| 1. Morphological Analysis vayehi {וַיְהִ֣י | way·yé·hî}: and it was (vav-consecutive qal imperfect third masculine singular) • raav {רָעָב֩ | rā·ʿāḇ}: famine (noun masculine singular absolute) • bimei {בִּימֵ֨י | bə·mê}: in the days of (preposition + masculine plural construct) • David {דָוִ֜ד | Dā·wîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • shalosh {שָׁלֹ֣שׁ | šā·lōš}: three (cardinal number feminine singular absolute) • shanim {שָׁנִ֗ים | šā·nîm}: years (noun feminine plural absolute) • shanah {שָׁנָה֙ | šā·nā}: year (noun feminine singular absolute) • acharei {אַחֲרֵ֣י | ʾă·ḥa·rêy}: after (preposition) • shanah {שָׁנָ֔ה | šā·nā}: year (noun feminine singular absolute) • vayevakesh {וַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | way·vaqqēš}: and he sought (vav-consecutive piel imperfect third masculine singular) • David {דָּוִ֖ד | Dā·wîḏ}: David (proper noun masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker • penei {פְּנֵ֣י | pə·nê}: face of (noun feminine plural construct) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֑ה | Yə·hō·wāh}: LORD (divine name • the Tetragrammaton) • vayyomer {וַיֹּאמֶר֙ | way·yō·mer}: and he said (vav-consecutive qal imperfect third masculine singular) • Yahweh {יְהוָ֗ה | Yə·hō·wāh}: LORD (divine name • the Tetragrammaton) • el {אֶל־ | ʾel}: to (preposition) • Shaul {שָׁאוּל֙ | Šā·ʾûl}: Saul (proper noun masculine singular) • ve’el {וְאֶל־ | wə·ʾel}: and to (conjunction + preposition) • beit {בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ}: house of (noun masculine singular construct) • ha-damim {הַדָּמִים֔ | ha·dā·mîm}: the blood (noun masculine plural absolute) • al {עַֽל־ | ʿal}: on account of (preposition) • asher {אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾă·šer}: that/which (relative pronoun) • hemit {הֵמִ֖ית | hē·mît}: he put to death (hifil perfect third masculine singular) • et {אֶת־ | ʾet}: direct object marker • ha-givonim {הַגִּבְעֹנִֽים׃ | ha·gib·bō·nîm}: the Gibeonites (proper noun masculine plural absolute) |