| 20. Morphological Analysis vato’mer {וַתֹּ֕אמֶר | waṯ·’ō·mer}: and she said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person feminine singular) • pelishtim {פְּלִשְׁתִּים | pə·lîš·tīm}: Philistines (proper noun masculine plural) • ’alekha {עָלֶיךָ | ’ā·lē·ḵā}: upon you (preposition ’al + second person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • shimshon {שִׁמְשׁוֹן | šim·šōn}: Samson (proper noun masculine singular) • vayikats {וַיִּקַ֣ץ | wa·yī·qaṣ}: and he awoke (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • mišənatō {מִשְּׁנָת֗וֹ | miš·šə·nā·ṯō}: from his sleep (preposition min + noun feminine singular construct + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) • vayomer {וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ | wa·yō·’er}: and he said (vav-consecutive Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ’ēẓē’ {אֵצֵ֞א | ’ē·ṣē’}: I will go out (Qal imperfect first person singular) • kəpa‘am {כְּפַ֤עַם | kə·pa·‘am}: as at one time (preposition kə + noun feminine singular absolute) • bəpa‘am {בְּפַ֙עַם֙ | bə·pa·‘am}: at one time (preposition bə + noun feminine singular absolute) • wə’inna‘ēr {וְאִנָּעֵ֔ר | wə·’in·nā·‘ēr}: and I will shake myself free (vav + Nifal imperfect first person singular) • wəhū’ {וְהוּא֙ | wə·hū’}: and he (conjunction wə + third person masculine singular independent pronoun) • lō’ {לֹ֣א | lō’}: not (negative particle) • yā·da‘ {יָדַ֔ע | yā·ḏa‘}: he knew (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • kî {כִּ֥י | kî}: that (conjunction) • Yahweh {יְהוָה | Yə·hō·wāh}: LORD (the Tetragrammaton • proper noun • divine name) • ṣār {סָ֥ר | ṣār}: he departed (Qal perfect third person masculine singular) • mē‘ālāv {מֵעָלָֽיו | mē·’ā·lāv}: from upon him (preposition min + preposition ’al + third person masculine singular pronominal suffix) |