| 9. Morphological Analysis vaya'alu {וַיַּעֲל֣וּ | wayyǎ‘ălû}: and they went up (vav consecutive • Qal imperfect verb • third person masculine plural) • pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pĕlištîm}: Philistines (proper noun • masculine plural) • vayachanu {וַיַּחֲנ֖וּ | wayyaḥănû}: and they encamped (vav consecutive • Qal imperfect verb • third person masculine plural) • biyhudah {בִּיהוּדָ֑ה | bĭyhûḏāh}: in Judah (preposition be- + proper noun • feminine singular) • vayinnatshu {וַיִּנָּטְשׁ֖וּ | wayyiṯnāṯśû}: and they spread out (vav consecutive • Nifal imperfect verb • third person masculine plural) • balechi {בַּלֶּֽחִי | ba-leḥî}: at Lehi (preposition be- + proper noun • masculine singular) |