| 34. Morphological Analysis ve’im {וְאִם | wə-’im}: and if (conjunction vav + conditional particle) • ha’ir {הָעִיר | hā-’îr}: the city (definite article + noun • feminine singular) • tašūv {תָּשׁוּב | tā-šūv}: you return (Qal imperfect second person masculine singular) • ve-’āmartā {וְאָמַרְתָּ | wə-’ā-măr-tā}: and you say (conjunction vav + Qal perfect second person masculine singular) • le-Avšālōm {לְאַבְשָׁלוֹם | lə-’ăv-šā-lōm}: to Absalom (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • ’avdĕkhā {עַבְדְּךָ | ’av-dĕ-khā}: your servant (noun construct masculine singular + second person masculine singular suffix) • ’ănî {אֲנִי | ’ă-nî}: I (independent pronoun first person common singular) • hameleḵ {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ham-mé-leḵ}: the king (definite article + noun masculine singular) • ’ehyeh {אֶהְיֶה | ’eh-yê-h}: I will be (Qal imperfect first person singular) • ’eḇeḏ {עֶבֶד | ’e-ḇeḏ}: servant (noun masculine singular absolute) • ’avîkhā {אָבִיךָ | ’a-vî-khā}: your father (noun construct masculine singular + second person masculine singular suffix) • wa-’ănî {וַאֲנִי | wa-’ă-nî}: and I (conjunction vav + independent pronoun) • mê’āz {מֵאָז | mê-’āz}: from then (preposition + adverb) • wə-’attâh {וְעַתָּה | wə-’ä-ṯ-tāh}: and now (conjunction vav + adverb) • wa-’ănî {וַאֲנִי | wa-’ă-nî}: and I (conjunction vav + independent pronoun) • ’avdĕkhā {עַבְדֶּךָ | ’av-dĕ-khā}: your servant (noun construct masculine singular + second person masculine singular suffix) • wə-hêparţâ {וְהֵפַרְתָּ | wə-hê-par-tā}: and you will frustrate (conjunction vav + Hiphil perfect second person masculine singular) • lî {לִי | lî}: for me (preposition + first person common singular suffix) • ’ēt {אֵת | ’ēt}: direct object marker • ‘ăṣaṯ {עֲצַת | ’ă-ṣaṯ}: counsel (noun construct feminine singular) • ’Aḥîṭôp̄el {אֲחִיתֹפֶל | ’ă-ḥî-ṭō-p̄el}: Ahithophel (proper noun masculine singular). |