| 1. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav-consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • achitophel {אֲחִיתֹפֶל | ʼăḥīṭōphel}: Ahithophel (proper noun • masculine singular) • el {אֶל־ | ʼel}: to (preposition) • avshalom {אַבְשָׁלוֹם | ʼăvšālōm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) • evcharah {אֶבְחֲרָה | ʼĕḥă-rāh}: let me choose (Qal cohortative imperfect • first person singular) • na {נָא | nāʼ}: please (particle of entreaty) • shneim-asar {שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂר | šnēym-‘āśār}: twelve (numeral • masculine plural construct) • elef {אֶלֶף | ’elep̄}: thousand (noun • masculine singular absolute) • ish {אִישׁ | ʾîš}: man (noun • masculine singular absolute) • ve-akumah {וְאָקוּמָה | wə’āqûmāh}: and let me arise (vav-consecutive + Qal cohortative • first person singular) • ve-erḍefah {וְאֶרְדְּפָה | wə’ērdəp̄āh}: and let me pursue (vav-consecutive + Qal cohortative • first person singular) • acharei {אַחֲרֵי | ’ăḥărêy}: after (preposition) • david {דָוִד | dāwîd}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • halailah {הַלָּיְלָה | hăllāylāh}: the night (noun • masculine singular absolute; adverbial use) |