| 23. Morphological Analysis va’achitophel {וַאֲחִיתֹ֣פֶל | wă·’ǎ·ḥî·ṯō·p̄el}: and Ahithophel (prefixed conjunction vav + proper noun • masculine singular) • ra’ah {רָאָ֗ה | rāʾāh}: saw (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • ki {כִּ֣י | kî}: because • that (subordinating conjunction) • lo {לֹ֣א | lō}: not (negative particle) • ne’esetah {נֶעֶשְׂתָה֮ | ne·ʿe·śŏ·ṯāh}: was done (Niph‘al perfect • third person masculine singular) • atzato {עֲצָתוֹ֒ | ‘ǎ·ṣā·ṯō}: his counsel (construct noun • feminine singular + pronominal suffix) • vayachavosh {וַיַּחֲבֹ֣שׁ | way·ya·ḥă·voš}: and he saddled (Vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect) • et {אֶֽת־ | ’et}: direct object marker (particle) • haḥamor {הַחֲמו֗וֹר | ha·ḥă·môr}: the donkey (definite article + noun • masculine singular) • vayakam {וַיָּ֜קָם | way·yā·qām}: and he arose (Vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect) • vayelekh {וַיֵּ֤לֶךְ | way·yē·leḵ}: and he went (Vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect) • el {אֶל־ | ’el}: to (preposition) • beito {בֵּיתוֹ֙ | bē·ṯō}: his house (noun • construct masculine singular + pronominal suffix) • el {אֶל־ | ’el}: to (preposition) • iro {עִיר֔וֹ | ‘î·rō}: his city (noun • construct feminine singular + pronominal suffix) • vayetsav {וַיְצַ֥ו | way·yə·ṣaṯ}: and he commanded (Vav-consecutive • Piel imperfect) • el {אֶל־ | ’el}: to (preposition) • beito {בֵּيت֖וֹ | bē·ṯō}: his house (noun • construct masculine singular + pronominal suffix) • vayechanak {וַיֵּחָנַ֑ק | way·yə·ḥā·naq}: and he strangled himself (Vav-consecutive • Niph‘al imperfect) • vayamat {וַיָּ֕מָת | way·yā·mat}: and he died (Vav-consecutive • Qal imperfect) • vayikkaber {וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר | way·yi·qā·ḇer}: and he was buried (Vav-consecutive • Niph‘al imperfect) • bekeber {בְּקֶ֥בֶר | bə·qé·ber}: in the grave (preposition + noun) • aviv {אָבִֽיו | ’ā·vî·w}: of his father (construct noun • masculine singular + pronominal suffix) |