| 2. Morphological Analysis vayeshalash {וַיְשַׁלַּשׁ | wayšallaš}: he divided into thirds (verb; vav-consecutive; Piel imperfect; third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד | dāwîḏ}: David (proper noun; masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker (particle) • ha-am {הָעָם | hā-ʿam}: the people (noun; masculine singular; definite) • ha-yoshvim {הַיֹּשְׁבִים | ha-yōšəḇîm}: those dwelling (participle; Qal active; masculine plural; definite) • immo {עִמּוֹ | ʿimmō}: with him (preposition + third person masculine singular suffix) • vayeshalesh {וַיְשַׁלֵּשׁ | wayšalleš}: he apportioned a third (verb; vav-consecutive; Piel imperfect; third person masculine singular) • beyad {בְּיַד | bə-yād}: under the hand of (preposition + noun; feminine singular construct) • Yoav {יוֹאָב | yō’āḇ}: Joab (proper noun; masculine singular) • uve-yad {וּבְיַד | ūbə-yād}: and under the hand of (conjunction + preposition + noun; feminine singular construct) • Avishai {אֲבִישַׁי | ʾăvîšāy}: Abishai (proper noun; masculine singular) • ben-Tseruyah {בֶּן־צְרוּיָה | ben-ṣərûyāh}: son of Zeruiah (noun; masculine singular construct + proper noun; feminine singular) • achi-Yoav {אֲחִי יוֹאָב | ʾăḥî yō’āḇ}: brother of Joab (noun; masculine singular construct + proper noun; masculine singular) • uve-yad {וּבְיַד | ūbə-yād}: and under the hand of (conjunction + preposition + noun; feminine singular construct) • Ittai {אִתַּי | ʾittay}: Ittai (proper noun; masculine singular) • ha-gittî {הַגִּתִּי | ha-gittî}: the Gittite (adjective; gentilic; masculine singular; definite) • vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (verb; vav-consecutive; Qal imperfect; third person masculine singular) • ha-melekh {הַמֶּלֶךְ | ha-meleḵ}: the king (noun; masculine singular; definite) • el-ha-am {אֶל־הָעָם | ʾel-hā-ʿam}: to the people (preposition + noun; masculine singular; definite) • yatzo etse {יָצוֹא אֵצֵא | yāṣōʾ ʾēṣēʾ}: going out I will go out (infinitive construct + Qal imperfect; first person singular) • gam-ani {גַּם־אָנִי | gam-ʾānî}: also I (conjunction + pronoun; first person singular) • imma-khem {עִמָּכֶם | ʿimmākhem}: with you (preposition + second person masculine plural suffix) |