1 Samuel 12:5

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם עֵ֧ד יְהוָ֣ה בָּכֶ֗ם וְעֵ֤ד מְשִׁיחֹו֙ הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י לֹ֧א מְצָאתֶ֛ם בְּיָדִ֖י מְא֑וּמָה וַיֹּ֖אמֶר עֵֽד׃ פ

And he said to them, “YHWH is witness against you, and His anointed is witness this day, that you have found nothing in my hand.” And they said, “He is witness.”

Morphology

1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative continuation.
2. אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם (aleihem) – Root: אל (ʾel); Form: Preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “to them”; Notes: Indicates direction of speech.
3. עֵ֧ד (ʿed) – Root: עד (ʿed); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “witness”; Notes: Refers to YHWH as witness.
4. יְהוָ֣ה (YHWH) – Root: יהוה (YHWH); Form: Proper noun, divine name; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The Tetragrammaton.
5. בָּכֶ֗ם (bachem) – Root: ב (b); Form: Preposition + 2nd person masculine plural suffix; Translation: “against you”; Notes: Indicates subject of testimony.
6. וְעֵ֤ד (ve-ʿed) – Root: עד (ʿed); Form: Noun, masculine singular with conjunction; Translation: “and witness”; Notes: Adds another witness.
7. מְשִׁיחֹו֙ (meshicho) – Root: משח (mashach); Form: Noun, masculine singular construct + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “His anointed”; Notes: Refers to the king.
8. הַיֹּ֣ום (ha-yom) – Root: יום (yom); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite article; Translation: “this day”; Notes: Specifies the time.
9. הַזֶּ֔ה (hazzeh) – Root: זה (zeh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular; Translation: “this”; Notes: Further specifies the day.
10. כִּ֣י (ki) – Root: כי (ki); Form: Conjunction; Translation: “that”; Notes: Introduces the reason.
11. לֹ֧א (lo) – Root: לא (lo); Form: Negative particle; Translation: “not”; Notes: Denies the statement.
12. מְצָאתֶ֛ם (metzathem) – Root: מצא (matsaʾ); Form: Qal perfect 2nd person masculine plural; Translation: “you have found”; Notes: Refers to their search.
13. בְּיָדִ֖י (beyadi) – Root: יד (yad); Form: Noun, feminine singular construct + 1st person singular suffix; Translation: “in my hand”; Notes: Indicates possession.
14. מְא֑וּמָה (meʾumah) – Root: מאום (meʾum); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “anything”; Notes: Emphasizes total absence.
15. וַיֹּ֖אמֶר (vayomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (preterite) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Narrative continuation.
16. עֵֽד׃ (ʿed) – Root: עד (ʿed); Form: Noun, masculine singular; Translation: “He is witness”; Notes: Confirmation of testimony.