| 2. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hamelekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | hamméleḵ}: the king (definite article + masculine singular noun absolute) • el {אֶל | ʾel}: to/unto (preposition) • tsībaʾ {צִיבָא | tsībāʼ}: Ziba (proper noun masculine singular) • mah {מָה | māh}: what? (interrogative pronoun) • ʾelleh {אֵלֶּה | ʾelleh}: these (demonstrative pronoun plural) • lāk {לָּךְ | lāk}: to you/for you (preposition + second person masculine singular suffix) • vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • tsībaʾ {צִיבָא | tsībāʼ}: Ziba (proper noun masculine singular) • haḥămorīm {הַחֲמוֹרִים | haḥămorīm}: the donkeys (definite article + masculine plural noun) • ləḇēt-hamméleḵ {לְבֵית־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ləḇēt-hamméleḵ}: for the house of the king (preposition + construct noun + definite article + noun) • lirqōḇ {לִרְכֹּב | lirqōḇ}: to ride (infinitive construct) • wə-halleḥem {וְהַלֶּחֶם | wə-halleḥem}: and the bread (conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun) • wə-haqqayits {וְהַקַּיִץ | wə-haqqayits}: and the summer fruit (conjunction + definite article + feminine singular noun) • lēʾēḵōl {לֶאֱכֹל | lēʾēḵōl}: to eat (infinitive construct) • hanəʿārīm {הַנְּעָרִים | hanəʿārīm}: the young men (definite article + masculine plural noun) • wə-ha-yayin {וְהַיַּיִן | wə-ha-yayin}: and the wine (conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun) • lištōṯ {לִשְׁתּוֹת | lištōṯ}: to drink (infinitive construct) • hayyāʿēp {הַיָּעֵף | hayyāʿēp}: the weary (definite article + adjective masculine singular) • bammidbār {בַּמִּדְבָּר | bammidbār}: in the wilderness (preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun) |