: from him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) |