| 9. Morphological Analysis vayhi {וַיְהִ֕י | wā·yō·hî}: and it was (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • kol {כָּל | kāl}: all (noun • masculine singular absolute) • ha-ʿam {הָעָ֔ם | hā·ʿām}: the people (noun • masculine singular definite) • nadon {נָדוֹ֖ן | nā·ḏōn}: disputing (participle • Nifal stem • masculine singular absolute) • b’khol {בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl}: in all (preposition + noun • masculine singular absolute) • shivtei {שִׁבְטֵ֣י | šib·ṭê}: tribes of (noun • masculine plural construct) • Yisraʾel {יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yis·rə·ʾêl}: Israel (proper noun • masculine singular) • lēmôr {לֵאמֹ֗ר | lê·ʾā·môr}: saying (infinitive construct of amar) • hamelekh {הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ | ham·mê·lēḵ}: the king (noun • masculine singular definite) • ḥiṣîlānû {הִצִּילָ֙נוּ | ḥit·ṣî·lā·nû}: delivered us (Hifil perfect • third person masculine singular + first person plural suffix) • miyyad {מִיַּ֣ד | mi·yad}: from the hand of (preposition + noun • feminine singular construct) • ʼoybênû {אֹיְבֵ֔ינוּ | ʼô·y·bê·nû}: our enemies (noun • masculine plural construct + first person plural suffix) • wə-hû {וְהוּא֙ | wə·hû}: and he (conjunction + pronoun • masculine singular) • milat {מִלַּ֣ט | mi·laṭ}: he rescued (Piel perfect • third person masculine singular) • miyyad {מִיַּ֔ד | mi·yad}: from the hand of (preposition + noun • feminine singular construct) • P’lishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | pə·liš·tîm}: Philistines (proper noun • masculine plural) • wə-ʿattāh {וְעַתָּ֥ה | wə·ʿatt·āh}: and now (conjunction + adverb) • bāraḥ {בָּרַ֛ח | bā·raḥ}: he has fled (Qal perfect • third person masculine singular) • min-hā-ʾāreṣ {מִן־הָאָ֥רֶץ | min·hā·ʾā·reṣ}: from the land (preposition + noun • feminine singular definite) • mē·ʿal {מֵעַל־ | mē·ʿal}: away from (preposition) • Avshalom {אָבְשָׁלֽוֹם | ʾav·šā·lôm}: Absalom (proper noun • masculine singular) |