| 19. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֤אמֶר | vayyoʾmer}: and he said (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamméleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular • absolute) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • ittai {אִתַּ֣י | ʾittay}: Ittai (proper noun • masculine singular) • hagitti {הַגִּתִּ֔י | ha-gittī}: the Gittite (definite article + gentilic adjective • masculine singular) • lamah {לָ֧מָּה | lāmmāh}: why (interrogative pronoun) • telekh {תֵלֵ֛ךְ | tēlēḵ}: you go (Qal imperfect second person masculine singular) • gam {גַּם־ | gam}: also (adverb) • atah {אַתָּה | ʾattāh}: you (independent pronoun • masculine singular) • ittanu {אִתָּ֑נוּ | ʾittānû}: with us (preposition + first person plural suffix) • shuv {שׁ֣וּב | šūv}: return (Qal imperative masculine singular) • veshev {וְשֵׁ֤ב | wə-šēḇ}: and remain (consecutive vav + Qal imperative masculine singular) • im {עִם־ | ʿim}: with (preposition) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ | hamméleḵ}: the king (definite article + noun • masculine singular • absolute) • ki {כִּֽי־ | kî}: for/because (causal conjunction) • nakhri {נָכְרִ֣י | nāḵrî}: foreigner (noun • masculine singular • absolute) • atah {אַתָּה | ʾattāh}: you (independent pronoun • masculine singular) • vegam {וְגַם־ | wə-gam}: and also (conjunctive vav + adverb) • goleh {גֹּלֶ֥ה | gōlē}: exile (participle • masculine singular • absolute) • atah {אַתָּה | ʾattāh}: you (independent pronoun • masculine singular) • limqomekha {לִמְקוֹמֶֽךָ | limmqō-mēkā̆}: to your place (preposition + noun construct + second person masculine singular suffix) |