| 12. Morphological Analysis vayyishmeu {וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ | vayyišməʿû}: and they heard (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect; third person masculine plural) • benei {בְּנֵי | bə-nê}: of the sons (noun; masculine plural construct) • yisrael {יִשְׂרָאֵל | yi-srāʾēl}: Israel (proper noun; masculine singular) • vayyikkahelu {וַיִּקָּהֲלוּ | vayyiqqāhalû}: and they assembled (vav consecutive + Nifal imperfect; third person masculine plural) • koladat {כָּל־עֲדַת | kol-ă-ḏaṯ}: the whole congregation (noun; feminine singular construct with prefixed kol) • benei-yisrael {בְּנֵי־יִשְׂרָאֵל | bə-nê-yi-srāʾēl}: of the sons of Israel (noun; masculine plural construct + proper noun) • shiloh {שִׁלֹה | ši-lō}: Shiloh (proper noun; place) • laalot {לַעֲל֥וֹת | la-ʿă-lôṯ}: to ascend (preposition + Qal infinitive construct) • aleihem {עֲלֵיהֶם | ʿă-lê-hêm}: against them (preposition + third person masculine plural suffix) • latsava {לַצָּבָֽא | la-ṣā-ḇā}: for war (preposition + noun; masculine singular absolute) |