| 7. Morphological Analysis vayetseu {וַיֵּצְא֤וּ | wayyēṣēʾû}: and they went out (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • acharav {אַֽחֲרָיו֙ | ʾăḥărāyw}: after him (preposition ʾăḥarē + third person masculine singular suffix) • anshei {אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ʾănšê}: men of (noun • common plural construct) • Yoav {יוֹאָ֔ב | yō’āḇ}: Joab (proper noun • masculine singular) • ve-ha-kereti {וְהַכְּרֵתִ֥י | wə-hă-kēreṯî}: and the Kerethites (conjunction vav + definite article + gentilic noun • masculine plural) • ve-ha-peleti {וְהַפְּלֵתִ֖י | wə-hă-p̄əlēṯî}: and the Pelethites (conjunction vav + definite article + gentilic noun • masculine plural) • ve-kol-ha-gibborim {וְכָל־הַגִּבֹּרִ֑ים | wə-kōl-hă-ḡibbōrîm}: and all the mighty men (conjunction vav + noun • collective plural + definite article) • vayetseu {וַיֵּֽצְאוּ֙ | wayyēṣēʾû}: and they went out (consecutive vav + Qal imperfect • third person masculine plural) • mi-Yerushalayim {מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם | mî-Yə-ru-šālayim}: from Jerusalem (preposition min + proper noun) • li-rdōp̄ {לִרְדֹּ֕ף | lirḏōp̄}: to pursue (preposition lamed + Qal infinitive construct) • acharei {אַחֲרֵ֖י | ʾăḥărê}: after (preposition) • Sheba {שֶׁ֥בַע | šēḇāʿ}: Sheba (proper noun • masculine singular) • ben-Bikhri {בֶּן־בִּכְרִֽי | ben-bixrî}: son of Bichri (noun construct chain + proper noun) |