| 21. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִי | wayyĕhî}: and it happened (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third-person masculine singular) • ʼacharei {אַחֲרֵי | ʾăḥărê}: after (preposition) • lekhtam {לֶכְתָּם | lekhtām}: their going (Qal infinitive construct with third-person masculine plural suffix) • wayyaʻălû {וַיַּעֲלוּ | wayyaʻălû}: and they went up (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third-person masculine plural) • mēhab-ʾēr {מֵהַבְּאֵר | mēhab-ʾēr}: from the well (preposition min with definite article + noun feminine singular absolute) • wayyēlĕḵû {וַיֵּלְכוּ | wayyēlĕḵû}: and they went (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third-person masculine plural) • wayyaġgîḏû {וַיַּגִּדוּ | wayyaġgîḏû}: and they reported (vav-consecutive Hifil imperfect third-person masculine plural) • lammēleḵ {לַמֶּלֶךְ | lammēleḵ}: to the king (preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular absolute) • Dāwîḏ {דָּוִד | Dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • wayyōmĕrû {וַיֹּאמְרוּ | wayyōmĕrû}: and they said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third-person masculine plural) • ʼel-Dāwîḏ {אֶל־דָּוִד | ʼel-Dāwîḏ}: to David (preposition + proper noun) • qûmû {קֻמוּ | qûmû}: arise (Qal imperative second-person masculine plural) • wə-ʿivrû {וְעִבְרוּ | wə-ʿivrû}: and cross (vav + Qal imperative second-person masculine plural) • məhērāh {מְהֵרָה | məhērāh}: quickly (adverb) • ʼett-hammayyīm {אֶת־הַמַּיִם | ʼett-hammayyīm}: the waters (definite direct object marker + noun masculine plural absolute) • kî-kāḵāh {כִּי־כָּכָה | kî-kāḵāh}: for thus (conjunction + demonstrative) • yā‛aṣ {יָעַץ | yā‛aṣ}: has given counsel (Qal perfect third-person masculine singular) • ʻălêykhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʻălêykhem}: against you (preposition + second-person masculine plural suffix) • ʼAḥîṯōp̄el {אֲחִיתֹפֶל | ʼAḥîṯōp̄el}: Ahithophel (proper noun masculine singular) |