| 11. Morphological Analysis vayyehalekh {וַיְהַלֶּךְ | way·hăl·lĕḵ}: and he went (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • David {דָּוִד | dā·wīd}: David (proper noun • masculine singular) • shalakh {שָׁלַח | šā·lāḥ}: he sent (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • el-tsadok {אֶל־צָדוֹק | ʾél-ṣā·dōq}: to Zadok (preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • ve-el-evyatar {וְאֶל־אֶבְיָתָר | wə-ʾél-ʾĕv·yā·ṯār}: and to Abiathar (conjunction + preposition + proper noun • masculine singular) • hakohanim {הַכֹּהֲנִים | ha·kō·hă·nîm}: the priests (definite article + common noun • masculine plural) • leemor {לֵאמֹר | lê·ʾā·môr}: to say (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) • dabberu {דַּבֵּרוּ | da·bēr·rū}: speak (Piel imperative • second person masculine plural) • el-ziknei {אֶל־זִקְנֵי | ʾél-ziq·nē}: to the elders (preposition + common noun • masculine plural construct) • yehudah {יְהוּדָה | yə·hū·dāh}: Judah (proper noun • masculine singular) • leemor {לֵאמֹר | lê·ʾā·môr}: saying (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) • lamah {לָמָה | lā·māh}: why (interrogative adverb) • tihyu {תִהְיוּ | tə·ḥî·yū}: will you be (Qal imperfect • second person masculine plural) • acharonim {אַחֲרוֹנִים | ʾa·ḥă·rō·nîm}: last ones (adjective • masculine plural) • lehashiv {לְהָשִׁיב | lə·hā·šîb}: to bring back (preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct) • et-hamelekh {אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾēt-ha·me·lĕḵ}: the king (direct object marker + definite article + common noun • masculine singular) • el-beito {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ʾél-be·yî·tō}: to his house (preposition + common noun • masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) • udvar {וּדְבַר | ū·ḏə·wār}: and the word (conjunction + common noun • masculine singular) • kol-yisrael {כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵל | kôl-yi·srā·ʾēl}: all Israel (adjective + proper noun • masculine singular) • ba {בָּא | bā}: has come (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • el-hamelekh {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾél-ha·me·lĕḵ}: to the king (preposition + definite article + common noun • masculine singular) • el-beito {אֶל־בֵּיתוֹ | ʾél-be·yî·tō}: to his house (preposition + common noun • masculine singular construct + third person masculine singular suffix) |