| 3. Morphological Analysis vayomer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • lo {ל֜וֹ | lêw}: to him (preposition + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ’āvîyw {אָבִ֣יו | ’āvîyw}: his father (noun masculine singular in construct with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • wə’immôw {וְאִמּ֗וֹ | wə’immôw}: and his mother (conjunction w + noun feminine singular with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ha’ên {הַאֵין֩ | ha’ên}: is there not (interrogative particle) • bivnôṯ {בִּבְנ֨וֹת | bivnôṯ}: among the daughters of (preposition + noun feminine plural construct) • ’aḥêykhâ {אַחֶ֤יךָ | ’aḥêykhâ}: your brothers (noun masculine plural construct + second person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ūvəḵāl-’ammî {וּבְכָל־עַמִּי֙ | ūvəḵāl-’ammî}: and among all my people (conjunction w + preposition b + noun “all” + noun masculine singular construct with first person singular pronominal suffix) • ’iššâ {אִשָּׁ֔ה | ’iššâ}: woman • wife (noun feminine singular absolute) • kî {כִּֽי־ | kî}: for • because (conjunction) • ’attâ {אַתָּ֤ה | ’attâ}: you (independent pronoun • second person masculine singular) • hōlēḵ {הוֹלֵךְ֙ | hōlēḵ}: are going (Qal participle • masculine singular) • lāqaḥat {לָקַ֣חַת | lāqaḥat}: to take (Qal infinitive construct) • mi-plîšṯîm {מִפְּלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | mi-plîšṯîm}: from the Philistines (preposition + proper noun masculine plural) • hā‘ărēlîm {הָעֲרֵלִ֑ים | hā‘ărēlîm}: the uncircumcised (definite article + adjective masculine plural) • wayyōmer {וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | wayyōmer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect • third person masculine singular) • šimšōn {שִׁמְשׁ֤וֹן | šimšōn}: Samson (proper noun masculine singular) • ’el-’āvîyw {אֶל־אָבִיו֙ | ’el-’āvîyw}: to his father (preposition + noun masculine singular in construct with third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • ’ôtâh {אוֹתָ֣הּ | ’ôtâh}: her (direct object marker + third person feminine singular pronominal suffix) • qaḥ-lî {קַֽח־לִ֔י | qaḥ-lî}: take for me (Qal imperative • masculine singular + first person singular pronominal suffix) • kî {כִּֽי־ | kî}: for • because (conjunction) • hîy {הִ֖יא | hîy}: she (independent pronoun • feminine singular) • yāšərâh {יָשְׁרָ֥ה | yāšərâh}: is right • is pleasing (Qal perfect • third person feminine singular) • bə’ênāy {בְעֵינָֽי | bə’ênāy}: in my eyes (preposition + noun feminine dual construct with first person singular pronominal suffix) |