| 20. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֥אמֶר | wayyō’mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Avshalom {אַבְשָׁל֖וֹם | ʾav-šā-lôm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • el {אֶל | ʾel}: to (preposition) • Ahithophel {אֲחִיתֹפֶל | ʾă-ḥî-tô-p̄el}: Ahithophel (proper noun • masculine singular) • havu {הָבוּ | hā-vû}: give (Qal imperative • masculine plural) • lachem {לָכֶ֛ם | lā-khem}: for yourselves (preposition + second person masculine plural suffix) • etsah {עֵצָ֖ה | ʿê-ṣā}: counsel (noun • feminine singular absolute) • mah {מַה | mah}: what (interrogative pronoun) • naaseh {נַּעֲשֶֽׂה | na‘ăśeh}: shall we do (Qal imperfect first person common plural • cohortative) |