| 4. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyōʾmer}: and he said (conjunction vav + verb • Qal wayyiqtol • third person masculine singular) • yehoshafat {יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט | yəhôšāfāṭ}: Jehoshaphat (proper noun • masculine singular) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • melekh {מֶ֣לֶךְ | mēleḵ}: king (noun • masculine singular absolute) • yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiśrāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • derash {דְּרָשׁ־ | dərāš}: seek • inquire (verb • Qal imperative • masculine singular) • na {נָ֥א | nāʾ}: please (particle of entreaty) • kayom {כַיּ֖וֹם | kayyôm}: today • at this time (preposition kaf + noun • masculine singular absolute) • et {אֶת־ | ʾeṯ}: (direct object marker) (particle) • devar {דְּבַ֥ר | dəḇar}: word • matter (noun • masculine singular construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָֽה | Yahweh}: the LORD (proper noun • divine name) |