| 28. Morphological Analysis vayetsav {וַיְצַו֩ | wäy-ṣäʾw}: and he commanded (vav-consecutive • Piel imperfect third masculine singular) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֨וֹם | ʾab-šā-lōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • et-ne’arav {אֶת־נְעָרָ֜יו | ʾet-nə-ʿā-rāyv}: his young men (direct object marker + noun masculine plural construct + third masculine singular suffix) • lemor {לֵאמֹ֗ר | lē-ʾā-môr}: saying (infinitive construct) • re’u {רְא֣וּ | rə-ʾû}: observe (Qal imperative second masculine plural) • na {נָ֠א | nāʾ}: please (particle of entreaty) • ketov {כְּט֨וֹב | kə-ṯôḇ}: when it is good (preposition k + adjective masculine singular absolute) • lev-amnon {לֵב־אַמְנ֤וֹן | lēḇ-ʾam-nōn}: heart of Amnon (noun construct chain masculine singular + proper noun masculine singular) • bayayin {בַּיַּ֙יִן֙ | bə-yā-yîn}: with wine (preposition b + noun masculine singular with definite article) • ve-amarti {וְאָמַרְתִּ֣י | wə-ʾā-mar-tî}: and I said (vav-consecutive • Qal perfect first person singular) • aleichem {אֲלֵיכֶ֔ם | ʾă-lei-ḵem}: to you (preposition + second person masculine plural suffix) • haku {הַכּ֧וּ | ha-kû}: strike (Hifil imperative second person masculine plural) • et-amnon {אֶת־אַמְנ֛וֹן | ʾet-ʾam-nōn}: Amnon (direct object marker + proper noun masculine singular) • va-hamittem {וַהֲמִתֶּ֥ם | wa-hă-mit-tem}: and you shall kill (vav-consecutive • Hifil perfect second person masculine plural) • oto {אֹת֖וֹ | ʾō-ṯô}: him (direct object marker + third person masculine singular suffix) • al-tirau {אַל־תִּירָ֑אוּ | ʾal-tî-rāʾû}: do not be afraid (negative particle + Qal imperfect second person masculine plural jussive) • halo {הֲל֗וֹא | hə-lōʾ}: is it not (interrogative particle) • ki {כִּ֤י | kî}: because (conjunction) • anokhi {אָֽנֹכִי֙ | ʾā-nō-ḵî}: I (independent pronoun first person singular) • tsiviti {צִוִּיתִ֣י | ṣîw-wî-tî}: I have commanded (Piel perfect first person singular) • etchem {אֶתְכֶ֔ם | ʾet-ḵem}: you (direct object marker + second person masculine plural suffix) • chizku {חִזְק֖וּ | ḥiz-qû}: be strong (Qal imperative second masculine plural) • viheyu {וִהְי֥וּ | wî-hə-yû}: and be (vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect second person masculine plural) • livnei-chayil {לִבְנֵי־חָיִל׃ | liw-nê-ḥā-yil}: sons of valor (preposition + noun construct chain masculine plural) |