| 4. Morphological Analysis wayya‘an {וַיַּ֜עַן | wayya‘an}: and he answered (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ha-’îš {הָאִ֣ישׁ | ha-’îš}: the man (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ha-lēwî {הַלֵּוִ֗י | ha-lēwî}: the Levite (definite article + noun • masculine singular absolute) • ’îš {אִ֛ישׁ | ’îš}: man (noun • masculine singular absolute) • ha-’iššâ {הָאִשָּׁ֥ה | ha-’iššâ}: the woman (definite article + noun • feminine singular absolute) • ha-niṛṣāḥâ {הַנִּרְצָחָה | ha-niṛṣāḥâ}: the murdered (definite article + Niphal participle feminine singular absolute) • wayyō’mer {וַיֹּאמַ֑ר | wayyō’mer}: and he said (vav consecutive + Qal imperfect third person masculine singular) • ha-gībāṯâ {הַגִּבְעָתָה | ha-gībāṯâ}: to Gibeah (definite article + noun • feminine singular with directional he) • ’ăšer {אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ăšer}: which (relative pronoun) • lĕ-binyāmîn {לְבִנְיָמִ֔ן | lĕ-binyāmîn}: to Benjamin (preposition + proper noun) • bā’tî {בָּ֛אתִי | bā’tî}: I came (Qal perfect first person singular) • ’ănî {אֲנִ֥י | ’ănî}: I (independent pronoun) • ū-pîlāgšî {וּפִֽילַגְשִׁי | ū-pîlāgšî}: and my concubine (waw conjunction + noun • feminine singular with first person singular suffix) • lālûn {לָלֽוּן | lālûn}: to lodge (preposition + Qal infinitive construct). |