| 2. Morphological Analysis vehishkim {וְהִשְׁכִּים֙ | vəhišqîm}: and he rose early (vav consecutive + Hiphil imperfect third person masculine singular) • avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם | ʾavšālôm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • veamad {וְעָמַ֕ד | wəʿāmad}: and he stood (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • al-yad {עַל־יַ֖ד | ʿal-yad}: beside (preposition ʿal “on/upon” + noun yad “hand/side” in construct) • derekh {דֶּ֣רֶךְ | de-reḵ}: way • road (noun • masculine singular absolute) • hashaar {הַשָּׁ֑עַר | haš-šaʿar}: the gate (definite article ha + noun shaʿar “gate” masculine singular) • vayhi {וַיְהִ֡י | wayhî}: and it happened (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • kol-haish {כָּל־הָאִ֣ישׁ | kol-hāʾîš}: every man (kol “all/every” + noun ʾîš “man” with definite article) • asher-yiheye-lo-riv {אֲשֶֽׁר־יִהְיֶה־לּוֹ־רִיב֩ | ăšer-yihyeh-lô-rîv}: who would have a dispute (relative pronoun + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular + preposition lamed + third person masculine singular suffix + noun rîv “dispute” masculine singular absolute) • lavo {לָב֨וֹא | lābōʾ}: to come (preposition lamed + Qal infinitive construct of the verb bōʾ “come”) • el-hamelech {אֶל־הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ | ʾel-hammeleḵ}: to the king (preposition ʾel + definite article + noun mêleḵ “king” masculine singular) • lamishpat {לַמִּשְׁפָּ֗ט | lammišpāṭ}: for judgment (preposition lamed + noun mišpāṭ “judgment” masculine singular absolute) • vayikra {וַיִּקְרָ֨א | wayyiqrāʾ}: and he called (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֤וֹם | ʾavšālôm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • elav {אֵלָיו֙ | ʾēlāyw}: to him (preposition ʾel + third person masculine singular suffix) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | wayyōʾmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ei-mizeh {אֵֽי־מִזֶּ֥ה | ʾēy-mizeh}: from which (interrogative ʾēy “where” + preposition min “from” + demonstrative zeh “this”) • ir {עִיר֙ | ʿîr}: city • town (noun • feminine singular absolute) • attah {אַ֔תָּה | ʾattāh}: you (second person masculine singular pronoun) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | wayyōʾmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • meachad {מֵאַחַ֥ד | mēʾḥāḏ}: from one (preposition min “from” + cardinal number ʾeḥāḏ “one”) • shivtei-yisrael {שִׁבְטֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | šibṯê-yisrāʾēl}: tribes of Israel (noun shevet “tribe” plural construct + proper noun Yisrāʾēl) • avdecha {עַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ | ʿăbdeḵā}: your servant (noun ʿeḇeḏ “servant” masculine singular absolute + second person masculine singular suffix) |