| 10. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way-yō-mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | ha-mē-lekh}: the king (definite article + noun masculine singular subject) • mah-li {מַה־לִּ֥י | mah-lī}: what to me (interrogative pronoun + preposition with first person singular suffix) • velakhem {וְלָכֶ֖ם | wə-lā-khem}: and to you (conjunction vav + preposition with second person masculine plural suffix) • benei {בְּנֵ֣י | bə-nē}: sons of (construct noun masculine plural) • tseruyah {צְרֻיָ֑ה | tse-rū-yāh}: Zeruiah (proper noun feminine singular) • ki {כִּי | kî}: for • because (causal conjunction) • koh {כֹּה | kōh}: thus • so (demonstrative adverb) • yekallel {יְקַלֵּ֗ל | yə-ḵal-lēl}: he curses (Piel imperfect third person masculine singular) • vekhi {וְכִ֤י | wə-ḵî}: and indeed (conjunction vav + confirmatory conjunction) • ki {כִּ֤י | kî}: for • because (subordinating conjunction) • Yahweh {יְהוָה֙ | Yə-hō-Wāh}: LORD (proper noun • divine name) • amar {אָ֤מַר | ’ā-mar}: he said (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • lo {לוֹ֙ | lō}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • kallel {קַלֵּ֣ל | qăl-lêl}: curse (Piel imperative masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ’et-}: direct object marker (particle) • David {דָּוִד֙ | Dā-wîd}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • umi {וּמִ֣י | û-mi}: and who (conjunction vav + interrogative pronoun) • yomar {יֹאמַ֔ר | yō-mar}: he will say (Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • maddua {מַדּ֖וּעַ | mad-dû·ʾaʿ}: why (interrogative adverb) • asitah {עָשִׂ֥יתָה | ’ā-śî-tāh}: you have done (Qal perfect second person masculine singular) • ken {כֵּֽן | kēn}: thus (adverb) |