| 32. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | wā-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + verb • Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֣וֹם | av-shā-lōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • el-yoav {אֶל־יוֹאָ֡ב | ʾel-yō-āḇ}: to Joab (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • hinneh {הִנֵּ֣ה | hin-nē}: behold (particle) • shalachti {שָׁלַ֣חְתִּי | shā-laḥ-tî}: I sent (verb • Qal perfect • first person singular) • elekha {אֵלֶ֣יךָ | ʾē-le-kha}: to you (preposition + second person masculine singular suffix) • lemor {לֵאמֹ֡ר | le-ʾemor}: saying (infinitive construct) • bo {בֹּא | bō}: come (verb • Qal imperative • masculine singular) • hennah {הֵ֠נָּה | hennā}: here (adverb) • veshlechah {וְאֶשְׁלְחָה | wə-ʾēš-lə-ḥā}: and let me send (vav consecutive + verb • Qal cohortative • first person singular) • otecha {אֹתְךָ֨ | ʾōṯ-kha}: you (direct object marker + second person masculine singular suffix) • el-hamelech {אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ʾel-hă-meleḵ}: to the king (preposition + definite article + noun • masculine singular) • lemor {לֵאמֹ֗ר | le-ʾemor}: saying (infinitive construct) • lammah {לָ֤מָּה | lā-māh}: why (interrogative particle) • ba’ati {בָּ֙אתִי֙ | bā-ʾtî}: I came (verb • Qal perfect • first person singular) • mi-geshur {מִגְּשׁ֔וּר | mi-ge-šūr}: from Geshur (preposition + proper noun) • tov {ט֥וֹב | ṭōḇ}: good • better (adjective • masculine singular) • li {לִ֖י | lī}: for me (preposition + first person singular suffix) • od {עֹ֣ד | ʿōḏ}: still • yet (adverb) • ani-sham {אֲנִי־שָׁ֑ם | ʾă-nî-šām}: I there (pronoun + adverb) • ve-atta {וְעַתָּה | wə-ʿat-tāh}: and now (conjunction + adverb) • ereh {אֶרְאֶה֙ | ʾer-ʾeh}: let me see (verb • Qal cohortative • first person singular) • penei {פְּנֵ֣י | penê}: faces (noun • construct plural) • hamelech {הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hă-meleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • ve-im-yesh-bi {וְאִם־יֶשׁ־בִּ֥י | wə-ʾim yēš-bî}: and if there is in me (conjunction + conditional particle + existential + preposition + first person singular suffix) • avon {עָוֺ֖ן | ʿā-wôn}: guilt • iniquity (noun • masculine singular) • ve-hemita-ni {וֶהֱמִתָֽנִי | wə-hə-mi-ṭā-nî}: and let him put me to death (vav + verb • Hiphil imperfect • third person masculine singular + first person singular suffix) |