| 21. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | wâ-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hamelech {הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | ham-mé-leḵ}: the king (definite article + masculine singular noun absolute) • el-yoav {אֶל־יוֹאָ֔ב | ʾel-yō-’āḇ}: to Joab (preposition + proper noun masculine singular) • hinneh-na {הִנֵּה־נָ֥א | hin-nē-nāʼ}: behold now (interjection with particle of entreaty) • asiti {עָשִׂ֖יתִי | ‘ā-śī-tî}: I have done (qal perfect first person singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • hadavar {הַדָּבָר | ha-ḏā-wār}: the thing (definite article + masculine singular noun absolute) • hazeh {הַזֶּה | ha-zê}: this (demonstrative masculine singular) • velekh {וְלֵ֛ךְ | wə-lêḵ}: and go (vav + qal imperative masculine singular) • hashev {הָשֵׁ֥ב | hā-šêḇ}: restore (hiphil imperative masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • hanaar {הַנַּעַר | ha-nă-‘ar}: the young man (definite article + masculine singular noun absolute) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • avshalom {אַבְשָׁלֽוֹם | ’aḇ-šā-lōm}: Absalom (proper noun masculine singular) |