| 5. Morphological Analysis vayavo {וַיָּבֹא | wayyāḇōʾ}: and he came (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • Yoav {יוֹאָב | Yōʼāḇ}: Joab (proper noun masculine singular) • el-ha-melekh {אֶל־הַמֶּלֶךְ | ʾel-hammeleḵ}: to the king (preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular) • ha-bayta {הַבָּיְתָה | habbāyṯāh}: into the house (definite article + noun feminine singular with directive he) • vayomer {וַיֹּאמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • hovashta {הוֹבַשְׁתָּ | hōḇaštā}: you have shamed (Hifil perfect second person masculine singular) • hayyom {הַיּוֹם | hayyōm}: today (definite article + noun masculine singular) • et-penei {אֶת־פְּנֵי | ʾet-pənê}: direct object marker + noun feminine plural construct • kol-avadekha {כָל־עֲבָדֶיךָ | kol-ʿăwādeḵā}: all your servants (noun common plural with second person masculine singular suffix) • hamme-malləṭîm {הַמְּמַלְּטִים | hamme-malləṭîm}: those delivering (definite article + Piel active participle masculine plural) • et-nap̄šeḵā {אֶת־נַפְשְׁךָ | ʾet-nap̄šeḵā}: direct object marker + noun feminine singular with second person masculine singular suffix • hayyom {הַיּוֹם | hayyōm}: today (definite article + noun masculine singular) • veʾet {וְאֵת | wəʾet}: and (accusative particle) • nefesh {נֶפֶשׁ | nep̄eš}: life (noun feminine singular) • banekha {בָּנֶיךָ | bānēḵā}: your sons (noun masculine plural with second person masculine singular suffix) • u-venotekha {וּבְנֹתֶיךָ | ūwə-nōṯēḵā}: and your daughters (conjunction + noun feminine plural with second person masculine singular suffix) • ve-nefesh {וְנֶפֶשׁ | wə nep̄eš}: and life (conjunction + noun feminine singular) • nashekha {נָשֶׁיךָ | nāšēḵā}: your wives (noun feminine plural with second person masculine singular suffix) • ve-nefesh {וְנֶפֶשׁ | wə nep̄eš}: and life (conjunction + noun feminine singular) • pilagshekha {פִּילַגְשֶׁיךָ | pîleḡšeḵā}: your concubines (noun feminine plural with second person masculine singular suffix) |