| 1. Morphological Analysis ki {כִּ֣י | kī}: conjunction introducing a verbal clause • tov {טוֹב֩ | tōwḇ}: predicate adjective • masculine singular • be-eynei {בְּעֵינֵי֨ | bᵊ-ʿê-nê}: preposition bᵊ + noun ‘eye’ in plural construct • feminine plural construct • Daryavesh {דָּרְיָוֶ֜שׁ | dār-yā-weš}: proper noun • masculine singular • va-yaqatse {וַיְקַצֵּ֥א | wa-yaqaṣ-ṣēʾ}: verb • Peʿal imperfect with waw consecutive • third person masculine singular • le-malkhuta {לְמַלְכוּתָ֖א | lə-maḵ-khū-ṯāʾ}: preposition lᵊ + noun ‘kingdom’ • feminine singular absolute with definite article • achashdarpenayya {אֲחַשְׁדַּרְפְּנָיָּ֑א | ʾă-ḥaš-dar-pen-nā-yyāʾ}: noun • masculine plural absolute (Persian provincial governors) • meaḥ {מֵאָ֥ה | mēʾ-āḥ}: cardinal number • masculine singular • ve-esrin {וְעֶשְׂרִ֖ים | wə-ʿe-srīn}: conjunction vav + cardinal number • masculine plural • yitnan {יִתְנַּ֥ן | yiṯ-nan}: verb • Peʿal imperfect • third person masculine singular • al-kol-malkhuta {עַל־כָּל־מַלְכוּתָּֽא | ʿal-kol-malkhū-ṯāʾ}: preposition ʿal + noun phrase ‘all the kingdom’ • feminine singular absolute. |